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Why the Edmonton Oilers’ five-on-five scoring spike is a welcome turn
2 months ago

Why the Edmonton Oilers’ five-on-five scoring spike is a welcome turn

New York Times  

On Saturday afternoon at Rogers Place, Edmonton Oilers centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice at five-on-five to lead his team to victory. He’s one of several forwards who have increased their individual scoring at five-on-five over the last 20 games and the spike in scoring has the team enjoying impressive outscoring numbers in the game state. Timeline GF-60 Goal Pct First …

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Five keys that define the Edmonton Oilers defence this season
2 months ago

Five keys that define the Edmonton Oilers defence this season

New York Times  

Since arriving as Edmonton Oilers head coach, Kris Knoblauch has gained a reputation for successful roster tweaks. Five-man unit at five-on-five The Oilers were running Connor McDavid’s line with the defensive tandem of Mattias Ekholm and Evan Bouchard before Knoblauch was hired, but the early portion of the 2023-24 season involved injured players getting into NHL shape. The five-man unit …

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Is the Edmonton Oilers’ 2024-25 goaltending crisis over?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Is the Edmonton Oilers’ 2024-25 goaltending crisis over?

New York Times  

If you conduct an internet search for “Edmonton Oilers goalie” in October of any recent season, the headlines and fan reaction will be almost universally negative. Category 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 SA-60 31.7 27.7 25.5 League Rank 23 8 5 HDSCA-60 11.35 10.1 8.9 League Rank 14 4 4 XGA-60 2.76 2.43 2.31 League Rank 25 7 8 All numbers five-on-five, …

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Edmonton Oilers’ search for ideal Darnell Nurse partner marches on
7 months ago

Edmonton Oilers’ search for ideal Darnell Nurse partner marches on

New York Times  

Since he arrived in the NHL as a highly touted rookie in 2015, Darnell Nurse has been a lightning rod topic for Edmonton Oilers fans. Statistic With 97 W/o 97 Minutes 773 mins 1803 mins Shot Pct 54 48 Goal Pct 50 52 X-Goal Pct 56 50 Corsi for Pct 54 50 All numbers five-on-five, via Natural Stat Trick These …

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From Nathan MacKinnon to Alex Galchenyuk, one thought on every Avalanche player
2 years, 3 months ago

From Nathan MacKinnon to Alex Galchenyuk, one thought on every Avalanche player

New York Times  

The banged-up Avalanche have held the ship together through the first quarter of the season, getting off to a 12-7-1 start. He was pretty pumped after scoring his first with the Avalanche: Dryden Hunt shovels home Newhook's rebound off the turnaround shot, Avs back up 2!#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/YRQrkQY68Y — Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights November 27, 2022 Ben Meyers 3 …

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Francouz’s ‘sicko’ game lifts Avalanche over Hurricanes; Newhook comes through
2 years, 4 months ago

Francouz’s ‘sicko’ game lifts Avalanche over Hurricanes; Newhook comes through

New York Times  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Wearing a sweat-soaked undershirt, Erik Johnson spotted Pavel Francouz as the Avalanche goaltender wrapped up a postgame TV interview. “It’s a lot of fun for a goalie if you have a fire of shots around you and the pucks are hitting you.” What was arguably Francouz’s best save came in the first period, when Colorado was working …

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How do NHL analytics measure player and team value? Explaining the key advanced stats
2 years, 9 months ago

How do NHL analytics measure player and team value? Explaining the key advanced stats

New York Times  

Sports analysis is always evolving, and data plays a key role in that. Even-strength offense accounts for a player’s impact on their teammates’ goal production rates and their shot creation rates, the goals they themselves scored, the assists they produced, among numerous other metrics. For skaters, that’s: Goals: 0.75 Primary Assists: 0.7 Secondary Assists: 0.55 Shots: 0.075 Blocks: 0.05 Penalty …

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How the Flyers took a big ‘step forward’ vs. Devils: Are they starting to click?
4 years, 2 months ago

How the Flyers took a big ‘step forward’ vs. Devils: Are they starting to click?

New York Times  

In the wake of the Philadelphia Flyers’ 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils, a familiar mantra was on the lips of the head coach and the captain. “I think for our group, that’s a very positive sign, and we took a step forward,” “I feel like we had a step forward from the last two games tonight,” Claude Giroux …

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What the Avalanche could look like when the NHL resumes play
4 years, 10 months ago

What the Avalanche could look like when the NHL resumes play

New York Times  

Try presumably possessing a fully healthy roster for the first time in several months. Compher Valeri Nichushkin Matt Nieto Pierre Edouard-Bellemare Matt Calvert Colin Wilson Tyson Jost Vladislav Kamenev FIRST LINE: Perhaps the benefit and challenge of potentially having a fully healthy roster are the different line combinations Bednar could use upon their return. Bellemare and Calvert worked in tandem …

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How the Avalanche built one of the NHL’s best defenses and why it could continue
5 years ago

How the Avalanche built one of the NHL’s best defenses and why it could continue

New York Times  

Go ahead and ask around. “We’ve figured out recently we can win games when we’re not scoring four or five goals a night, and our guys are doing a good job with that.” Using a five-man approach is something Bednar has continually stressed when it comes to maximizing the Avalanche’s system. “Guys are doing a really good job, and we’ve …

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A look at Travis Green's unconventional use of a shutdown line and what it means for the Canucks' rebuild efforts
6 years, 9 months ago

A look at Travis Green's unconventional use of a shutdown line and what it means for the Canucks' rebuild efforts

New York Times  

If there is one major takeaway from Travis Green’s in-game strategy in his first season as Canucks head coach, it was his unwavering commitment to deploying a line with a strong defensive charge. Sutter’s line accounted for just 43.3 per cent of total shot attempts and 40.5 per cent of scoring chances and high-danger shot attempts, according to Natural Stat …

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