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Compare players, 2022-23 season

At a glance

Alex Ovechkin Brock Nelson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.58 a game, 98th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.45 a game, 79th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 1.03 a game, 93rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 4.03 a game, 98th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.58 a game, 92nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 49.4%, 45th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, -1.3, 37th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 48.0%, 35th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +0.9 goals above replacement, 32nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.26 xG per 60, 93rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 7.7% a shot, 32nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +5.1 goals above expected, 87th percentileBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.44 a game, 91st percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.48 a game, 81st percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.91 a game, 89th percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 2.71 a game, 84th percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.61 a game, 23rd percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 49.9%, 49th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, 0.2, 53rd percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 49.2%, 41st percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +9.1 goals above replacement, 85th percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 71st percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 8.4% a shot, 55th percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +7.5 goals above expected, 93rd percentile
020406020406080Alex Ovechkin 75Brock Nelson 75

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
Brock Nelson

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The numbers

Alex Ovechkin L, WSH 2022-23 Brock Nelson C, COL
73 Games played 82
42 Goals 36
33 Assists 39
75 Points 75
1.03 Points per game 0.91
-16 Plus/minus 13
294 Shots 222
14.3 Shooting % 16.2
188 Hits 50
48 Penalty minutes 24
20:12 Average ice time 18:26
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.4 Corsi for % 49.9
-1.3 CF% relative to team +0.2
49.2 Fenwick for % 48.6
48.0 Expected goals for % 49.2
-3.7 xGF% relative to team -0.4
49.1 Goals for % 61.2
100.0 PDO 104.5
329 Shot attempts taken 260
Expected goals, all situations
30.9 Expected goals 24.5
1.26 Expected goals per 60 0.97
7.7% Chance per attempt 8.4%
+5.1 Goals above expected +7.5
Rating, in goals
+0.9 Goals above replacement +9.1
+0.2 Wins above replacement +1.5
+6.4 Even-strength offence +6.1
-8.5 Even-strength defence -3.6
+0.3 Power play +0.2
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.7
-1.4 Penalties +1.5
Contract
$9.5M Cap hit $6M
$127K Cap dollars per point $80K
$1.4M Worth at the going rate $7.2M
-$8.1M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.2M

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