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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Nathan MacKinnon Alex Ovechkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNathan MacKinnon: Goals, 0.49 a game, 95th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Assists, 0.86 a game, 99th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Points, 1.35 a game, 99th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shots, 4.60 a game, 99th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Hits, 1.05 a game, 48th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Corsi for %, 54.2%, 82nd percentileNathan MacKinnon: CF% rel, 2.6, 75th percentileNathan MacKinnon: On-ice xG %, 53.8%, 76th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Rating, +18.0 goals above replacement, 98th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Chances created, 1.23 xG per 60, 94th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 22nd percentileNathan MacKinnon: Finishing, +3.9 goals above expected, 82nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.65 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.52 a game, 86th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 1.17 a game, 96th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 4.34 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.01 a game, 84th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 49.7%, 48th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, -1.1, 38th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 49.5%, 49th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +7.1 goals above replacement, 78th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.17 xG per 60, 90th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 9th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +10.0 goals above expected, 96th percentile
020406080204060Alex Ovechkin 90Nathan MacKinnon 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

Nathan MacKinnon
Alex Ovechkin

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The numbers

Nathan MacKinnon C, COL 2021-22 Alex Ovechkin L, WSH
65 Games played 77
32 Goals 50
56 Assists 40
88 Points 90
1.35 Points per game 1.17
22 Plus/minus 8
299 Shots 334
10.7 Shooting % 15.0
68 Hits 155
42 Penalty minutes 18
21:04 Average ice time 20:34
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.2 Corsi for % 49.7
+2.6 CF% relative to team -1.1
53.1 Fenwick for % 49.7
53.8 Expected goals for % 49.5
+2.9 xGF% relative to team -1.9
60.5 Goals for % 55.8
102.9 PDO 102.7
332 Shot attempts taken 355
Expected goals, all situations
28.1 Expected goals 31.0
1.23 Expected goals per 60 1.17
7.3% Chance per attempt 6.8%
+3.9 Goals above expected +10.0
Rating, in goals
+18.0 Goals above replacement +7.1
+3.0 Wins above replacement +1.2
+9.4 Even-strength offence +5.6
-1.3 Even-strength defence -4.3
+2.3 Power play +0.9
+0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
+3.9 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$6.3M Cap hit $9.5M
$72K Cap dollars per point $106K
$13.7M Worth at the going rate $5.8M
+$7.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$3.7M

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