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Compare players, 2020-21 season

At a glance

Alex Ovechkin William Nylander

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.53 a game, 98th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.40 a game, 79th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 0.93 a game, 94th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 4.04 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.18 a game, 88th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 47.8%, 32nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, -3.6, 17th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 47.3%, 32nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +5.3 goals above replacement, 79th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.22 xG per 60, 98th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 13th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +6.1 goals above expected, 93rd percentileWilliam Nylander: Goals, 0.33 a game, 85th percentileWilliam Nylander: Assists, 0.49 a game, 89th percentileWilliam Nylander: Points, 0.82 a game, 88th percentileWilliam Nylander: Shots, 2.61 a game, 88th percentileWilliam Nylander: Hits, 0.24 a game, 3rd percentileWilliam Nylander: Corsi for %, 52.8%, 75th percentileWilliam Nylander: CF% rel, 2.6, 74th percentileWilliam Nylander: On-ice xG %, 56.8%, 90th percentileWilliam Nylander: Rating, +8.5 goals above replacement, 93rd percentileWilliam Nylander: Chances created, 1.20 xG per 60, 97th percentileWilliam Nylander: Shot quality, 9.6% a shot, 86th percentileWilliam Nylander: Finishing, +0.0 goals above expected, 48th percentile
0102030402040Alex Ovechkin 42William Nylander 42

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
William Nylander

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The numbers

Alex Ovechkin L, WSH 2020-21 William Nylander R, TOR
45 Games played 51
24 Goals 17
18 Assists 25
42 Points 42
0.93 Points per game 0.82
-7 Plus/minus 10
182 Shots 133
13.2 Shooting % 12.8
98 Hits 12
12 Penalty minutes 16
19:30 Average ice time 16:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.8 Corsi for % 52.8
-3.6 CF% relative to team +2.6
46.9 Fenwick for % 52.1
47.3 Expected goals for % 56.8
-5.5 xGF% relative to team +1.2
56.1 Goals for % 57.7
103.2 PDO 101.8
220 Shot attempts taken 163
Expected goals, all situations
17.9 Expected goals 17.0
1.22 Expected goals per 60 1.20
6.8% Chance per attempt 9.6%
+6.1 Goals above expected +0.0
Rating, in goals
+5.3 Goals above replacement +8.5
+0.9 Wins above replacement +1.4
+2.5 Even-strength offence +3.9
-2.1 Even-strength defence +0.7
+1.1 Power play +1.2
+0.0 Penalty kill 0.0
+1.2 Penalties +0.4
Contract
$9.538M Cap hit $6.962M
$227K Cap dollars per point $166K
$6M Worth at the going rate $9.3M
-$3.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.4M

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