2021-22 NHL OT STATS SPLIT UP BY TEAM CHART

 2021-22 NHL OT STATS SPLIT UP BY TEAM CHART

2021-22 OT Stats link (Open link in New Tab)

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The NHL, to this point, has been sloppy in their presenting of player value to the public.

While statistically subtracting will show converted success, it's worth mentioning I'm not factoring in players letting other players down in pursuit of scoring in these statistics, so you're getting converted value, not full value.

Skaters: (Great setup, player whiffs. Player scores, Blue line infraction, No goal/etc)

Goalies: (Screens, Bad Turnovers, Breakaways/etc) 

I should also point out that not all goals and assists are equal in difficulty or involvement in the play.

Stats companies would have to employ watchers, who chart those instead of just inflated stats as the season goes on.

Disclaimers...

Empty Netter: A goalie on the bench to give their team an extra skater while the opposing team scores into an empty net. 

If a goalie is being pulled, heads to the bench & is caught out of position on the way back to the net, I count it as an empty netter, but use an * since the NHL credits the goal against the goalie & doesn't credit the goal scorer on their sole EN Goals list.

There are other situations where a goalie misplays the puck & leaves the net empty, but the goalie is fully responsible for the crease & not intending to head to the bench. 

I'm not charting those in this blog.

Overtime: Both teams are tied at the end of regulation. First to score wins the game. At the NHL level in the regular season, it's 3-on-3 even strength hockey (w/ exceptions of the aftermath of a killed penalty, which can go from 4vs3 to 4v4 or from 5v3 to 5v4 to 5v5 w/o a whistle.) Regular Season OT switches to a shootout if no goal is scored in the 5 minute period.

There's more space to work w/ and a it's a faster pace game as a result. In playoff overtime, it's 5v5 even strength and continuous until a goal is scored. Does Regular Season "success" carry over? 2pts regulation scorers are more valuable than 1pt overtime scorers. (Guaranteed 1pt once in OT, get another pt w/ the win.)

And now the OT Stats you've been waiting for...