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At a glance

Alex Ovechkin Sidney Crosby

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.67 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.50 a game, 89th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 1.17 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 4.58 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.50 a game, 93rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 49.2%, 44th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, 0.8, 59th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 50.3%, 54th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +10.4 goals above replacement, 97th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.23 xG per 60, 98th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.5% a shot, 22nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +9.5 goals above expected, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Goals, 0.42 a game, 96th percentileSidney Crosby: Assists, 1.14 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Points, 1.56 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Shots, 3.44 a game, 98th percentileSidney Crosby: Hits, 0.58 a game, 20th percentileSidney Crosby: Corsi for %, 56.5%, 93rd percentileSidney Crosby: CF% rel, 8.6, 96th percentileSidney Crosby: On-ice xG %, 60.0%, 96th percentileSidney Crosby: Rating, +15.0 goals above replacement, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Chances created, 1.19 xG per 60, 96th percentileSidney Crosby: Shot quality, 9.1% a shot, 92nd percentileSidney Crosby: Finishing, -0.1 goals above expected, 51st percentile
020402040Alex Ovechkin 56Sidney Crosby 56

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
Sidney Crosby

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The numbers

Alex Ovechkin L, WSH 2012-13 Sidney Crosby C, PIT
48 Games played 36
32 Goals 15
24 Assists 41
56 Points 56
1.17 Points per game 1.56
2 Plus/minus 26
220 Shots 124
14.5 Shooting % 12.1
120 Hits 21
36 Penalty minutes 16
20:53 Average ice time 21:06
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.2 Corsi for % 56.5
+0.8 CF% relative to team +8.6
48.7 Fenwick for % 56.9
50.3 Expected goals for % 60.0
+2.3 xGF% relative to team +9.9
53.6 Goals for % 71.2
102.2 PDO 106.7
267 Shot attempts taken 138
Expected goals, all situations
20.5 Expected goals 15.1
1.23 Expected goals per 60 1.19
6.5% Chance per attempt 9.1%
+9.5 Goals above expected -0.1
Rating, in goals
+10.4 Goals above replacement +15.0
+1.7 Wins above replacement +2.5
+4.6 Even-strength offence +10.5
-1.2 Even-strength defence -0.9
+2.6 Power play +1.8
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.3
+1.6 Penalties +1.8
Contract
$9.538M Cap hit $8.7M
$170K Cap dollars per point $155K
$9.5M Worth at the going rate $13.5M
-$5K Value: worth minus cap hit +$4.8M

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