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Compare players, 2023-24 season

At a glance

John Tavares Alex Ovechkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJohn Tavares: Goals, 0.36 a game, 86th percentileJohn Tavares: Assists, 0.45 a game, 83rd percentileJohn Tavares: Points, 0.81 a game, 83rd percentileJohn Tavares: Shots, 3.49 a game, 96th percentileJohn Tavares: Hits, 1.68 a game, 74th percentileJohn Tavares: Corsi for %, 51.4%, 63rd percentileJohn Tavares: CF% rel, 1.0, 57th percentileJohn Tavares: On-ice xG %, 56.0%, 87th percentileJohn Tavares: Rating, +12.6 goals above replacement, 92nd percentileJohn Tavares: Chances created, 1.58 xG per 60, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Shot quality, 9.8% a shot, 94th percentileJohn Tavares: Finishing, -9.5 goals above expected, 1st percentileAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.39 a game, 90th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.43 a game, 80th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 0.82 a game, 85th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 3.44 a game, 95th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.05 a game, 82nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 47.7%, 27th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, 1.5, 63rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 45.5%, 21st percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, -0.1 goals above replacement, 24th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 0.98 xG per 60, 77th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.5% a shot, 11th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +2.1 goals above expected, 68th percentile
020406020406080John Tavares 65Alex Ovechkin 65

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 2023-24 Alex Ovechkin L, WSH
80 Games played 79
29 Goals 31
36 Assists 34
65 Points 65
0.81 Points per game 0.82
2 Plus/minus -22
279 Shots 272
10.4 Shooting % 11.4
134 Hits 162
30 Penalty minutes 20
17:52 Average ice time 19:13
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.4 Corsi for % 47.7
+1.0 CF% relative to team +1.5
51.4 Fenwick for % 46.4
56.0 Expected goals for % 45.5
+4.7 xGF% relative to team -2.5
54.3 Goals for % 39.8
100.8 PDO 97.7
302 Shot attempts taken 317
Expected goals, all situations
37.5 Expected goals 24.9
1.58 Expected goals per 60 0.98
9.8% Chance per attempt 6.5%
-9.5 Goals above expected +2.1
Rating, in goals
+12.6 Goals above replacement -0.1
+2.1 Wins above replacement 0.0
+5.4 Even-strength offence +2.0
+1.1 Even-strength defence -6.8
+1.0 Power play +0.4
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+1.2 Penalties +0.1
Contract
$11M Cap hit $9.5M
$169K Cap dollars per point $146K
$10.2M Worth at the going rate $721K
-$800K Value: worth minus cap hit -$8.8M

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