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Compare players, 2023-24 season

At a glance

Alex Ovechkin John Tavares

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.39 a game, 90th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.43 a game, 80th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 0.82 a game, 85th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 3.44 a game, 95th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.05 a game, 82nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 47.7%, 27th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, 1.5, 63rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 45.5%, 21st percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, -0.1 goals above replacement, 24th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 0.98 xG per 60, 77th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.5% a shot, 11th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +2.1 goals above expected, 68th percentileJohn Tavares: Goals, 0.36 a game, 86th percentileJohn Tavares: Assists, 0.45 a game, 83rd percentileJohn Tavares: Points, 0.81 a game, 83rd percentileJohn Tavares: Shots, 3.49 a game, 96th percentileJohn Tavares: Hits, 1.68 a game, 74th percentileJohn Tavares: Corsi for %, 51.4%, 63rd percentileJohn Tavares: CF% rel, 1.0, 57th percentileJohn Tavares: On-ice xG %, 56.0%, 87th percentileJohn Tavares: Rating, +12.6 goals above replacement, 92nd percentileJohn Tavares: Chances created, 1.58 xG per 60, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Shot quality, 9.8% a shot, 94th percentileJohn Tavares: Finishing, -9.5 goals above expected, 1st percentile
020406020406080Alex Ovechkin 65John Tavares 65

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 2023-24 John Tavares C, TOR
79 Games played 80
31 Goals 29
34 Assists 36
65 Points 65
0.82 Points per game 0.81
-22 Plus/minus 2
272 Shots 279
11.4 Shooting % 10.4
162 Hits 134
20 Penalty minutes 30
19:13 Average ice time 17:52
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.7 Corsi for % 51.4
+1.5 CF% relative to team +1.0
46.4 Fenwick for % 51.4
45.5 Expected goals for % 56.0
-2.5 xGF% relative to team +4.7
39.8 Goals for % 54.3
97.7 PDO 100.8
317 Shot attempts taken 302
Expected goals, all situations
24.9 Expected goals 37.5
0.98 Expected goals per 60 1.58
6.5% Chance per attempt 9.8%
+2.1 Goals above expected -9.5
Rating, in goals
-0.1 Goals above replacement +12.6
0.0 Wins above replacement +2.1
+2.0 Even-strength offence +5.4
-6.8 Even-strength defence +1.1
+0.4 Power play +1.0
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+0.1 Penalties +1.2
Contract
$9.5M Cap hit $11M
$146K Cap dollars per point $169K
$721K Worth at the going rate $10.2M
-$8.8M Value: worth minus cap hit -$800K

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