Special teams including SHG

[YayHockeysBack]

First, I apologize if (a) this is common knowledge; or (b) someone else has already done this. I'm pretty new to hockey stats, though I've been a fan of the game for a long time. I searched, but didn't find something similar.

It seems to me that short-handed goals ought to count as far as a team's special-teams performance. A great PP isn't so great if you give up a lot of SHG, and a great PK can be even better if you score a lot of SHG.

So, as of 2/23/19, here are the top teams in the league for special teams offense, calculated as (PP goals - SHG allowed) / PP minutes:

1	Tampa	28.8%
2	SJ	23.0%
3	Winnepeg	22.6%
4	Boston	20.9%
5	Florida	20.9%
6	NYR	20.1%
7	Calgary	20.1%
8	Minny	20.0%
9	Chicago	19.8%
10	Colorado	19.7%

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And here are the top teams in the league for special teams defense, calculated as (PP goals allowed - SHG scored) / SH minutes:

1	Arizona	92.7%
2	Tampa	88.4%
3	NJ	87.7%
4	SJ	87.1%
5	Vegas	87.0%
6	Columbus	86.8%
7	Calgary	86.6%
8	Pittsburgh	86.0%
9	Nashville	84.5%
10	Winnepeg	84.4%

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Two thoughts: (1) dang, Tampa Bay's PP is really lights-out, way better than anyone else in the league. (2) dang, Arizona's PK is just as good as Tampa's PP.

Finally, here's an attempt to calculate the average goals/game due to special teams. It's calculated as (PPG + SHG - PPGA - SHGA) / G:

1	Tampa	0.58
2	SJ	0.31
3	Calgary	0.28
4	Arizona	0.25
5	Winnepeg	0.21
6	Florida	0.20
7	Boston	0.13
8	Vegas	0.10
9	NJ	0.08
10	Pittsburgh	0.07
11	Minny	0.06
12	Dallas	0.03
13	Colorado	0.03
14	Columbus	0.02
15	Toronto	0.02
16	NYI	0.00

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Any team not on this list is a net negative for special teams--they're giving up more goals in special-teams situations than they're scoring.

Again, quick reaction: (a) Tampa is nearly twice as good as the next positive team, San Jose; (b) Toronto is essentially special-teams neutral, which surprises me; (c) Arizona may not have a great PP%, but their special teams contribute a lot to their offense.

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[morehockeystats]

How do you divide goals by minutes and get percentages?

 

[YayHockeysBack]

How do you divide goals by minutes and get percentages?

Oops, you're right . . . reading the tables more closely, should be opportunities (both PP and PPA).

 

[Name Nameless]

Oops, you're right . . . reading the tables more closely, should be opportunities (both PP and PPA).

Factoring in some PPs and PKs last shorter, would make it better, though.

Say, an obvious example: getting a PP when it's just a minute left of the game.

 

[morehockeystats]

Factoring in some PPs and PKs last shorter, would make it better, though.

Say, an obvious example: getting a PP when it's just a minute left of the game.

Or the often-very-short PP after a long 4v4 is over. Note that the short PP that preceded the long 4v4 is a genuinely failed PP.

 

[YayHockeysBack]

I think the last table is actually the mos interesting though.

Basically it merges all these statistics into the one that matters: PK%, SHGA, SHG, PP%, penalties taken, penalties committed by opponent. Bottom line, how many goals-per-game do special teams provide/cost?