Maurice Richard Trophy Tournament (1995-Present) Round 3: 2021 Auston Matthews vs Alexander Ovechkin 2008

[blundluntman]

MATCHUP #3 (Round 3): Auston Matthews (2021) vs Alexander Ovechkin (2008)

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 (2007-08):

Games Played	Goals	Even Strength Goals	Power Play Goals	League Wide Goals Per Game
82	65	43	22	2.78

Round 3 Matchups
24 Matthews vs 09 Ovechkin (Still Active) Thread
23 McDavid vs 12 Stamkos Thread
21 Matthews vs 08 Ovechkin
00 Bure vs 96 Lemieux

Round 2 Results

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[filinski77]

This is an easy Ovi vote. Simply more dominant vs. his peers, and that is without getting into the laundry list of things that makes this Matthews season hard to compare/analyze.

Still a fantastic season by Matthews though

Ovi	65​
#2	52​	25%​
#3	50​	30%​
#5	43​	51%​
#10	40​	63%​
#20	32​	103%​
#30	29​	124%​

Matthews	41​
#2	33​	24%​
#3	32​	28%​
#5	30​	37%​
#10	26​	58%​
#20	23​	78%​
#30	20​	105%​

 

[tabness]

ovechkiainec

 

[bobholly39]

Yeah it's 2008.

This is probably only Matthew's 3rd best goal-scoring season. If this was 2024 - I'd be willing to look at it more closely. Maybe we get that matchup next round.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Ovechkin's 2008 season is probably one of the best goal scoring seasons since Mario Lemieux scored 69 in 70.