Alex Ovechkin
#8 · Left wing · Washington Capitals
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13:36 |
| Last season | 82 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 244 | 17:27 |
Role
Where he fits on Washington right now.
- Line
L4 with D. Strome and A. Beauvillier · 7:24 a game together
- Power play
PP1 Trigger
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 15 kills
- Ice time
13:36 a game, 8th-most among Washington forwards · 9:21 5-on-5 · 3:34 PP
- Competition
Easier opponents than 78% of forwards · home 87%, road 61%
Tougher opponents than 91% of forwards
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Hardest shot3rd
97.3 mphharder than 99% of wingers
Shooting volume
18.0 shot attempts /60better than 91% of wingers
Creating his own chances
0.90 expected goals /60better than 83% of wingers
Staying out of the box
0.51 penalties taken /60better than 76% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Takeaways
takeaway score 440.36 takeaways /60behind 99% of forwardsfewer than 98% of forwards
Fast bursts
0.5 bursts /60less often than 99% of forwards
Distance skated
8.18 miles /60less far than 99% of wingers
Shot blocking
blocking score 550.93 blocks /60behind 93% of wingersfewer than 98% of wingers
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.
Better than most at his position
Hardest shot3rd
93.3 mphharder than 99% of wingers
Behind most at his position
Top speed
18.3 mphslower than 99% of forwards
Distance skated
8.35 miles /60less far than 99% of wingers
Fast bursts
0.0 bursts /60less often than 98% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other forwards.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 82, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare wingers with wingers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.
This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.05 expected goals /60top 44%
−0.02 expected goals /60bottom 39%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.16 expected goals against /60bottom 9%
+0.06 expected goals against /60bottom 26%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
18.0 shot attempts /60top 9%
14.0 shot attempts /60top 32%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.90 expected goals /60top 17%
0.76 expected goals /60average
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 36%
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 42%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.65 first assists /60top 19%
0.55 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.64 expected goals /60bottom 8%
1.81 expected goals /60average
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 44bottom 1%0.36 takeaways /60bottom 2%
takeaway score 90bottom 38%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.60 penalties drawn /60bottom 20%
0.94 penalties drawn /60top 29%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.51 penalties taken /60top 24%
0.61 penalties taken /60top 42%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
50.0% wontoo few games
50.0% wontoo few games
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.
Shots
Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.
392 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 2 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
12 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
153 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
7 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.
Skating and shot
Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).
- Top speedSlowerBurner
21.6 mphbottom 11%
18.3 mphbottom 1%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
0.5 bursts /60bottom 1%
0.0 bursts /60bottom 2%
- Hardest shot3rd3rdSofterCannon
97.3 mphtop 1%
93.3 mphtop 1%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.18 miles /60bottom 1%
8.35 miles /60bottom 1%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
40.6% of his timebottom 37%
37.6% of his timebottom 19%
Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.