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Ramblings: Finding Useful Stats for Predicting Future Goal and Point Production Among Defencemen

By |2026-08-06T06:03:26-04:00August 7th, 2026|Hockey Rambling|

In yesterday’s Ramblings, we went over stats that are, or are not, useful when searching for future goal and point production among forwards. There were some surprising results, particularly when it came to the types of stats that were useful, so to get a foundation on these Ramblings, go read that first. Today, we’ll move [...]

Ramblings: Carolina Draws Even in Cup Final; Comparing the Fantasy Seasons of Makar, Raddysh, Seider, McAvoy, Chychrun, and Josi – June 5

By |2026-06-04T23:33:49-04:00June 5th, 2026|Hockey Rambling|

We had another wild Stanley Cup Final game as the Carolina Hurricanes pulled off a 4-3 overtime win to equalize their series against the Vegas Golden Knights at one game apiece. A pair of Brett Howden goals in the first and second period gave Vegas a 2-0 lead, a lead they would have with 10 [...]

Analytics Advantage: Carter Hart, the Makar-Shaped Hole, and Why Vegas Will Win the Series

By |2026-05-22T09:12:29-04:00May 22nd, 2026|Analytics Advantage|

Vegas won Game 1 of the Western Conference Final 4-2 at Ball Arena in Colorado despite getting out-shot 38-28 and out-attempted 80-52. That's the kind of line score that should make a Game 1 winner uncomfortable. It doesn't, and the reason is that the two things Game 1 told us are both pointing the same [...]

Ramblings: Sabres and Ducks Take 3-1 Series Lead, Kings Sent Packing, Lightning Tie It Up and More…(April 27)

By |2026-04-27T01:45:21-04:00April 27th, 2026|Hockey Rambling|

The Buffalo Sabres blew this one open, rolling to a 6–1 win over the Boston Bruins and taking firm control of the series at 3–1. Buffalo dropped four goals in the first period and never looked back, forcing Boston to chase the game the rest of the way. Peyton Krebs, Zach Benson, Bowen Byram, and [...]

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