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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Blake Wheeler Alex Ovechkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBlake Wheeler: Goals, 0.24 a game, 68th percentileBlake Wheeler: Assists, 0.87 a game, 99th percentileBlake Wheeler: Points, 1.11 a game, 96th percentileBlake Wheeler: Shots, 2.82 a game, 90th percentileBlake Wheeler: Hits, 0.99 a game, 50th percentileBlake Wheeler: Corsi for %, 49.1%, 41st percentileBlake Wheeler: CF% rel, 0.2, 51st percentileBlake Wheeler: On-ice xG %, 47.1%, 25th percentileBlake Wheeler: Rating, +6.6 goals above replacement, 75th percentileBlake Wheeler: Chances created, 0.67 xG per 60, 31st percentileBlake Wheeler: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 5th percentileBlake Wheeler: Finishing, -2.0 goals above expected, 35th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.63 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.47 a game, 84th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 1.10 a game, 96th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 4.17 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.75 a game, 95th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 49.0%, 39th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, -0.2, 45th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 45.7%, 16th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +6.2 goals above replacement, 73rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.18 xG per 60, 95th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 13th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +13.7 goals above expected, 99th percentile
02040608020406080Blake Wheeler 91Alex Ovechkin 89

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

Blake Wheeler
Alex Ovechkin

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The numbers

Blake Wheeler R, NYR 2018-19 Alex Ovechkin L, WSH
82 Games played 81
20 Goals 51
71 Assists 38
91 Points 89
1.11 Points per game 1.10
0 Plus/minus 7
231 Shots 338
8.7 Shooting % 15.1
81 Hits 223
60 Penalty minutes 40
20:43 Average ice time 20:55
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.1 Corsi for % 49.0
+0.2 CF% relative to team -0.2
49.1 Fenwick for % 48.5
47.1 Expected goals for % 45.7
-0.4 xGF% relative to team -3.7
49.6 Goals for % 56.4
100.4 PDO 103.1
272 Shot attempts taken 382
Expected goals, all situations
19.0 Expected goals 33.3
0.67 Expected goals per 60 1.18
6.3% Chance per attempt 6.8%
-2.0 Goals above expected +13.7
Rating, in goals
+6.6 Goals above replacement +6.2
+1.1 Wins above replacement +1.0
+3.2 Even-strength offence +5.4
-2.8 Even-strength defence -5.9
+3.5 Power play +2.0
-0.3 Penalty kill +0.0
-1.7 Penalties +0.1
Contract
$5.6M Cap hit $9.538M
$62K Cap dollars per point $107K
$5.1M Worth at the going rate $4.9M
-$465K Value: worth minus cap hit -$4.7M

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