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Here is my take on the major NHL awards from a statistical point of view.  To determine which players will get consideration an award I took a look at their 5v5 zone start adjusted HART+ and FenHART+ ratings.  These ratings are based on goal and fenwick stats respectively and take into consideration quality of teammates [...]

League leading 10 shutouts. A minuscule goals against average of 1.89. A .931 save percentage. 35 wins. These are just a few of the reasons that Jonathan Quick will find himself a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League’s best goaltender. While the yearly improvement and mere nomination for the Vezina might

As we approach the end of the 2011-12 NHL regular season there will be a lot of analysis and looking back at the past seasons for the Leafs and then looking forward to the off season and beyond but before I get into that, I wanted to reflect how Leaf fans were feeling just one [...]

After a dismal collapse in Detroit Friday night that could’ve easily sunk the Kings’ season once and for all, the Kings headed into Chicago for a nationally televised matchup with the Blackhawks. This one was key to the Kings playoff hopes – not that any of the remaining games aren’t. Would they bounce back from

Some games are a stark reminder that no matter how well a team has been playing of late, poor preparation and lack of effort and execution is going to hurt you, even against the team with the fewest points in the entire National Hockey League. Tonight in Columbus, the Kings had one of those games.

Many times during the 2011-12 campaign, Jonathan Quick has bailed the Kings out on nights where they were unable to produce offensively. Tuesday night in Nashville, the Kings returned the favor. In what was an uncharacteristic off game for both Quick and Predators goalie Pekka Rinne – believed to be two of three likely Vezina

(NOTE: I wrote this article for Crimespree Hockey earlier, cross posting it here) When the Los Angeles Kings acquired Jeff Carter from Columbus for defenseman Jack Johnson and a conditional first round pick, reaction among Kings’ fans was split. Carter’s proven scoring pedigree was something the Kings’ desperately needed, but Johnson was a Kings’ fan

A lot has been made about Joffrey Lupul’s “career year” this year and some Leaf fans are even suggesting that now is the time to trade him while his value is at an all-time high.  While it is true that he is on pace for career high in goals and points I would like to [...]

I wanted to take a look at the Leafs record against various other types of teams so I took a variety of stats and looked at their records against the top 10 teams, the middle 10 teams and the bottom 10 teams in that stat.  Here is what I found. Top 10 Middle 10 Bottom [...]

I was somewhat disappointed in the lack of Maple Leaf moves made during yesterday’s trade deadline.  Not because Burke didn’t trade for anyone who can help us make the playoffs this year (though I though a trade for Ben Bishop would have been a useful gamble both short and long term) but because he didn’t [...]