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At a glance

Alex Ovechkin Sidney Crosby

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.65 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.35 a game, 75th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 1.00 a game, 98th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 4.88 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 3.20 a game, 95th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 53.7%, 78th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, 3.4, 81st percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 53.5%, 73rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +13.4 goals above replacement, 97th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.35 xG per 60, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 14th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +13.8 goals above expected, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Goals, 0.36 a game, 93rd percentileSidney Crosby: Assists, 0.73 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Points, 1.09 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Shots, 3.08 a game, 95th percentileSidney Crosby: Hits, 0.86 a game, 31st percentileSidney Crosby: Corsi for %, 56.0%, 93rd percentileSidney Crosby: CF% rel, 4.7, 91st percentileSidney Crosby: On-ice xG %, 57.5%, 94th percentileSidney Crosby: Rating, +18.1 goals above replacement, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Chances created, 1.02 xG per 60, 92nd percentileSidney Crosby: Shot quality, 8.4% a shot, 81st percentileSidney Crosby: Finishing, -0.2 goals above expected, 52nd percentile
02040608020406080Sidney Crosby 84Alex Ovechkin 81

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 2014-15 Sidney Crosby C, PIT
81 Games played 77
53 Goals 28
28 Assists 56
81 Points 84
1.00 Points per game 1.09
10 Plus/minus 5
395 Shots 237
13.4 Shooting % 11.8
259 Hits 66
58 Penalty minutes 47
20:20 Average ice time 19:58
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.7 Corsi for % 56.0
+3.4 CF% relative to team +4.7
53.7 Fenwick for % 55.7
53.5 Expected goals for % 57.5
+0.5 xGF% relative to team +7.8
51.9 Goals for % 57.6
99.8 PDO 100.7
472 Shot attempts taken 259
Expected goals, all situations
37.2 Expected goals 26.2
1.35 Expected goals per 60 1.02
6.3% Chance per attempt 8.4%
+13.8 Goals above expected -0.2
Rating, in goals
+13.4 Goals above replacement +18.1
+2.2 Wins above replacement +3.0
+5.3 Even-strength offence +9.4
-1.8 Even-strength defence -0.7
+4.9 Power play +2.9
-0.1 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.5 Penalties +2.3
Contract
$9.538M Cap hit $8.7M
$118K Cap dollars per point $104K
$8.6M Worth at the going rate $11.4M
-$937K Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.7M

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