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Compare players, 2009-10 season

At a glance

Nicklas Backstrom Alex Ovechkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.40 a game, 94th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.83 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 1.23 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 2.71 a game, 86th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 1.10 a game, 52nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.69 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.82 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 1.51 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 5.11 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.57 a game, 95th percentile
05010020406080Alex Ovechkin 109Nicklas Backstrom 101

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.

The numbers

Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH 2009-10 Alex Ovechkin L, WSH
82 Games played 72
33 Goals 50
68 Assists 59
101 Points 109
1.23 Points per game 1.51
37 Plus/minus 45
222 Shots 368
14.9 Shooting % 13.6
90 Hits 185
50 Penalty minutes 89
20:27 Average ice time 21:48
Contract
$850K Cap hit $9.538M
$8K Cap dollars per point $88K

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.