Blackhawk's Cup Clincher, in perspective
June 25, 2013
Last night’s Stanley Cup Final Game 6 will almost certainly go down as having one of the most memorable in Cup history. But how does the Blackhawks’ comeback measure up against history? As you might guess, their game tying goal with 1:16 left in the 3rd period is the latest...
Hitters and Hittees in 2013
June 23, 2013
In Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals last night, the Blackhawks came away with a 3-1 win over the Bruins. Chicago outshot Boston, took fewer penalties, and won more faceoffs. But one interesting battle won by the Bruins was in the number of hits delivered. Boston players were credited...
Testing two common adages about when goals are scored
June 09, 2013
Hockey announcers and fans seem to have a lot of adages about when goals are scored during games. I just finished collecting and cleaning play-by-play data from every NHL game from the 2007-2008 season through the lockout-shortened 2013 season. In this post I’m going to look at some very basic...
Canada's Cup drought and the salary cap
June 01, 2013
The lockout-shortened 2013 NHL season marks the 19th straight season in which the Cup will not be raised by a Canadian team. In a blog post yesterday, Nate Silver took on the question of why Canada is on such a dry spell. In the article, he puts forth...