Sidney Crosby: 984 GP 462G 801A 1262P Playoffs 168GP 68G 121A 189P
Alexander Ovechkin 1152GP 706G 572A 1278P Playoffs 136GP 69G 62A 131P

Sid 3 Cups, 2 Conn Smythe, 3 Lindsays 2 Harts 2 Art Ross 2 Rockets 1 Messier
Ovi 1 Cup, 1 Conn Smythe, 3 Lindsays, 3 Harts, 1 Art Ross, 9 Rockets, 1 Calder

Ovi is arguable the greatest goal scorer the game has ever seen. Sid has been the golden boy for the entirety of his career. Sid with his concussion history is probably going to retire first. Ovi has got a few more year. Both teams seems to be mimicking their franchise players, one has an injury history and we're not sure how long it'll still be a contender, one always seems to be picking up goals in the regular season and still in good condition.

If both careers ended now. Crosby is the player of the generation. But if Ovi wins another cup and a conn smythe. a couple more rockets. Does he overtake Sid?

It’s hard to say. Sidney hasn’t been healthy all the time, which contributes to how many awards he’s won.

I think ultimately it doesn’t really matter who was better, since they’re both truly amazing players for different reasons.

Crosby is the better all-around player, and is definitely the best player of his generation. But he’ll never be the best in NHL history in anything*. Ovechkin may not be the better player, but he’s undoubtably the greatest goal scorer of all time and isn’t under the shadow of Gretzky and Lemieux as a Canadian centre, like Crosby is. I think that probably means that if you talk to hockey fans 50 years from now, Ovechkin will be better remembered, because he’s the greatest goal scorer and Russian player of all time.

But again, they’re both amazing players, who are among the very best of all time.

*Because he’s a centre, a Canadian, and an all-around player.