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Compare players, 2022-23 season

At a glance

Brock Nelson Alex Ovechkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.44 a game, 91st percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.48 a game, 81st percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.91 a game, 89th percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 2.71 a game, 84th percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.61 a game, 23rd percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 49.9%, 49th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, 0.2, 53rd percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 49.2%, 41st percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +9.1 goals above replacement, 85th percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 71st percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 8.4% a shot, 55th percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +7.5 goals above expected, 93rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.58 a game, 98th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.45 a game, 79th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 1.03 a game, 93rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 4.03 a game, 98th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.58 a game, 92nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 49.4%, 45th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, -1.3, 37th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 48.0%, 35th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +0.9 goals above replacement, 32nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.26 xG per 60, 93rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 7.7% a shot, 32nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +5.1 goals above expected, 87th 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

Brock Nelson
Alex Ovechkin

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The numbers

Brock Nelson C, COL 2022-23 Alex Ovechkin L, WSH
82 Games played 73
36 Goals 42
39 Assists 33
75 Points 75
0.91 Points per game 1.03
13 Plus/minus -16
222 Shots 294
16.2 Shooting % 14.3
50 Hits 188
24 Penalty minutes 48
18:26 Average ice time 20:12
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.9 Corsi for % 49.4
+0.2 CF% relative to team -1.3
48.6 Fenwick for % 49.2
49.2 Expected goals for % 48.0
-0.4 xGF% relative to team -3.7
61.2 Goals for % 49.1
104.5 PDO 100.0
260 Shot attempts taken 329
Expected goals, all situations
24.5 Expected goals 30.9
0.97 Expected goals per 60 1.26
8.4% Chance per attempt 7.7%
+7.5 Goals above expected +5.1
Rating, in goals
+9.1 Goals above replacement +0.9
+1.5 Wins above replacement +0.2
+6.1 Even-strength offence +6.4
-3.6 Even-strength defence -8.5
+0.2 Power play +0.3
+0.7 Penalty kill +0.0
+1.5 Penalties -1.4
Contract
$6M Cap hit $9.5M
$80K Cap dollars per point $127K
$7.2M Worth at the going rate $1.4M
+$1.2M Value: worth minus cap hit -$8.1M

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