NHL Rank, even strength goal differential per game 2020-21
1. NJ Devils +0.92
2. Tampa Bay +0.88
3. Carolina +0.76
4. Vegas +0.69
5. Toronto +0.65
6. St. Louis +0.63
7. Montreal +0.59
8. Florida +0.53
9. Winnipeg +0.50
10. Minnesota +0.47
11. Philadelphia +0.47
12. Boston +0.38
...
26. Anaheim -0.47
27. Vancouver -0.50
28. San Jose -0.53
29. Detroit -0.60
30. Buffalo -1.00
31. Ottawa -1.15
Someone make sense of this for me. Most of this list is in an expected order. What is going on at #1? Is this just a fluky thing, or is New Jersey this good (and their special teams that bad)?
(small sample sizes I know)
1. NJ Devils +0.92
2. Tampa Bay +0.88
3. Carolina +0.76
4. Vegas +0.69
5. Toronto +0.65
6. St. Louis +0.63
7. Montreal +0.59
8. Florida +0.53
9. Winnipeg +0.50
10. Minnesota +0.47
11. Philadelphia +0.47
12. Boston +0.38
...
26. Anaheim -0.47
27. Vancouver -0.50
28. San Jose -0.53
29. Detroit -0.60
30. Buffalo -1.00
31. Ottawa -1.15
Someone make sense of this for me. Most of this list is in an expected order. What is going on at #1? Is this just a fluky thing, or is New Jersey this good (and their special teams that bad)?
(small sample sizes I know)