Category: NHL Statistics and Analytics

A look at some 5v5 numbers for the Lightning and the Panthers

By Justin G. | Apr 19th 2024 | 8 min read |

It's going to be a battle between these two teams, will it be decided at 5v5?...

Morning After Thoughts: It’s time to talk about the Cirelli line

By Matthew Esteves | Aug 26th 2020 | 9 min read |

In Jon Cooper’s media availability last night he was asked about the calls that went against the Tampa Bay Lightning early in Game Two, he answered,...

Tampa Bay Lightning team report: How things were going before sports stopped

By loserpoints | Mar 23rd 2020 | 6 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning have played 70 games this season. No one knows if they’ll play any more. Under normal circumstances, we use each increment o...

Trade Analysis: Blake Coleman is a perfect if pricey fit for a win now Lightning team

By loserpoints | Feb 17th 2020 | 9 min read |

On Sunday night, the Lightning traded 2019 first round pick Nolan Foote and the first round pick they acquired from the Vancouver Canucks for JT Mille...

NHL power rankings: Valentine’s Day edition

By loserpoints | Feb 14th 2020 | 3 min read |

Today is Valentine’s Day so let’s do the most romantic thing possible: use a model to put all 31 NHL teams in order from best to worst. After all,...

Power ranking all 31 NHL teams at the All-Star break

By loserpoints | Jan 24th 2020 | 4 min read |

With the NHL All-Star break officially here, now is a good time to pull back and take a wide angle view of the league. To do that, let’s look at a f...

Tampa Bay Lightning 10 Game Report: Riding a hot streak into the second half

By loserpoints | Jan 7th 2020 | 6 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning have played 41 games this season, which means yes, I’m one game late to writing the ten game report. But in my defense, the ...

Tampa Bay Lightning ten-game report: No longer the champions of November

By loserpoints | Nov 24th 2019 | 8 min read |

After their first 20 games, the Tampa Bay Lightning sit sixth in the Atlantic Division with 24 points. That number is a little misleading though as th...

Ten Game Report: A mediocre start to the long trudge of the regular season

By loserpoints | Oct 27th 2019 | 7 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning have officially played ten games this season. And with that, we can take our first dive into the numbers and try to see how th...

NHL Power Rankings: The ‘it’s still too early’ edition

By loserpoints | Oct 25th 2019 | 3 min read |

Time for our new Friday tradition of power ranking all 31 NHL teams. Once again this week, the Flyers remain at the top and the Rangers remain at the ...