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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Alex Ovechkin Brad Marchand

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.60 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.46 a game, 87th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 1.06 a game, 97th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 4.33 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 1.70 a game, 78th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 50.5%, 55th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, 3.8, 87th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 50.1%, 49th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +10.2 goals above replacement, 89th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.20 xG per 60, 97th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.4% a shot, 18th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +12.9 goals above expected, 98th percentileBrad Marchand: Goals, 0.50 a game, 98th percentileBrad Marchand: Assists, 0.75 a game, 98th percentileBrad Marchand: Points, 1.25 a game, 99th percentileBrad Marchand: Shots, 2.68 a game, 86th percentileBrad Marchand: Hits, 0.54 a game, 22nd percentileBrad Marchand: Corsi for %, 56.4%, 97th percentileBrad Marchand: CF% rel, 4.1, 90th percentileBrad Marchand: On-ice xG %, 54.7%, 89th percentileBrad Marchand: Rating, +10.7 goals above replacement, 90th percentileBrad Marchand: Chances created, 0.89 xG per 60, 74th percentileBrad Marchand: Shot quality, 8.3% a shot, 73rd percentileBrad Marchand: Finishing, +11.1 goals above expected, 96th percentile
02040608020406080Alex Ovechkin 87Brad Marchand 85

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
Brad Marchand

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The numbers

Alex Ovechkin L, WSH 2017-18 Brad Marchand L, FLA
82 Games played 68
49 Goals 34
38 Assists 51
87 Points 85
1.06 Points per game 1.25
3 Plus/minus 25
355 Shots 182
13.8 Shooting % 18.7
139 Hits 37
32 Penalty minutes 63
20:09 Average ice time 19:43
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.5 Corsi for % 56.4
+3.8 CF% relative to team +4.1
50.1 Fenwick for % 54.8
50.1 Expected goals for % 54.7
+4.2 xGF% relative to team -0.3
55.4 Goals for % 61.6
101.9 PDO 102.8
421 Shot attempts taken 218
Expected goals, all situations
33.1 Expected goals 19.9
1.20 Expected goals per 60 0.89
6.4% Chance per attempt 8.3%
+12.9 Goals above expected +11.1
Rating, in goals
+10.2 Goals above replacement +10.7
+1.7 Wins above replacement +1.8
+9.2 Even-strength offence +6.2
-6.0 Even-strength defence -1.0
+2.0 Power play +1.7
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.1
+0.4 Penalties +0.0
Contract
$9.538M Cap hit $6.125M
$110K Cap dollars per point $72K
$7.1M Worth at the going rate $7.4M
-$2.4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.3M

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