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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Alex Ovechkin Joe Pavelski

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.65 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.36 a game, 75th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 1.01 a game, 97th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 4.95 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.62 a game, 94th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 49.3%, 38th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, 2.4, 74th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 45.4%, 16th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +5.8 goals above replacement, 73rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.22 xG per 60, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 5.7% a shot, 5th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +17.5 goals above expected, 99th percentileJoe Pavelski: Goals, 0.50 a game, 99th percentileJoe Pavelski: Assists, 0.46 a game, 90th percentileJoe Pavelski: Points, 0.96 a game, 96th percentileJoe Pavelski: Shots, 2.74 a game, 88th percentileJoe Pavelski: Hits, 0.57 a game, 19th percentileJoe Pavelski: Corsi for %, 56.4%, 93rd percentileJoe Pavelski: CF% rel, 4.0, 85th percentileJoe Pavelski: On-ice xG %, 59.0%, 96th percentileJoe Pavelski: Rating, +19.3 goals above replacement, 99th percentileJoe Pavelski: Chances created, 1.09 xG per 60, 93rd percentileJoe Pavelski: Shot quality, 8.4% a shot, 81st percentileJoe Pavelski: Finishing, +11.5 goals above expected, 99th percentile
020406020406080Alex Ovechkin 79Joe Pavelski 79

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the regulars at his position: forwards against forwards, defencemen against defencemen. The gap between two players on a spoke is the real gap between their numbers. The dashed shape is the typical player. Hover over a dot for the number. The lines are each player's points adding up, game by game.

Where they shot from

Alex Ovechkin
Joe Pavelski

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The numbers

Alex Ovechkin L, WSH 2013-14 Joe Pavelski C, DAL
78 Games played 82
51 Goals 41
28 Assists 38
79 Points 79
1.01 Points per game 0.96
-35 Plus/minus 23
386 Shots 225
13.2 Shooting % 18.2
204 Hits 47
48 Penalty minutes 32
20:33 Average ice time 19:51
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.3 Corsi for % 56.4
+2.4 CF% relative to team +4.0
47.8 Fenwick for % 56.7
45.4 Expected goals for % 59.0
-2.9 xGF% relative to team +2.7
35.8 Goals for % 63.7
96.5 PDO 102.0
452 Shot attempts taken 286
Expected goals, all situations
32.5 Expected goals 29.5
1.22 Expected goals per 60 1.09
5.7% Chance per attempt 8.4%
+17.5 Goals above expected +11.5
Rating, in goals
+5.8 Goals above replacement +19.3
+1.0 Wins above replacement +3.2
+2.6 Even-strength offence +6.0
-5.9 Even-strength defence +1.1
+4.3 Power play +5.7
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.1
+0.3 Penalties +1.9
Contract
$9.538M Cap hit $4M
$121K Cap dollars per point $51K
$3.9M Worth at the going rate $11.6M
-$5.7M Value: worth minus cap hit +$7.6M

The better value in each stat is highlighted. Stats where more is not clearly better, such as games played, are not judged. Bars show each value against the larger of the two. What the advanced numbers mean