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At a glance

Alex Ovechkin Nicklas Backstrom

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 percentileNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.22 a game, 65th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.74 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 0.96 a game, 96th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 2.39 a game, 79th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 1.09 a game, 48th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 49.3%, 38th percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, 2.3, 73rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 47.1%, 29th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +5.6 goals above replacement, 71st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.73 xG per 60, 51st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 50th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, -1.9 goals above expected, 33rd percentile
020406020406080Alex Ovechkin 79Nicklas Backstrom 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
Nicklas Backstrom

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The numbers

Alex Ovechkin L, WSH 2013-14 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
78 Games played 82
51 Goals 18
28 Assists 61
79 Points 79
1.01 Points per game 0.96
-35 Plus/minus -20
386 Shots 196
13.2 Shooting % 9.2
204 Hits 89
48 Penalty minutes 54
20:33 Average ice time 19:48
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.3 Corsi for % 49.3
+2.4 CF% relative to team +2.3
47.8 Fenwick for % 48.2
45.4 Expected goals for % 47.1
-2.9 xGF% relative to team -0.8
35.8 Goals for % 41.8
96.5 PDO 98.2
452 Shot attempts taken 217
Expected goals, all situations
32.5 Expected goals 19.9
1.22 Expected goals per 60 0.73
5.7% Chance per attempt 7.4%
+17.5 Goals above expected -1.9
Rating, in goals
+5.8 Goals above replacement +5.6
+1.0 Wins above replacement +0.9
+2.6 Even-strength offence -1.2
-5.9 Even-strength defence -0.4
+4.3 Power play +3.2
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.3 Penalties -0.4
Contract
$9.538M Cap hit $6.7M
$121K Cap dollars per point $85K
$3.9M Worth at the going rate $3.7M
-$5.7M Value: worth minus cap hit -$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