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At a glance

Alex Ovechkin Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.63 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.27 a game, 59th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 0.90 a game, 96th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 5.04 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.85 a game, 95th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 53.2%, 80th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, 3.5, 83rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 55.9%, 90th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +10.7 goals above replacement, 92nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.33 xG per 60, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.4% a shot, 18th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +12.3 goals above expected, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.27 a game, 80th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.67 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 0.93 a game, 97th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 1.72 a game, 56th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.68 a game, 27th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 52.2%, 73rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, 2.2, 69th percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 52.3%, 67th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +7.6 goals above replacement, 81st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.44 xG per 60, 7th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 6.2% a shot, 12th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, +7.3 goals above expected, 92nd percentile
0204060204060Alex Ovechkin 71Nicklas Backstrom 70

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 2015-16 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
79 Games played 75
50 Goals 20
21 Assists 50
71 Points 70
0.90 Points per game 0.93
21 Plus/minus 17
398 Shots 129
12.6 Shooting % 15.5
225 Hits 51
53 Penalty minutes 36
20:19 Average ice time 19:11
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.2 Corsi for % 52.2
+3.5 CF% relative to team +2.2
54.1 Fenwick for % 52.3
55.9 Expected goals for % 52.3
+5.1 xGF% relative to team -0.2
63.4 Goals for % 63.8
102.7 PDO 102.8
452 Shot attempts taken 168
Expected goals, all situations
35.7 Expected goals 10.7
1.33 Expected goals per 60 0.44
6.4% Chance per attempt 6.2%
+12.3 Goals above expected +7.3
Rating, in goals
+10.7 Goals above replacement +7.6
+1.8 Wins above replacement +1.3
+3.7 Even-strength offence +0.6
+0.5 Even-strength defence +2.9
+2.3 Power play +1.2
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.4
-0.2 Penalties -0.6
Contract
$9.538M Cap hit $6.7M
$134K Cap dollars per point $96K
$7.4M Worth at the going rate $5.4M
-$2.2M 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