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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Jamie Benn Alex Ovechkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJamie Benn: Goals, 0.34 a game, 89th percentileJamie Benn: Assists, 0.56 a game, 96th percentileJamie Benn: Points, 0.90 a game, 96th percentileJamie Benn: Shots, 2.61 a game, 88th percentileJamie Benn: Hits, 1.16 a game, 60th percentileJamie Benn: Corsi for %, 49.2%, 39th percentileJamie Benn: CF% rel, -1.3, 33rd percentileJamie Benn: On-ice xG %, 45.5%, 16th percentileJamie Benn: Rating, +4.5 goals above replacement, 65th percentileJamie Benn: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 78th percentileJamie Benn: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 64th percentileJamie Benn: Finishing, +3.7 goals above expected, 82nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.40 a game, 96th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.44 a game, 85th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 0.84 a game, 94th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 3.82 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.63 a game, 95th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 50.3%, 51st percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, -2.3, 25th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 49.0%, 43rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +6.0 goals above replacement, 76th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.11 xG per 60, 94th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.1% a shot, 8th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +4.1 goals above expected, 83rd percentile
020406020406080Jamie Benn 69Alex Ovechkin 69

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 2016-17 Alex Ovechkin L, WSH
77 Games played 82
26 Goals 33
43 Assists 36
69 Points 69
0.90 Points per game 0.84
-9 Plus/minus 6
201 Shots 313
12.9 Shooting % 10.5
89 Hits 216
66 Penalty minutes 50
19:22 Average ice time 18:22
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.2 Corsi for % 50.3
-1.3 CF% relative to team -2.3
49.7 Fenwick for % 50.4
45.5 Expected goals for % 49.0
-5.3 xGF% relative to team -3.0
48.7 Goals for % 57.8
99.6 PDO 102.4
235 Shot attempts taken 371
Expected goals, all situations
22.3 Expected goals 27.9
0.90 Expected goals per 60 1.11
8.0% Chance per attempt 6.1%
+3.7 Goals above expected +4.1
Rating, in goals
+4.5 Goals above replacement +6.0
+0.8 Wins above replacement +1.0
+0.7 Even-strength offence +5.2
-3.0 Even-strength defence -5.6
+3.8 Power play +2.5
-0.8 Penalty kill +0.0
-0.3 Penalties -0.2
Contract
$5.25M Cap hit $9.538M
$76K Cap dollars per point $138K
$3.4M Worth at the going rate $4.4M
-$1.8M Value: worth minus cap hit -$5.1M

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