Since Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin first met against each other in the NHL in October of 2005, the league and the media have been hyping up their on the ice rivalry. Let’s take a look at how that rivalry has gone by the numbers throughout time.
Sidney Crosby, of course, has missed large stretches of time with multiple ailments across his entire body during his 14 seasons. Ovechkin on the other hand has been remarkably healthy enough to play the majority of games in his career and seemingly only misses one game per season via suspension for skipping the All Star Game.