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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

John Tavares Alex Ovechkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJohn Tavares: Goals, 0.42 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Assists, 0.47 a game, 92nd percentileJohn Tavares: Points, 0.90 a game, 96th percentileJohn Tavares: Shots, 3.21 a game, 96th percentileJohn Tavares: Hits, 0.65 a game, 25th percentileJohn Tavares: Corsi for %, 51.5%, 66th percentileJohn Tavares: CF% rel, 3.1, 80th percentileJohn Tavares: On-ice xG %, 51.0%, 58th percentileJohn Tavares: Rating, +16.2 goals above replacement, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Chances created, 1.13 xG per 60, 96th percentileJohn Tavares: Shot quality, 9.0% a shot, 88th percentileJohn Tavares: Finishing, +0.6 goals above expected, 62nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.63 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.27 a game, 59th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 0.90 a game, 96th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 5.04 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.85 a game, 95th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 53.2%, 80th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, 3.5, 83rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 55.9%, 90th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +10.7 goals above replacement, 92nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.33 xG per 60, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.4% a shot, 18th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +12.3 goals above expected, 99th percentile
0204060204060Alex Ovechkin 71John Tavares 70

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

John Tavares
Alex Ovechkin

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The numbers

John Tavares C, TOR 2015-16 Alex Ovechkin L, WSH
78 Games played 79
33 Goals 50
37 Assists 21
70 Points 71
0.90 Points per game 0.90
6 Plus/minus 21
250 Shots 398
13.2 Shooting % 12.6
51 Hits 225
38 Penalty minutes 53
20:00 Average ice time 20:19
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.5 Corsi for % 53.2
+3.1 CF% relative to team +3.5
51.4 Fenwick for % 54.1
51.0 Expected goals for % 55.9
+2.6 xGF% relative to team +5.1
55.2 Goals for % 63.4
101.7 PDO 102.7
296 Shot attempts taken 452
Expected goals, all situations
29.4 Expected goals 35.7
1.13 Expected goals per 60 1.33
9.0% Chance per attempt 6.4%
+0.6 Goals above expected +12.3
Rating, in goals
+16.2 Goals above replacement +10.7
+2.7 Wins above replacement +1.8
+9.9 Even-strength offence +3.7
-2.3 Even-strength defence +0.5
+1.9 Power play +2.3
+0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
+2.3 Penalties -0.2
Contract
$5.5M Cap hit $9.538M
$79K Cap dollars per point $134K
$10.8M Worth at the going rate $7.4M
+$5.3M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.2M

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