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• Improved "TSP" Leads to More Goals

  Habs centremen lead the way The Montreal Canadiens averaged 2.10 even-strength goals per-game during the 2013 season; an impressive improvement from 2011-12,... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 SPORTS

• QUICK HIT: Game by Game Risk/reward Ratings and Grades for Games 1, 2, 3, 4,...

  The graphs included here communicate each Montreal Canadiens player's risk/reward rating and grade through each of the 5 games.The black line represents each... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 SPORTS

• QUICK HIT: Game by Game Risk/reward Ratings and Grades for Games 1, 2, 3, and 4

  Huge rebound game by DesharnaisGalchenyuk Habs best playerThe graphs included here communicate each Montreal Canadiens player's risk/reward rating and grade... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 SPORTS

• QUICK HIT: Game by Game Risk/reward Ratings for Games 1, 2, and 3

  Desharnais' playoff numbers well below his season averageThe graphs included here communicate each Montreal Canadiens player's risk/reward rating and grade... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 SPORTS

• QUICK HIT: Habs Grades, Risk/reward, Possession and Defensive-ratings in Game 2

  EVEN-STRENGTH GRADESGame #2 (3-1 Montreal win) Game #1 (4-2 Ottawa win)EVEN-STRENGTH RISK/REWARD RATINGSGame #2 (3-1 Montreal win) Game #1 (4-2 Ottawa win)... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 SPORTS

• One Game Scouting Report for Carey Price and Craig Anderson

  From game 1 of the 2013 opening-round series between the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa SenatorsAnderson's save-percentage the story of the game. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 SPORTS

• QUICK HIT: Habs Grades, Risk/reward, Possession, and Defensive-ratings in Game 1

  EVEN-STRENGTH GRADES EVEN-STRENGTH RISK/REWARD RATINGSPOSSESSION SUCCESS-RATES BY ZONEDEFENSIVE SUCCESS-RATES BY ZONE Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 SPORTS

• One-game Scouting Report for James Reimer and Tuuka Rask

  From game 1 of the 2013 opening-round series between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple LeafsReimer with an impressive short-handed save-percentageThe 6'2", 20... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 SPORTS

• One-game Scouting Report for Josh Harding and Corey Crawford

  From game 1 of the 2013 opening-round series between the Minnesota Wild and Chicago Black HawksBoth Josh Harding's presence and play became huge stories in the... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 SPORTS

• Habs Players' Puck-possession Success-rates Against Ottawa

  The graphs included here represent each Montreal Canadiens player's success-rates when attempting to maintain puck-possession while in the offensive,... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 SPORTS

• Habs Individual Player Short-handed Numbers

  Subban Habs most-productive penalty-killerSpecial teams will likely decide the series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 SPORTS

• Habs: Individual Ratios, Ratings and Scoring Chances Vs. Ottawa This Season

  Subban, Gionta and Plekanec's numbers lower against Ottawa this seasonGorges, Desharnais, and Prust with strong numbers against Ottawa this season This quick hi... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 SPORTS

• Game-by-game Trending of Alex Galchenyuk's Play This Season

  Thanks to better play without the puck, and an improved success-rate when attempting to acquire or remove possession from the opposition (particularly in the... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 SPORTS

• Plekanec and Desharnais Need to Be Better Defensively

  The Habs top centres struggling in the defensive-zoneA team's best players need to play their best for any team to have a chance at winning. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 SPORTS

• Risk/reward Ratings Indicative of Habs Improvement This Season

  Health and improved depth key to Habs turnaroundThe Montreal Canadiens are a substantially better team this year, and the players' risk/reward ratings are... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 SPORTS

• HABS: Breaking Down Each Canadiens Player's Defensive-zone Tendencies

  Who's more likely to pass?Who's more likely to dump the puck out?Who's more likely to deke?Continuing with the process of breaking down each Montreal Canadiens... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 SPORTS

• HABS: Impact of Quality of Competition on Even-strength Risk/reward Ratings

  No one system gives us all-encompassing information on a player's value; at least not yet. In a constant effort to improve my player rating system, I've looked... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 SPORTS

• HABS: Even-stength Takeaways and Giveaways Per-minute Played

  Tracking every puck-possession event during a game allows us to track both the amount of giveaways, and the amount of takeaways each player produces per-minute... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 SPORTS

• Habs Have Successfully Shifted Play Away from Their Net

  Percentage of EVEN-STRENGTH events by zoneTracking every puck-possession event, and breaking them down by zone not only allows us to quantify player... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 SPORTS

• HABS: Defensive-zone Puck-possession Success-rates

  The Montreal Canadiens have produced an impressive defensive-zone puck-possession success-rate of 70.4% this season. This compares well to last season's... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 SPORTS