Category: Numbers for Nerds

Playoffmetrics: Game 7, Round 3

By kidish | Mar 5th 2019 | 1 min read |

Narratives. Even strength: All: Even strength: Corsi shift: Expected goals: (Look where all of Chicago's shots were for the real story.) Series da...

Playoffmetrics: Game 5, Round 3

By kidish | Mar 5th 2019 | 5 min read |

Frederik Andersen is the talk of the hockey world after letting in two questionable goals in game five – a game that the Anaheim Ducks managed t...

Admirals Stat-urday: The End of an Era

By ScottMiller | Mar 4th 2019 | 11 min read |

1 The Norfolk Admirals’ made it to the post-season just once in their three year affiliation with Anaheim. In 2013-2014, Norfolk entered the pla...

Admirals Stat-urday: Oh What a Finale It was!

By ScottMiller | Mar 4th 2019 | 6 min read |

1 Last night’s 4-2 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Philadelphia Flyers) was the first time this season the Admirals scored three power play...

Admirals Stat-urday: Season-Delayed Fuse Ignites Offensive Explosion

By ScottMiller | Mar 4th 2019 | 5 min read |

1 Shea Theodore played Friday in his first game since Nov 8, 2014, ending the game with no points, no shots on goal, and plus-1. Theordore has five po...

Shot Plots: A Study in Quality of Possession (Part Two)

By KyleNicolas | Mar 4th 2019 | 22 min read |

Welcome back. In part one, I outlined the main premise of this study and laid the foundations for my research. Continuing on now to part two, I’...

Kid's Ish About Counts Against

By kidish | Mar 4th 2019 | 5 min read |

I have written a lot about the Anaheim Ducks possession play. At this point, you know the numbers and metrics and rates as well as all my impressions ...

Admirals Stat-urday: The Return of Stefan Noesen!

By ScottMiller | Mar 4th 2019 | 5 min read |

1 Stefan Noesen played in his first game since Oct 18, 2014, a 2-0 shutout of the Syracuse Crunch (Tampa Bay Lightning). Noesen picked up a helper on ...

Admirals' Stat-urday: Norfolk's Admirals Farewell Tour Begins

By ScottMiller | Mar 4th 2019 | 6 min read |

1 Josh Manson scored his first goal as an Admiral Tuesday against the Charlotte Checkers (Carolina Hurricanes). He had three points on the night (1G, ...

Hawk Thought: Getzlaf's Fine Form A Holiday Treat For Ducks Fans

By EricTheHawk | Mar 3rd 2019 | 6 min read |

One of the great traditions that comes with the holiday season is the Advent calendar, with a new window containing a prize opened each day leading up...