what kind of stats are those?Including Matthews rookie season Ovechkin has a whopping .03 points per game more than Matthews and Matthews has a .04 higher goals per game. We all know who the better defensive player is, it's not exactly an outlandish opinion.
points per game:
Ovechkin 1,12
Matthews 0,96
That difference is 0,16 not 0,03
goals per game:
Ovechkin 0,61
Matthews 0,55
Ovechkin leads by 0,06, not matthews by 0,04