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At a glance

Max Pacioretty Alex Ovechkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMax Pacioretty: Goals, 0.42 a game, 95th percentileMax Pacioretty: Assists, 0.41 a game, 82nd percentileMax Pacioretty: Points, 0.82 a game, 91st percentileMax Pacioretty: Shots, 3.62 a game, 98th percentileMax Pacioretty: Hits, 1.32 a game, 61st percentileMax Pacioretty: Corsi for %, 51.7%, 67th percentileMax Pacioretty: CF% rel, 5.3, 92nd percentileMax Pacioretty: On-ice xG %, 49.0%, 43rd percentileMax Pacioretty: Rating, +8.5 goals above replacement, 85th percentileMax Pacioretty: Chances created, 1.07 xG per 60, 93rd percentileMax Pacioretty: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 30th percentileMax Pacioretty: Finishing, +5.2 goals above expected, 85th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.49 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.35 a game, 72nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 0.83 a game, 92nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 3.88 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.76 a game, 96th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 47.4%, 27th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, -2.3, 27th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 48.8%, 40th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +9.5 goals above replacement, 87th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.05 xG per 60, 91st percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.2% a shot, 15th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +11.0 goals above expected, 98th percentile
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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

Max Pacioretty
Alex Ovechkin

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The numbers

Max Pacioretty L, TOR 2011-12 Alex Ovechkin L, WSH
79 Games played 78
33 Goals 38
32 Assists 27
65 Points 65
0.82 Points per game 0.83
2 Plus/minus -8
286 Shots 303
11.5 Shooting % 12.5
104 Hits 215
56 Penalty minutes 26
18:16 Average ice time 19:48
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.7 Corsi for % 47.4
+5.3 CF% relative to team -2.3
51.1 Fenwick for % 47.6
49.0 Expected goals for % 48.8
+3.1 xGF% relative to team -1.1
52.8 Goals for % 49.0
100.8 PDO 101.0
361 Shot attempts taken 425
Expected goals, all situations
25.8 Expected goals 27.0
1.07 Expected goals per 60 1.05
6.8% Chance per attempt 6.2%
+5.2 Goals above expected +11.0
Rating, in goals
+8.5 Goals above replacement +9.5
+1.4 Wins above replacement +1.6
+8.1 Even-strength offence +3.4
-3.2 Even-strength defence -3.1
-0.7 Power play +1.7
+0.1 Penalty kill -0.2
+0.2 Penalties +3.4
Contract
$1.625M Cap hit $9.538M
$25K Cap dollars per point $147K
$4.3M Worth at the going rate $4.8M
+$2.7M 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