Who is better all time Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin?

Who is better all time Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin?

The Penguins superstar has 23 more points than Ovechkin in career head-to-head matchups, averaging 1.35 points per game in comparison to Ovi’s 0.984. While the Capitals star has three more goals, Crosby has dished out almost twice as many assists as Ovechkin has.

Is Gretzky better than Crosby?

Over Gretzky’s 20 seasons in the NHL, the league averaged a monstrous 3.50 goals per game. During Crosby’s career though, that same statistic fell to just 2.83 goals per game. This means that players in the modern era score 19 percent less than those in the 1980s and 1990s.

Who is the greatest player of all-time in hockey?

So, spoiler alert, Wayne Gretzky is No. 1 on our list. One could argue Gretzky actually belongs in the Hall of Fame in two categories – as a player and as a builder. Arguably, no single individual did more to grow the NHL game, on and off the ice, than Gretzky.

Who was the fastest to reach 100 points in the NHL?

Kucherov finished a 2-on-1 with Tyler Johnson for his 30th goal in the second period, getting to the 100-point mark in 62 games — one more than it took Lemieux in 1996-97.

Is Crosby better than McDavid?

But over the past three seasons, where McDavid has outscored Crosby 81 goals to 42 while producing points at the same ratio (238-116), it’s a question the hockey world has, out of deference to Crosby, allowed to fall silent.

Can Ovechkin pass Gretzky?

To pass Gretzky, Ovechkin will need to average between 28 and 29 goals over the next four seasons. However, history has shown that goal-scoring for most NHL players drops off significantly from age 37 to age 38.