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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Alex Ovechkin John Tavares

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 percentileJohn Tavares: Goals, 0.42 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Assists, 0.47 a game, 92nd percentileJohn Tavares: Points, 0.90 a game, 96th percentileJohn Tavares: Shots, 3.21 a game, 96th percentileJohn Tavares: Hits, 0.65 a game, 25th percentileJohn Tavares: Corsi for %, 51.5%, 66th percentileJohn Tavares: CF% rel, 3.1, 80th percentileJohn Tavares: On-ice xG %, 51.0%, 58th percentileJohn Tavares: Rating, +16.2 goals above replacement, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Chances created, 1.13 xG per 60, 96th percentileJohn Tavares: Shot quality, 9.0% a shot, 88th percentileJohn Tavares: Finishing, +0.6 goals above expected, 62nd percentile
0204060204060Alex Ovechkin 71John Tavares 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
John Tavares

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The numbers

Alex Ovechkin L, WSH 2015-16 John Tavares C, TOR
79 Games played 78
50 Goals 33
21 Assists 37
71 Points 70
0.90 Points per game 0.90
21 Plus/minus 6
398 Shots 250
12.6 Shooting % 13.2
225 Hits 51
53 Penalty minutes 38
20:19 Average ice time 20:00
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.2 Corsi for % 51.5
+3.5 CF% relative to team +3.1
54.1 Fenwick for % 51.4
55.9 Expected goals for % 51.0
+5.1 xGF% relative to team +2.6
63.4 Goals for % 55.2
102.7 PDO 101.7
452 Shot attempts taken 296
Expected goals, all situations
35.7 Expected goals 29.4
1.33 Expected goals per 60 1.13
6.4% Chance per attempt 9.0%
+12.3 Goals above expected +0.6
Rating, in goals
+10.7 Goals above replacement +16.2
+1.8 Wins above replacement +2.7
+3.7 Even-strength offence +9.9
+0.5 Even-strength defence -2.3
+2.3 Power play +1.9
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.1
-0.2 Penalties +2.3
Contract
$9.538M Cap hit $5.5M
$134K Cap dollars per point $79K
$7.4M Worth at the going rate $10.8M
-$2.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$5.3M

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