Category: NHL Statistics and Analytics

Which defenseman should the Lightning sit in the playoffs?

By Matthew Esteves | Feb 22nd 2019 | 9 min read |

All statistics used are from Evolving-Hockey.com and NaturalStatTrick.com As the 2018-2019 NHL regular season enters its final quarter, one big questi...

Nikita Kucherov is chasing NHL scoring history

By loserpoints | Feb 15th 2019 | 3 min read |

Nikita Kucherov is a good hockey player. Like, really good. Like, really really good. So good that he’s scoring at an historic rate so far this seas...

Super Shutouts: A new thing I made up when Andrei Vasilevskiy had one last week

By loserpoints | Feb 9th 2019 | 4 min read |

Last week, Andrei Vasilevskiy posted a super shutout against the New York Islanders. You’re probably thinking, “that’s great!” Or maybe, “he...

Around the Atlantic: Jake Muzzin is Toronto’s Ryan McDonagh

By Hardev | Jan 30th 2019 | 12 min read |

Between when I started this article and finished, the Toronto Maple Leafs made a big trade with the Los Angeles Kings. As you probably know by now, th...

Around the Atlantic: Don’t look now, but the Montreal Canadiens are right in the thick of things

By Matthew Esteves | Jan 28th 2019 | 10 min read |

Today, Around the Atlantic tackles the most storied franchise in NHL history, the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal has had a rough go of it the past two s...

Around the Atlantic: A mid-season review of the Buffalo Sabres

By Hardev | Jan 26th 2019 | 7 min read |

At the beginning of the season, the Buffalo Sabres surprised everyone (including themselves) with an outstanding run of games. They were first in the ...

Tampa Bay Lightning Ten Game Report: Getting an early start on vacation

By loserpoints | Jan 23rd 2019 | 7 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning are on a ten day break as their bye week flows directly into the NHL All Star break. Fortunately for me, the break coincides p...

Empty-calorie scorers: A real thing or an NHL myth?

By loserpoints | Jan 16th 2019 | 7 min read |

Empty-calorie scoring. Anyone who follows the NHL is familiar with the concept: the cliche is used to describe an archetypal player who scores lots of...

Is NHL goal scoring on the rise?

By loserpoints | Jan 11th 2019 | 4 min read |

Goals are fun. Goals are exciting. We all (except for goalies) want more goals. And this season in the NHL feels like we’re getting more goals. At l...

Tampa Bay Lightning ten game report: Halfway home

By loserpoints | Jan 2nd 2019 | 7 min read |

With forty games complete, the Tampa Bay Lightning have now finished nearly half of their season. They’ll reach the official halfway point after the...