...when trailing a game, only four teams have a negative possession differential this year, meaning that they lose in possession even when they are losing games. These teams are Colorado, Detroit, Arizona and New Jersey. You know who four of the five worst teams in the NHL are at this point? You guessed it, those four.
You know what’s most disgusting about that stat? Let’s look at the four teams. Colorado is a -8 possession differential when trailing, meaning that they’ve given up 8 more Corsi events than they have produced over the course of the season when these score effects are true. Detroit is at -12, Arizona is at -30. The Devils? -67. That is more than these other three teams combined. So not only are the Devils really bad at possession when they’re losing games, but they’re so bad that the other three atrocious teams, combined, have a better differential than New Jersey.
