At 5v5, McDavid was significantly better in 17-18 than he was in 18-19.
Individual Stats:
17-18 vs 18-19:
G/60: 1.34 vs 1.06
A/60: 1.83 vs 1.76
P/60: 3.17 vs 2.82
S/60: 9.20 vs 6.91
ixGF/60: 1.03 vs 0.74
iSCF/60: 11.17 vs 8.67
iHDCF/60: 6.07 vs 3.74
On-Ice Team Stats (Relative):
*For stats: positive equals good
*Against stats: negative equals good
*Overall stats: positive equals good
17-18 vs 18-19:
CF/60: 9.83 vs 9.11
CA/60: 2.78 vs 3.00
CF%: 2.82 vs 2.90
FF/60: 9.21 vs 8.39
FA/60: 2.25 vs 4.82
FF%: 3.67 vs 2.43
SF/60: 6.31 vs 5.64
SA/60: 1.96 vs 4.26
SF%: 3.22 vs 1.48
xGF/60: 1.01 vs 0.66
xGA/60: 0.35 vs 0.58
xGF%: 5.94 vs 1.44
SCF/60: 9.12 vs 8.04
SCA/60: 3.35 vs 4.65
SCF%: 4.76 vs 3.55
HDCF/60: 6.28 vs 2.71
HDCA/60: 1.45 vs 2.86
HDCF%: 9.49 vs 0.49
For anyone who doesn't want to read the stats:
- From an individual perspective, McDavid was much better in 17-18 at producing goals, assists, points, shots and scoring chances than in 18-19.
- From a team perspective, McDavid had a much bigger impact on offense in 17-18 than in 18-19.
- From a team perspective, McDavid had a much bigger impact on defense in 17-18 than in 18-19, although he was still really poor defensively in 17-18/
- From a team perspective, McDavid had a much bigger impact overall in 17-18 than in 18-19.
In short, 17-18 McDavid was significantly better than 18-19 McDavid (18-19 McDavid was still dominant)