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Tag Archives: Hockey Analytics
Adding Context To Existing Hockey Possession Metrics: An Update On The Advancements In Modeling
Back in February I presented the first post on adding valued context to existing hockey possession metrics. The need for enhancing stats of this nature was to provide additional (missing, but meaningful) context to the existing advanced analytics.
Todd Nelson Offers Insight On Hershey Bears Overarching Philosophy And Analytics Utilized To Assess Performance
The Hershey Bears put a bow on a pretty darn good season with a 6-4 victory over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in their season finale on April 15. The victory gave Hershey an impressive 44-19-5-4 (97 points) record for the … Continue reading
An Analytical Retrospective Of The Capitals’ 2022-23 Season
Now that the 2022-23 season has finally concluded, both the team and the fans of the Capitals hold the same reaction to the performance this season: disappointment. The Capitals, the coaching staff, and front office all expected to be back … Continue reading
Adding Context (And Meaning) To The ‘Expected Goals’ Hockey Metric
While we are without Washington Capitals hockey for the next week, the break in play provides data nerds such as myself time to explore a few ideas related to hockey metrics that were otherwise idling on the back burner during … Continue reading
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Tagged Hockey Analytics, NoVa Caps Data Lab, Washington Capitals Analytics
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What’s Up With The Steady Decline In The Capitals Shot Differential?
Al Davis once famously stated back in the day, “Just win, baby!” And while the motto will always hold true in the sports universe, there are times when a win can be deflated a bit by the underlying performance of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021-22 Washington Capitals, Caps Shots Per Game, Hockey Analytics, Jon Sorensen
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Michal Kempny: What To Expect When He Returns From Injury
Michal Kempny was a major catalyst on the 2018 Stanley Cup winning Capitals team, generating immediate dividends after being acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks prior to the trade deadline. Kempny was extended for four years with an average annual value … Continue reading
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Tagged Hockey Analytics, Justin Trudel, Michael Kempny, Washington Capitals Analytics
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New NHL Game Analytics To Debut In Saturday’s Capitals-Bruins Game
The NHL and Amazon Web Services announced on Thursday that they will debut two new advanced analytics during the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, beginning with Saturday’s Capitals-Bruins game.
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Tagged Advanced Stats, Amazon Web Services, Boston Bruins, Hockey Analytics, Jon Sorensen, Washington Capitals
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Postgame Analytics: Despite Strong Start, Capitals Turn in Clunker and Lose Game 2, 5-2
Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images The Capitals rushed out to a quick 1-0 lead in the first period with Alex Ovechkin scoring his first of the playoffs 56 seconds in, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Islanders’ … Continue reading
Analytical Preview: Washington Capitals Face New York Islanders in First Round Matchup
Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Following the Washington Capitals‘ 2-1 victory against the Boston Bruins in the final game of the round robin portion of the NHL Playoffs, the Caps solidified the third seed in the Eastern Conference and a … Continue reading
Goaltender Value: A New Metric
Photo: Mark J. Terrill / AP Put simply, hockey can be broken down into two key components–scoring goals and saving shots. As the main proponent of stopping these goals is the goalie, we can undoubtedly say that they have a … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Stolarz, Anton Khudobin, David Rittich, Goaltender, Hockey Analytics, Laurent Brossoit, Sam DiSorbo
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