Why is crosby better than ovechkin

Welcome to NHL. Vitajte na NHL. 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. A famous occurrence of Crosby complaining to a referee is when Ovechkin scored a hat-trick goal in the playoffs.

When asked what he said to the referee, he replied: "People kept throwing hats, I was just asking if [the referee] he could make an announcement to ask them to stop.. But if Crosby were to get a hat-trick, do you think any other player would have acted the same way that he did? Ovechkin, on the other hand, gets his fair share of ridicule, but still has a positive reputation.

He's the NHL "class clown. Constant chattering and rooting for his teammates while on the bench can be heard in various YouTube clips and on wired moments for specific games. Teams are going to want leadership from a serious player who just plays the game, not from a player who whines to the referee every time a call doesn't go her— I'm sorry, HIS way. Ovechkin received a two-game suspension and left the game with a game misconduct for knocking Campbell into the boards in an early March game.

Campbell suffered a broken clavicle and broken ribs from the blow. Where are the crushing blows from Crosby? The only physical play I've seen out of his was a "fight" early this season. He's also been known to dive a lot, taking the easy way out and trying to gain the man advantage.

Sid then blatantly slashed Kovalchuk on the leg and was given a two-minute minor. Game recognize game. CapsPens pic. Not even a little bit. All original content on russianmachineneverbreaks. His 1. He has twice been named regular-season MVP and has finished in the top three in Hart Trophy voting on seven occasions. He has two Olympic gold medals, with his dramatic overtime goal deciding the tournament in Vancouver.

Crosby has led the Penguins to four Stanley Cup final appearances, winning three titles. Twice, Crosby has been awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. This is a study in contrasts. Ovechkin has been remarkably consistent throughout his career. The only statistical drop-off occurred in when he clearly did not see eye to eye with coach Dale Hunter. Ali was a great boxer both before and after the suspension, but he was not the same boxer.

Crosby missed the better part of two years at the peak of his career due to concussion-related problems. Like Ali, Crosby was able to reclaim his position as an elite player, but his present game is significantly different than how he played before the concussions. The young Crosby was a dynamic player who always seemed to be in motion. He was aggressive, averaging more than 70 penalty minutes per season.

The post-concussion Crosby is a much more deliberate player. Very rarely do you see him in full flight. He protects the puck well in the offensive zone, makes terrific plays and has great hands in tight situations.