Hello everyone, and welcome back to Geek of the Week. In this article, I will be reviewing the goaltender position for multicategory leagues. I will be using the True Value constructs like Quality Weeks (QWs), Really Bad Weeks (RBWs), and Star Weeks (SWs). These goalie stats provide a better picture of goaltender consistency and gauge [...]
The Oilers dominated a must-win Game 6, forcing a winner-take-all Game 7 with the Canucks on Monday night in Vancouver. Oilers 5, Canucks 1 (series tied 3-3) Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each scored a goal and added two assists in the Oilers’ Game 6 victory. Bouchard in particular had a strong game, finishing with [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** Inspired by Thomas Harley’s incredible break out campaign in 2023-24, this is the second instalment in a series highlighting young players (under 24) around the league who made a significant [...]
In Friday’s playoff pucks, two more teams advanced to the conference final, which leaves just one spot remaining. Panthers 2, Bruins 1 (Panthers win series 4-2) Gustav Forsling scored the game-winning goal with just 1:33 remaining in regulation to win both Game 6 and the series for Florida. The Panthers will now face the New [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Craig Berube to be their new head coach, replacing the fired Sheldon Keefe. Berube was previously the head coach of the St. Louis Blues, where he took over as head coach partway through the 2018-19 season and guided the team from the bottom of the standings to a Stanley [...]
This week we are returning to our playoff series with the second part of our first-round review. Last week we covered the teams eliminated from the Western Conference: Nashville, Vegas, LA, and Winnipeg. This week we are moving on to talk about the Eastern Conference, which means Toronto, Washington, Tampa, and the New York Islanders. [...]
Welcome back to another week of Analytics Advantage. This week, we are shifting our focus to a playoff edition, where we will analyze and visualize the performance metrics that were so crucial during the 2023/24 regular season. Our goal is to bring attention to a few key graphs and metrics that can help highlight players [...]
Two games of playoff pucks on Thursday. The Rangers become the first team to advance to the conference final, while a last-minute goal in regulation places the Canucks one win away from their own trip to the conference final. Rangers 5, Hurricanes 3 (Rangers win series 4-2) With a 3-1 lead after two periods, the [...]
Prior to Game 4, Colorado got some bad news regarding Valeri Nichushkin but there was also a surprise scratch in Devon Toews. The good news is that Toews was back in the lineup for Game 5 and he is certainly one of the most important cogs of the team after Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. [...]
After a hiatus for the month of April, the Roto Rankings are back. The stat categories for the Roto Rankings are as follows: Goals, Assists, Special Teams Points, Shots on Goal, Penalty Minutes, Hits, and Blocked Shots. These rankings are different from keeper rankings in that they don’t extend beyond one season. With the [...]
