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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Alex Ovechkin Jamie Benn

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.40 a game, 96th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.44 a game, 85th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 0.84 a game, 94th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 3.82 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.63 a game, 95th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 50.3%, 51st percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, -2.3, 25th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 49.0%, 43rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +6.0 goals above replacement, 76th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.11 xG per 60, 94th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.1% a shot, 8th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +4.1 goals above expected, 83rd percentileJamie Benn: Goals, 0.34 a game, 89th percentileJamie Benn: Assists, 0.56 a game, 96th percentileJamie Benn: Points, 0.90 a game, 96th percentileJamie Benn: Shots, 2.61 a game, 88th percentileJamie Benn: Hits, 1.16 a game, 60th percentileJamie Benn: Corsi for %, 49.2%, 39th percentileJamie Benn: CF% rel, -1.3, 33rd percentileJamie Benn: On-ice xG %, 45.5%, 16th percentileJamie Benn: Rating, +4.5 goals above replacement, 65th percentileJamie Benn: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 78th percentileJamie Benn: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 64th percentileJamie Benn: Finishing, +3.7 goals above expected, 82nd percentile
020406020406080Alex Ovechkin 69Jamie Benn 69

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
Jamie Benn

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The numbers

Alex Ovechkin L, WSH 2016-17 Jamie Benn L, DAL
82 Games played 77
33 Goals 26
36 Assists 43
69 Points 69
0.84 Points per game 0.90
6 Plus/minus -9
313 Shots 201
10.5 Shooting % 12.9
216 Hits 89
50 Penalty minutes 66
18:22 Average ice time 19:22
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.3 Corsi for % 49.2
-2.3 CF% relative to team -1.3
50.4 Fenwick for % 49.7
49.0 Expected goals for % 45.5
-3.0 xGF% relative to team -5.3
57.8 Goals for % 48.7
102.4 PDO 99.6
371 Shot attempts taken 235
Expected goals, all situations
27.9 Expected goals 22.3
1.11 Expected goals per 60 0.90
6.1% Chance per attempt 8.0%
+4.1 Goals above expected +3.7
Rating, in goals
+6.0 Goals above replacement +4.5
+1.0 Wins above replacement +0.8
+5.2 Even-strength offence +0.7
-5.6 Even-strength defence -3.0
+2.5 Power play +3.8
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.8
-0.2 Penalties -0.3
Contract
$9.538M Cap hit $5.25M
$138K Cap dollars per point $76K
$4.4M Worth at the going rate $3.4M
-$5.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.8M

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