Shot chart data is out

[KaseMeOutside]

sportingcharts.com has their shot maps out, and i am very interested in this.

as some of you know i am a ducks fan, a team that is discussed when it comes to regression. so i've been looking forward to seeing the numbers

first here is there data for the season
http://www.sportingcharts.com/nhl/i...eventType='SHOT',+'GOAL'&r2type=1&r2strength=

Now something i notice, is there seems to be a concerted effort to get shots from certain areas, and that is reflected somewhat by the average shot distance of 31.12 feet


How about a team the stat community really likes, the Kings?
their average shot distance is 34.33 feet their shooting % was in the mid 7's
http://www.sportingcharts.com/nhl/i...eventType='SHOT',+'GOAL'&r1type=1&r1strength=

One other team that stands out to me is Boston, their average shot distance is over 35 feet, and they still have almost a 10% conversion rate, perhaps the krug/chara dynamic at play?

Anyways i looked thru all the team's. Anaheim has the 2nd closest shot distance rate, the islanders surprisingly were 1st.

can we take anything away from this?

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[GKJ]

I've seen these floating around, but didn't know where they came from. That works well with scoring chance data.

 

[CanadianHockey]

It'd be nice if you could see the defensive side of this stat, ie where shots are allowed against your team.

 

[Micklebot]

It'd be nice if you could see the defensive side of this stat, ie where shots are allowed against your team.

Not quite the same but close is this site;

http://somekindofninja.com/nhl/

You can filter shots for, against, ES, PP, SH, Home, Away, with specific players on or off the ice, from within a certain distance, from within the slot.

It's RTSS data, so not the greatest quality, but very cool none the less.

 

[DawnBTVS]

Cool link, Micklebot...

Seems like the closer the shot, the better the odds of scoring (which makes sense on a common level).

Example 1: Boston Bruins - Even Strength Only
181 Goals Scored
- 29 Goals were 0-10 Feet (16%)
- 82 Goals were 10-20 Feet (45%)

So roughly 61% of their goals were "inside" the face off circles of the attacking zone.

Example 2: Los Angeles Kings - Even Strength only
137 Goals Scored
- 31 Goals were 0-10 Feet (23%)
- 51 Goals were 10-20 Feet (37%)

So roughly 60% of their goals were "inside" the face off circles of the attacking zone as well.

Curious if some of these are the result of rebounds off shots taken from deeper out/deflections but it does paint a raw picture that teams should attack the net more rather than try to set up the shots from the point.