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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Jamie Benn Alex Ovechkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJamie Benn: Goals, 0.43 a game, 97th percentileJamie Benn: Assists, 0.63 a game, 98th percentileJamie Benn: Points, 1.06 a game, 99th percentileJamie Benn: Shots, 3.09 a game, 95th percentileJamie Benn: Hits, 1.46 a game, 61st percentileJamie Benn: Corsi for %, 54.7%, 87th percentileJamie Benn: CF% rel, 3.6, 83rd percentileJamie Benn: On-ice xG %, 55.2%, 83rd percentileJamie Benn: Rating, +18.9 goals above replacement, 99th percentileJamie Benn: Chances created, 1.12 xG per 60, 96th percentileJamie Benn: Shot quality, 8.7% a shot, 85th percentileJamie Benn: Finishing, +2.6 goals above expected, 77th 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
02040608020406080Jamie Benn 87Alex 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

Jamie Benn
Alex Ovechkin

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The numbers

Jamie Benn L, DAL 2014-15 Alex Ovechkin L, WSH
82 Games played 81
35 Goals 53
52 Assists 28
87 Points 81
1.06 Points per game 1.00
1 Plus/minus 10
253 Shots 395
13.8 Shooting % 13.4
120 Hits 259
64 Penalty minutes 58
19:57 Average ice time 20:20
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.7 Corsi for % 53.7
+3.6 CF% relative to team +3.4
53.8 Fenwick for % 53.7
55.2 Expected goals for % 53.5
+3.9 xGF% relative to team +0.5
55.8 Goals for % 51.9
101.1 PDO 99.8
325 Shot attempts taken 472
Expected goals, all situations
30.4 Expected goals 37.2
1.12 Expected goals per 60 1.35
8.7% Chance per attempt 6.3%
+2.6 Goals above expected +13.8
Rating, in goals
+18.9 Goals above replacement +13.4
+3.2 Wins above replacement +2.2
+10.5 Even-strength offence +5.3
+0.3 Even-strength defence -1.8
+1.6 Power play +4.9
+0.5 Penalty kill -0.1
+1.5 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$5.25M Cap hit $9.538M
$60K Cap dollars per point $118K
$11.9M Worth at the going rate $8.6M
+$6.7M Value: worth minus cap hit -$937K

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