Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Joe Sakic | Stat | Alex Ovechkin |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Seasons | 22 |
| 274.2 | Career VAL | 330.5 |
| 25.9 (2001) | Peak-season VAL | 26.0 (2008) |
| Inducted 2012 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 10 |
| 23 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 27 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NHL VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1960 on.
| Joe Sakic | Stat | Alex Ovechkin |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,378 | Games | 1,579 |
| Skating | ||
| 625 | Goals | 930 |
| 1,016 | Assists | 759 |
| 1,641 | Points | 1,689 |
| +30 | Plus/minus | +56 |
| 205 | Power-play goals | 331 |
| 86 | ||
| Game-winning goals |
|---|
| 141 |
| 4,621 | Shots on goal | 7,118 |
|---|
| 13.5% | Shooting % | 13.1% |
|---|
| 614 | Penalty minutes | 857 |
|---|
| Age | Joe Sakic | Alex Ovechkin |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 5.9 | — |
| 20 | 14.3 | 21.1 |
| 21 | 14.5 | 16.3 |
| 22 | 13.3 | 26 |
| 23 | 17.9 | 22.2 |
| 24 | 12.8 | 23.6 |
| 25 | 9.9 | 16.9 |
| 26 | 21.9 | 11.1 |
| 27 | 11.3 | 10.7 |
| 28 | 10.3 | 13.5 |
| 29 | 20 | 18.1 |
| 30 | 16.4 | 16.1 |
| 31 | 25.9 | 11.3 |
| 32 | 13.9 | 17.1 |
| 33 | 9.3 | 18.6 |
| 34 | 15.4 | 13.1 |
| 35 | — | 7 |
| 36 | 16 | 18.6 |
| 37 | 18 | 13.7 |
| 38 | 6 | 9.8 |
| 39 | 1.2 | 15.7 |
| 40 | — | 10 |