Sidney Crosby vs. Mark Messier: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Sidney Crosby vs. Mark Messier: Player Comparison

Sidney Crosby vs. Mark Messier: Skater Totals

Sidney Crosby vs. Mark Messier: Skater Totals Table
											Goals				Assists			Shots		Ice Time
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GWG	EV	PP	SH	SOG	SPCT	TOI	ATOI
1	Sidney Crosby	18-37	2005-06	2024-25	1318	604	1040	1644	200	842	422	178	4	93	634	399	7	4206	14.4	27250:15	20:41
2	Mark Messier	18-43	1978-79	2003-04	1808	695	1203	1898	201	1970	453	179	63	92	710	402	81	4283	16.2	9508:03	19:39

Sidney Crosby vs. Mark Messier: Skater Totals Table
											Goals				Assists			Shots		Ice Time
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GWG	EV	PP	SH	SOG	SPCT	TOI	ATOI
1	Sidney Crosby	19-34	2006-07	2021-22	180	71	130	201	18	83	51	20	0	9	40	17	0	542	13.1	3767:43	20:56
2	Mark Messier	19-36	1979-80	1996-97	236	109	186	295	51	244	71	24	14	14	47	21	1	669	16.3

Sidney Crosby vs. Mark Messier: Skater Miscellaneous

Sidney Crosby vs. Mark Messier: Skater Miscellaneous Table
						Per Game					Adjusted				Plus/Minus					Point Shares
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	GC	G	A	PTS	SOG	GC	G	A	P	GC	TGF	PGF	TGA	PGA	+/-	PS	OPS	DPS
1	Sidney Crosby	18-37	2005-06	2024-25	603.0	0.46	0.79	1.25	3.19	0.46	677	1154	1831	684.0	2158	810	1200	54	200	196.7	158.2	38.5
2	Mark Messier	18-43	1978-79	2003-04	707.1	0.38	0.67	1.05	2.37	0.39	628	1104	1732	643.6	2578	864	2188	685	201	160.4	135.6	24.8

Sidney Crosby vs. Mark Messier: Skater Miscellaneous Table
						Per Game					Adjusted				Plus/Minus
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	GC	G	A	PTS	SOG	GC	G	A	P	GC	TGF	PGF	TGA	PGA	+/-
1	Sidney Crosby	19-34	2006-07	2021-22	72.9	0.39	0.72	1.12	3.01	0.40					271	109	146	3	18
2	Mark Messier	19-36	1979-80	1996-97	110.1	0.46	0.79	1.25	2.83	0.47									51

Data coverage: NHL all-time (since 1917-18) unless otherwise noted. Even Strength, Power Play, and Short-Handed Goals available since 1933-34. Plus/Minus and Shots available since 1959-60. Time on Ice available since 1998-99.

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