Value Over Replacement: Measuring each line and defense pair's impact on possession
Now that we've established a baseline for league-minimum players, let's quantify the value over that baseline provided by every forward line and defense pairing.
Patrick Dermody
Quantifying the impact of players making league minimum on team possession
In this post, we establish a baseline against which player performance can be judged.
How much does a standings point cost in the NHL?
Estimating the amount of money NHL teams need to pay for each point of improvement in the standings.
Examining the Sharks' offensive-zone forecheck
In the first part of this series, we look at the Sharks' offensive zone forechecking system when the opposition does not have control of the puck. As pictured above, an active pinching defense is one of the keys to San Jose's aggressive forecheck.
Sharks Among but not Controlling the NHL's Elite
The Sharks continue to be a team that performs very well against almost all teams in the NHL, except for the elite.
2012-2013 PP rankings, and a Look at a PP Prediction
Applying our last post of PP prediction on the 2012-2013 season