Who’s Really Carrying Their Teams? Kyle Gipe | February 10, 2018 Which players have been best at carrying their teams this season? To me, carrying one’s team means that a player produces in wins and when he doesn’t produce, the team…
What Is an NHL Win Worth? Kyle Gipe | January 30, 2018 I recently wrote an article that proposed a new way to predict team success by using goal differential. I introduced a formula called the Pythagorean Expectation (PE) that produced an…
Devils Key Piece on Defense? Alex Chauvancy | January 25, 2018 When the New Jersey Devils signed Ben Lovejoy in the summer of 2016, he had big shoes to fill. The team had just traded Adam Larsson for Taylor Hall, leaving a…
A New Way to Predict & Measure NHL Success Kyle Gipe | January 24, 2018 Two weeks ago, I began looking into whether or not there has ever been research on how many goals equals a win in the NHL. I’m a fan of baseball…
5 Goalies’ Trends Affecting Their Team’s Performance Kyle Gipe | January 9, 2018 Teams are typically only as successful as their goaltending is good. Or maybe it’s that a goalie’s success is reflective of the quality of players in front of him. Either…
The Stars’ Magic Numbers Matt Pryor | January 8, 2018 The Dallas Stars coasted into their bye week Saturday afternoon, cruising past the hapless Edmonton Oilers, 5-1. As the players, coaches and staff scatter to the four winds for a…
Best & Worst of the Week: Dec. 30 – Jan. 4 Kyle Gipe | January 6, 2018 The Best Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals Three games: Dec. 30 vs New Jersey (W), Jan. 2 at Carolina (W) 2 G, 3 A, plus-4, 1 game-winning goal, 8 shots, 25.0…
Do the Maple Leafs Rely on Their Goaltenders? Peter Ferrell | December 31, 2017 Hockey is the bitter old man of the sporting world, always pining for days gone by. One of the most pined-for eras is the 1980s, highly desirable on account of…
Best and Worst of the Week: Dec. 22-28 Kyle Gipe | December 30, 2017 This is the inaugural edition of a weekly article highlighting the best and worst of the NHL. It will be player-focused and will utilize basic numbers with a slight inclusion…
Poor Early Returns on Canucks’ Offseason Acquisitions Harman Dayal | December 17, 2017 Canucks’ GM Jim Benning was a busy man this offseason. After finishing 28th overall in 2016-17, the Canucks made a flurry of moves in the summer to bolster the depth…
Analyzing Alex Edler’s Defensive Performance Harman Dayal | December 15, 2017 For years, Alex Edler has been a polarizing figure in the Vancouver sports market. With injuries and age accumulating, we’ve likely passed the days of prime Edler. That doesn’t mean,…
4 Smartest NHL Trade Deadline Deals for 2017-18 Kyle Gipe | December 7, 2017 It is December and a quarter of the NHL season has come and gone. With that, just over two months remain until the trade deadline on Feb. 26, and teams…
