Maurice Richard Trophy Tournament (1995-Present) Round 2: 2021 Auston Matthews vs Alexander Ovechkin 2020

[blundluntman]

MATCHUP #3 (Round 2): Auston Matthews (2021) vs Alexander Ovechkin (2020)

Auston Matthews (2020-21):

Games Played	Goals	Even Strength Goals	Power Play Goals	League Wide Goals Per Game
51	41	31	10	2.94

Alexander Ovechkin (2019-20):

Games Played	Goals	Even Strength Goals	Power Play Goals	League Wide Goals Per Game
68	48	35	13	3.02

Round 2 Matchups
24 Matthews vs 95 Bondra Thread
23 McDavid vs 22 Matthews (Still Active) Thread
21 Matthews vs 20 Ovechkin
19 Ovechkin vs 09 Ovechkin
12 Stamkos vs 10 Crosby
08 Ovechkin vs 04 Iginla
02 Iginla vs 00 Bure
98 Selanne vs 96 Lemieux

Round 1 Results

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[bobholly39]

Matthews.

 

[tabness]

Matthews rate stats are impressive but it is fundamentally covid north division padded stats so gotta go with OV

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Ovie played 17 more games and only scored 7 more goals there is no legitimate argument for him

 

[uncleben]

Matthews rate stats are impressive but it is fundamentally covid north division padded stats so gotta go with OV

COVID North Division is a weird blown up myth, imo

North had the most parity with 36 points separating top and bottom, while the other divisions were much more disparate with point spreads of 58, 62, and 71 points
Vancouver's last place, 7/7, finish in the North would be 7/8, 7/8, and 6/8 in the other divisions, while Toronto's 1/7 first place finish would be 3/8, 3/8, 3/8.

As for raw offense, the North's GF/team was 166.1 goals per team, ahead of West's 163.9 and Central's 161 but just below East's 166.8 - so they weren't scoring in bunches more than other divisions, really



I think it was a more volatile division, with the standings changing a lot and top teams losing to bottom teams all the time, and while no one really claiming ownership of it that gives it this chaotic identity, it wasn't really padded by any means



Just my little side rant when people mention the North bubble as this sideshow, meanwhile Marchand and Rantanen were lining up against some real stinkers like Buffalo and Anaheim night after night

 

[amnesiac]

Ovie given that Matthews was in the bubble

 

[Video Nasty]

The one who didn’t tie for the Rocket.

 

[GoldenKnight]

After some thought, it's Matthews for me.

 

[pcruz]

Matthews rate stats are impressive but it is fundamentally covid north division padded stats so gotta go with OV

This is objectively true because he has never come close to replicating the performance he had in that Covid North division.

Never!

And he plays in the worst division in the NHL with only a few of the last Cup winning teams and finalists, so he's been handed the best platform to actually do something in the regular season, and simply hasn't been able to stand out.

Pathetic.