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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

John Tavares Alex Ovechkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJohn Tavares: Goals, 0.57 a game, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Assists, 0.50 a game, 87th percentileJohn Tavares: Points, 1.07 a game, 95th percentileJohn Tavares: Shots, 3.49 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Hits, 0.72 a game, 33rd percentileJohn Tavares: Corsi for %, 53.3%, 81st percentileJohn Tavares: CF% rel, 2.4, 76th percentileJohn Tavares: On-ice xG %, 54.1%, 80th percentileJohn Tavares: Rating, +19.1 goals above replacement, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Chances created, 1.63 xG per 60, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Shot quality, 10.6% a shot, 98th percentileJohn Tavares: Finishing, +4.5 goals above expected, 84th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.63 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.47 a game, 84th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 1.10 a game, 96th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 4.17 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.75 a game, 95th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 49.0%, 39th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, -0.2, 45th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 45.7%, 16th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +6.2 goals above replacement, 73rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.18 xG per 60, 95th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 13th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +13.7 goals above expected, 99th percentile
02040608020406080Alex Ovechkin 89John Tavares 88

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 2018-19 Alex Ovechkin L, WSH
82 Games played 81
47 Goals 51
41 Assists 38
88 Points 89
1.07 Points per game 1.10
19 Plus/minus 7
286 Shots 338
16.4 Shooting % 15.1
59 Hits 223
34 Penalty minutes 40
19:05 Average ice time 20:55
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.3 Corsi for % 49.0
+2.4 CF% relative to team -0.2
51.2 Fenwick for % 48.5
54.1 Expected goals for % 45.7
+4.1 xGF% relative to team -3.7
60.0 Goals for % 56.4
103.5 PDO 103.1
350 Shot attempts taken 382
Expected goals, all situations
42.5 Expected goals 33.3
1.63 Expected goals per 60 1.18
10.6% Chance per attempt 6.8%
+4.5 Goals above expected +13.7
Rating, in goals
+19.1 Goals above replacement +6.2
+3.2 Wins above replacement +1.0
+12.9 Even-strength offence +5.4
-2.3 Even-strength defence -5.9
+2.7 Power play +2.0
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
+1.5 Penalties +0.1
Contract
$11M Cap hit $9.538M
$125K Cap dollars per point $107K
$13.7M Worth at the going rate $4.9M
+$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