Alexander Holtz or Kevin Hayes? The NHL Stat Breakdown

The career statistics tell a clear story in this RW comparison. Kevin Hayes holds the advantage in 5 of 6 key categories, with Assists representing the most decisive gap — a 800% difference that separates these two NHL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Kevin Hayes's Assists of 261 compared to Alexander Holtz's 29 represents a 800% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alexander Holtz falls 91.7% below the career average of 350 in this category while Kevin Hayes exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Kevin Hayes's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Plus/Minus, where Alexander Holtz posts -30 against Kevin Hayes's -38 — a gap of just 26.7%. Alexander Holtz can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-1 tally suggests. In any debate, Plus/Minus is the statistical ammunition for the Alexander Holtz side.

Hockey's greatest players accumulate points through both goal scoring and playmaking. The balance between goals and assists often reveals a player's style — pure scorer versus pass-first playmaker.

Kevin Hayes wins this head to head comparison decisively — 5 categories to 1. The 800% gap in Assists alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Kevin Hayes's statistical superiority in this NHL career comparison.