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At a glance

Sidney Crosby Alex Ovechkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerSidney Crosby: Goals, 0.36 a game, 93rd percentileSidney Crosby: Assists, 0.73 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Points, 1.09 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Shots, 3.08 a game, 95th percentileSidney Crosby: Hits, 0.86 a game, 31st percentileSidney Crosby: Corsi for %, 56.0%, 93rd percentileSidney Crosby: CF% rel, 4.7, 91st percentileSidney Crosby: On-ice xG %, 57.5%, 94th percentileSidney Crosby: Rating, +18.1 goals above replacement, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Chances created, 1.02 xG per 60, 92nd percentileSidney Crosby: Shot quality, 8.4% a shot, 81st percentileSidney Crosby: Finishing, -0.2 goals above expected, 52nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.65 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.35 a game, 75th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 1.00 a game, 98th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 4.88 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 3.20 a game, 95th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 53.7%, 78th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, 3.4, 81st percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 53.5%, 73rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +13.4 goals above replacement, 97th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.35 xG per 60, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 14th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +13.8 goals above expected, 99th percentile
02040608020406080Sidney Crosby 84Alex Ovechkin 81

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

Sidney Crosby
Alex Ovechkin

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The numbers

Sidney Crosby C, PIT 2014-15 Alex Ovechkin L, WSH
77 Games played 81
28 Goals 53
56 Assists 28
84 Points 81
1.09 Points per game 1.00
5 Plus/minus 10
237 Shots 395
11.8 Shooting % 13.4
66 Hits 259
47 Penalty minutes 58
19:58 Average ice time 20:20
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.0 Corsi for % 53.7
+4.7 CF% relative to team +3.4
55.7 Fenwick for % 53.7
57.5 Expected goals for % 53.5
+7.8 xGF% relative to team +0.5
57.6 Goals for % 51.9
100.7 PDO 99.8
259 Shot attempts taken 472
Expected goals, all situations
26.2 Expected goals 37.2
1.02 Expected goals per 60 1.35
8.4% Chance per attempt 6.3%
-0.2 Goals above expected +13.8
Rating, in goals
+18.1 Goals above replacement +13.4
+3.0 Wins above replacement +2.2
+9.4 Even-strength offence +5.3
-0.7 Even-strength defence -1.8
+2.9 Power play +4.9
-0.1 Penalty kill -0.1
+2.3 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$8.7M Cap hit $9.538M
$104K Cap dollars per point $118K
$11.4M Worth at the going rate $8.6M
+$2.7M Value: worth minus cap hit -$937K

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