from Natural Stat Trick - Glossaryand this is why all the PDO talk in the main boards are pointless, no one there is going to break down what contributes to the high PDO on a game by game basis. lets be honest, there is a LOT of jealous talk trying to knock the team down a notch. I was a doomer, nothing informed me that this team will perform that much better than last year. Hronek was nothing special in his limited games, and the defense and bottom 6 was a giant enigma wrapped in a riddle. But this season is buoyed largely by something VERY sustainable. Good management, pro scouting and good coaching. Eventually all good coaching will fall on deaf ears, management will reach a certain point in the competition cycle where they fail to adjust quick enough and fall behind the curve. But right now, we are climbing up the apex of the curve, there should be a window where we see the zenith of the team's facilities. we extend the zenith by development and keeping our top echelon of prospects. I love that we did not give up a extra 1st for Tanev. that 1st is for next year if they replicate a good level of success.
Regarding shooting percentage.
The high shooting % is also a mentality instilled by the coach, you see them fighting every chance to get to the middle of the ice, with Quinn, he can consistently set you or himself up for a shot from there. Correct me if I'm wrong, that middle of the ice is not really considered a high danger chance if its from a distance right? HD chances are more a factor of distance from net. From a probability standpoint, if you sacrifice 3 shots from anywhere and wait for something from the middle, your team shooting % will skyrocket, that shot will "spray" in a myriad of possible angles after the initial save, then, all you need is quick hands and elite finishing. We. Got. Them.
Other teams can try our approach, its no secret, but its not a matter of luck to pull it off, just like its not a simple matter of luck for McDrai to dominate PP. You need the right type of skill combination to use this strategy, and a big part is a Makar or Quinn gaining the zone and keeping the puck in. after that middle of the ice shot goes off, Miller/boeser/EP/Lindholm can tip with the best of them, and half of them have ungodly quick hands.
- Scoring Chances - a scoring chance, as originally defined by War-on-Ice.
Each shot attempt (Corsi) taken in the offensive zone is assigned a value based on the area of the zone in which it was recorded. Attempts made from the attacking team's neutral or defensive zones are excluded.
Attempts from the yellow areas are assigned a value of 1, attempts from the red areas are assigned a value of 2, and attempts in the green area are assigned a value of 3.
Add 1 to this value if the attempt is considered a rush shot or a rebound. A rebound is any attempt made within 3 seconds of another blocked, missed or saved attempt without a stoppage in play in between. A rush shot is any attempt within 4 seconds of any event in the neutral or defensive zone without a stoppage in play in between (originally defined by David Johnson on the now-offline Hockey Analysis, and modified to 4 seconds by War-on-Ice).
Decrease this value by 1 if it was a blocked shot.
Any attempt with a score of 2 or higher is considered a scoring chance.- SCF - Count of Scoring Chances for the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- SCA - Count of Scoring Chances against the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- SCF% - Percentage of total Scoring Chances while that combination of players is on the ice that are for the selected team. SCF*100/(SCF+SCA)
- High Danger Scoring Chances- a scoring chance with a score of 3 or higher.
- HDCF - Count of High Danger Scoring Chances for the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- HDCA - Count of High Danger Scoring Chances against the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- HDCF% - Percentage of total High Danger Scoring Chances while that combination of players is on the ice that are for the selected team. HDCF*100/(HDCF+HDCA)
- High Danger Goals- goals generated from High Danger Scoring Chances
- HDGF - Count of Goals off of High Danger Scoring Chances for the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- HDGA - Count of Goals off of High Danger Scoring Chances against the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- HDGF% - Percentage of total Goals off of High Danger Scoring Chances while that combination of players is on the ice that are for the selected team. HDGF*100/(HDGF+HDGA)
- Medium Danger Scoring Chances- a scoring chance with a score of exactly 2.
- MDCF - Count of Medium Danger Scoring Chances for the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- MDCA - Count of Medium Danger Scoring Chances against the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- MDCF% - Percentage of total Medium Danger Scoring Chances while that combination of players is on the ice that are for the selected team. MDCF*100/(MDCF+MDCA)
- Medium Danger Goals- goals generated from Medium Danger Scoring Chances
- MDGF - Count of Goals off of Medium Danger Scoring Chances for the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- MDGA - Count of Goals off of Medium Danger Scoring Chances against the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- MDGF% - Percentage of total Goals off of Medium Danger Scoring Chances while that combination of players is on the ice that are for the selected team. MDGF*100/(MDGF+MDGA)
- Low Danger Scoring Chances- a scoring chance with a score of 1 or less. Does not include any attempts from the attacking team's neutral or defensive zone.
- LDCF - Count of Low Danger Scoring Chances for the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- LDCA - Count of Low Danger Scoring Chances against the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- LDCF% - Percentage of total Low Danger Scoring Chances while that combination of players is on the ice that are for the selected team. LDCF*100/(LDCF+LDCA)
- Low Danger Goals- goals generated from Low Danger Scoring Chances
- LDGF - Count of Goals off of Low Danger Scoring Chances for the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- LDGA - Count of Goals off of Low Danger Scoring Chances against the selected team while that combination of players is on the ice.
- LDGF% - Percentage of total Goals off of Low Danger Scoring Chances while that combination of players is on the ice that are for the selected team. LDGF*100/(LDGF+LDGA)