Ovechkin vs crosby who is better

With the chemistry of between him, Semin, Backstrom, and Fedorov, the pace should continue. Contrary to my argument—because I know people are going to bring it up—yes, Crosby has lead the Penguins to the Cup Finals this past year after coming back from a high-ankle sprain that kept him out for 29 games last season.

I know that, but everyone knows that hockey is not an individual sport. Most of a players success can be attributed to his teammates. Crosby would not have been in the finals if he was not on a team with such great depth. In Crosby's first appearance in the playoffs, the Pens were eliminated in five games by the Ottawa Senators who went on to the Stanley Cup Finals.

Ovechkin has only been in the playoffs once, but like I said, it is important to be surrounded by other good players. The Capitals had a very intense and one of the most exciting playoff series against the Flyers that went to a Game Seven in overtime. That game could've gone either way. Had the Capitals won, they would've faced the Penguins in the second round—and that for sure would have been one of the most anticipated playoff match-ups in recent years. I don't think any two teams have been more anticipated to play against each other in the playoffs since the Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry in Crosby's team was eliminated in their first playoff appearance in the first round, as was Ovechkin's.

Ovechkin has made a comment about that—except he has stated when the Capitals make the Stanley Cup Finals, they will win the Cup. Willkommen auf NHL. Bienvenido a NHL. The argument about who is better has raged since Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals joined the NHL together for the season; Ovechkin a prototypical power forward with the skill set to become a perennial goal player, Crosby the silky smooth center capable of taking the torch from Mario Lemieux as Pittsburgh's greatest player.

Penguins Burakovsky could return during second round Ovechkin on defeating Penguins in playoffs: 'One day it has to happen' ]. Ovechkin won the Calder Trophy, beating Crosby, as the League's best rookie in He has won the Rocket Richard Trophy as the League's top scorer seven times, including this season. He has regular-season goals, second among active players to Jaromir Jagr Crosby, meanwhile, has won the Stanley Cup three times, won the Rocket Richard twice and the Art Ross, as the League's leading scorer, twice.

His 1, regular-season points are sixth among active players, six fewer than Ovechkin, who has played in more games. This is their fourth meeting in the Stanley Cup Playoffs; Crosby and the Penguins have won each of the first three on the way to three Stanley Cup titles.

Two of the series went to seven games and another to six. Crosby and Ovechkin have waged their own personal battles in the playoffs as well. Who can forget the dueling hat tricks between Crosby and Ovechkin in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, a game the Capitals won In the 20 playoff games in which they have gone head to head, Crosby has 12 wins and 22 points 12 goals, 10 assists , Ovechkin has eight wins and 28 points 14 goals, 14 assists.

Here are their responses:. This is a tough question. In the end, it is a question about which player is better, not which player or team has had more success. Crosby wins the latter in a landslide. Ovechkin, though, wins the former by a hair.

I know it is an unpopular decision as Crosby has the Stanley Cup rings as well as the international success with Canada. But, I would argue that Crosby has gone into each matchup against the Capitals with more talent at his disposal and more opportunity to influence the game.

Look at the matchup. Crosby was limited to two assists and the Penguins won in six games. Ovechkin had two goals and five assists in that series and was the dominant player. Us hockey and sports fans are greedy, though. Even with Ovechkin at age 35 and Crosby at 33, we want more.

Maybe even drastically. Actually, if anything, he stabilized his game. With 10 points in 12 games, the simpler stats argue the same points that the fancier ones imply. For all of the ups and downs of the Penguins for 12 points in 13 games , Crosby keeps giving them a chance to win.

Early on in the Peter Laviolette era, the Capitals are mixed bag. He even turned back the clock with these vintage moves in setting up Tom Wilson :. Ovechkin has accumulated more than hits in a season on nine occasions, which is significant since most star players of his caliber do not make a habit of putting themselves in those violent situations. However, in he captured that elusive title by putting up ridiculous offensive production.

In 24 games, Ovechkin finished with 15 lamp-lighters and 12 helpers to propel the Capitals to their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, while being awarded the Conn Smythe. The debate between these two transcendent players is multi-layered.

Crosby has put up significantly more assists than Ovechkin He also has a better points per game clip 1. Crosby has playoff points in games, while Ovechkin has points in postseason contests.

Ovechkin has Crosby beat in two categories: goal-scoring and durability. Seven hundred twenty-seven goals for number 8 vs. Even with fewer playoff games under his belt, Ovechkin still has a slight edge in postseason goals, at 69 to However, the real difference between the two is that Crosby plays a beautiful foot game and helps his team win even if he is having an off night offensively.

Ovechkin needs to be on the score sheet to affect the outcome. Ovechkin supplies what hockey fans adore: goal-scoring and hitting. But Crosby brings so much the average viewer takes for granted, such as keeping your stick in the passing lane, back-checking without drawing a penalty and snapping a tape-to-tape pass to clear your zone.