Category: Statistics and Analysis

Managing Andrei Vasilevskiy’s workload down the stretch will be a key factor for the Lightning

By Justin G. | Mar 4th 2022 | 7 min read |

One of the nice things about the 2021-22 NHL season is that it looks like we are going to get a full 82-game regular season schedule*. The owners like...

Rookies Taylor Raddysh and Boris Katchouk are starting to settle in to the NHL

By Justin G. | Oct 26th 2021 | 4 min read |

A lot of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s bottom six entering this season was hinging on who out of Alex Barre-Boulet, Taylor Raddysh, and Boris Katchouk w...

Morning After Thoughts: Tampa Bay found a way to steal Game 1, but they’ll need to be better if they want to win the series

By Matthew Esteves | May 31st 2021 | 6 min read |

Winning in the playoffs isn’t easy. There is no tried and true formula. Rather, it’s a mantra centered around out-working the opposition, getting ...

Morning After Thoughts: Lightning’s top players have been driving the bus all postseason

By Matthew Esteves | Sep 14th 2020 | 6 min read |

It’s no secret that the Tampa Bay Lightning are a good hockey team. They’re likely the deepest and most talented group, on paper, left in the Stan...

Morning After Thoughts: Were Bruins the best? Lightning’s depth says no

By Matthew Esteves | Aug 30th 2020 | 5 min read |

As the 2019-2020 season progressed, I never subscribed the the train of thought that the Boston Bruins were the best team in the NHL. Were they among ...

Prospect dragons: Contextualizing NHL draft pick values

By loserpoints | May 18th 2020 | 9 min read |

In the NHL, like most professional sports, draft picks are highly valued assets. They represent a team’s future. Each is a wrapped present full of p...

Standings points make more sense than wins for replacement level metrics in hockey

By loserpoints | Apr 27th 2020 | 8 min read |

Baseball analysts have been measuring player performance by comparing results to those of a hypothetical replacement level player for over a decade. T...

NHL Power Rankings: Post trade deadline edition

By loserpoints | Feb 28th 2020 | 5 min read |

The trade deadline has officially passed, which means this is a good time to check in with our power rankings. With just a little over a month remaini...

Draft pick valuation and whether or not the Lightning overpaid in Barclay Goodrow trade

By loserpoints | Feb 25th 2020 | 6 min read |

The Lightning made one last surprise move at the trade deadline acquiring Barclay Goodrow and a third round pick from the Sharks in exchange for a fir...

Analysis of the Tampa Bay Lightning trade for Sharks forward Barclay Goodrow

By Justin G. | Feb 24th 2020 | 6 min read |

I honestly thought that the Tampa Bay Lightning were done. The team already added Blake Coleman to the top nine forwards, which I felt really solidifi...