Alex Ovechkin vs Sidney Crosby
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Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby compared on their NHL careers: Alex Ovechkin played 21 seasons, 2005-06 to 2025-26, Sidney Crosby 21 seasons, 2005-06 to 2025-26. Alex Ovechkin won 1 title, Sidney Crosby won 3 titles.
Who has the better career numbers?
Alex Ovechkin leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Sidney Crosby in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
How do they compare in the playoffs?
Where each stands all time
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
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.