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• HABS: Scoring-chances-for and Against Per-minute Played

  This post will focus on the number of scoring-chances for, and against each Montreal Canadiens player has been responsible for per-minute played. Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2014 SPORTS

• Who's "carrying" the Habs Offense

  Offensive-zone entries"Line carries" is a new micro-stat I began tracking following the Olympic break. Line carries includes all instances when a player... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 SPORTS

• HABS: Successful Offensive and Defensive-touches in the Defensive-zone Per-minut...

  Habs defensemen since the Olympic breakThis post will focus on the number of successful offensive and defensive-touches each Montreal Canadiens defenseman has... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 SPORTS

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

  How successful a player is at safely moving the puck out of the defensive-zone can be determined by tracking how successful a player is when attempting to move... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 SPORTS

• Separating the Habs Results Within the System Based on Team Success

  A direct correlation exists between the results within the system and team successThe value of any system that tracks player or team performance can be found... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2014 SPORTS

• Getting to the Why in Player Evaluation

  It is a commonly held wisdom that the truth behind anything can often be found simply by asking why three times. I believe the same thought process needs to be... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 SPORTS

• HABS: Player-by-player Puck-possession Success-rates in the Offensive-zone

  How successful a player is at maintaining puck-possession in the offensive-zone can be determined by tracking how successful a player is when attempting to... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 SPORTS

• HABS: Player-by-player Takeaway-to-turnover Ratios by Zone

  Higher is betterIncludes only those games since the Olympic breakThese graphs display each player's takeaway to turnover ratio at even-strength. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 SPORTS

• Gallagher's Offensive-zone Tendencies Since the Olympic Break

  Comparing Gallagher's o-zone tendencies with the average among Habs wingersThese offensive-zone tendencies break down what play each player attempts when in... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 SPORTS

• HABS: Offensive-zone Entries

  Tinordi leading all Habs d-men in offensive-zone entries per-minute playedThe Canadiens continue to struggle offensively. Brendan Gallagher and Max Pacioretty... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 SPORTS

• HABS: Breaking Down Successful Offensive-zone Passes

  Following the recent Olympic break, I have added new puck-possession events to those already tracked. Among those, I am now separating offensive-zone passes int... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 SPORTS

• New for 2014: New Metrics Now Being Tracked

  Every year I try to increase the number of events I track. The goal in adding events is to provide more and more data-generated information about players'... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 SPORTS

• HABS: Player-by-player Defensive-zone Passing Success-rates

  Mostly used when describing defensemen, defensive-zone passing success-rate represents each player's success-rate when attempting a pass from the defensive-zone. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 SPORTS

• HABS: Defensive-zone Stick and Body Checks

  Attempts, successful attempts, and success-ratesTracking every single puck-possession event allows us to compare players not only on their ability to win... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2014 SPORTS

• HABS: Successful Passes to the Slot Per-minute Played

  I track all passes in the offensive-zone. I also separate offensive passes into sub-categories including; cycle passes, passes to the slot, and passes that... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 SPORTS

• Offensive and Defensive Success-rates for Habs D-men in the Defensive-zone

  Using my system to track both puck-possession and defensive-events allows us to compare defensmen based on their ability to remove possession, as well as their... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 SPORTS

• HABS: Defensive-zone Tendencies with Puck-possession (Defensemen)

  Tracking each and every puck-possession event during a game provides us with an otherwise unavailable opportunity to calculate and communicate each... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 SPORTS

• Data-generated Player File for Josh Gorges

  Josh Gorges is consistent, resilient, sometimes Gumby-like, and consistently undervalued.Gorges does not put up big points, and rarely makes an impressive hit. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 SPORTS

• Ratings and Ratios for Habs Winger Michael Bournival

  Including numbers when the Habs win, when they lose, when they outscore the opposition at even-strength, and when they are outscored. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 SPORTS

• Ratings and Ratios for Habs Nathan Beaulieu

  Including numbers when the Habs win, when they lose, when they outscore the opposition at even-strength, and when they are outscored. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 SPORTS