Monte Carlo Predictions: Metro Division Joshua Weissbock | December 7, 2014 In the final portion of reviewing the Monte Carlo results from the four divisions it’s time we focus on the NHL’s favourite: the Metro Division. As a reminder we use…
Why Won’t the Penguins Shoot the Puck? Brady Smith | December 6, 2014 You win hockey games by scoring the puck; you score the puck by shooting it into the opposition’s net. As straight forward as that seems, it’s becoming a problem for…
Penguins Get More Than Meets the Eye in Rob Klinkhammer Dustin Nelson | December 5, 2014 Today we saw one of those trades that on the surface can seem minor. The Pittsburgh Penguins traded 23-year-old defenseman Philip Samuelsson to the Arizona Coyotes — the team his…
Islanders: Contenders or Pretenders? (An Analytical Approach) Pete Judge | December 5, 2014 Every season at least one team that spent the prior year in the league’s basement gets off to a hot start and shocks the world. As the encore to their Cinderella…
Monte Carlo Predictions: Atlantic Division Joshua Weissbock | December 4, 2014 In my last two articles I used a Monte Carlo algorithm to make predictions on how the Pacific and Central Division will look at the end of the season. This…
Monte Carlo Predictions: Central Division Joshua Weissbock | December 4, 2014 In my last article I used a Monte Carlo algorithm to try and predict how the standings within the Pacific Division will likely look at the end of the season.…
Slumping Penalty Kill – Should the Red Wings be Worried? Prashanth Iyer | December 2, 2014 After starting the regular season a perfect 25 for 25 on the penalty kill, the Detroit Red Wings have slowed down, allowing 12 powerplay goals on their next 61 penalty…
Monte Carlo Predictions: Pacific Division Joshua Weissbock | December 2, 2014 Monte Carlo algorithms are one of my favourite methods for analyzing hockey. I’ve used them previously for my work on this site when we analyze Ondrej Pavelec. A Monte Carlo…
Is Bo Horvat Good Enough to Stay in the NHL? Joshua Weissbock | November 27, 2014 Much like a child on Christmas morning the Vancouver Canucks’ management and fans are excited to show off Bo Horvat like their new toy. What’s there not to be excited…
Ryan Miller Has Not Been Good and That’s Okay Joshua Weissbock | November 24, 2014 The Vancouver Canuck’s newest netminder, and current starter, Ryan Miller has entered the 2014-2015 season without much negativity coming out of the Vancouver media. He has played in 75% of…
Marleau & Nieto Unfairly Criticized Andrew Bensch | November 21, 2014 Marleau Is Still the Man While it would be naïve to think any NHL team completely ignores analytics and sample size limitations, sometimes it seems like many in the business…
2014 Start of Season Statistical Outliers Joshua Weissbock | November 20, 2014 As teams approach the 20-game mark we are at an interesting point in the season from an analytics point of view. We start to have a solid idea of what…