Alex Ovechkin vs Evgeni Malkin

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Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin compared on their NHL careers: Alex Ovechkin played 21 seasons, 2005-06 to 2025-26, Evgeni Malkin 20 seasons, 2006-07 to 2025-26. Alex Ovechkin won 1 title, Evgeni Malkin won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Alex Ovechkin leads in 6 of the 7 lines, Evgeni Malkin in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin career totals
1,573GP1,269
929G533
758A874, better
1,687, betterPTS1,407
55, better+/-41
857, betterPIM1,263
331, betterPPG187
5, betterSHG4
141, betterGWG89
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How do they compare in the playoffs?

Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin postseason
161GP183
77G69
70A114, better
147PTS183, better
3+/-6, better
83, betterPIM248
31, betterPPG29
0SHG1, better
11GWG13, better
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin all-time places
9th (1,687), betterPoints21st (1,407)
1st (929), betterGoals30th (533)
41st (758)Assists23rd (874), better
1st (331), betterPower-play goals25th (187)
1st (141), betterGame-winning goals22nd (89)

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin titles and awards
1Championships3, better
—Calder Trophy1, better
—Art Ross Trophy2, better
—Conn Smythe Trophy1, better
—Hart Trophy1, better
—Ted Lindsay Award1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin season by season
1st2005-062006-07
2nd2006-072007-08
3rd2007-082008-09
4th2008-092009-10
5th2009-102010-11
6th2010-112011-12
7th2011-122012-13
8th2012-132013-14
9th2013-142014-15
10th2014-152015-16
11th2015-162016-17
12th2016-172017-18
13th2017-182018-19
14th2018-192019-20
15th2019-202020-21
16th2020-212021-22
17th2021-222022-23
18th2022-232023-24
19th2023-242024-25
20th2024-252025-26
21st2025-26—