The Los Angeles Kings are good, lucky (maybe), and fancy stats royalty. No matter the situation, they find a way to come out on top. It’s amazing to watch and frustrating to comprehend.
For two consecutive seasons, the Los Angeles Kings have led the NHL in close-score Fenwick, which measures a team’s share of all unblocked shots put on either net during a game in relation to time of possession. While Fenwick and fancy stat sibling Corsi are by no means a be-all end-all when determining a team’s dominance, they are really good indicators for a sport in its grassroots stage of advanced statistics. [Read more…]
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