This week is a batch of players who are set to return from injury, so I wanted to highlight them and put them on your radar while we’re in the break. It’s also a good time to check in on the trade market, because a move can instantly change a player’s role, deployment, and fantasy [...]
This week’s list leans toward players stepping into meaningful roles rather than riding short-term spikes. Whether it’s a returning forward walking straight into a top-six opening, a center gaining traction with heavier usage, a defender inheriting PP1 out of necessity, or a young winger carving out room on an elite offense, the thread is the [...]
This week’s edition zooms out from individual player trends to the league itself. Over more than a century of NHL history, the numbers tell a clear story: the game changes in eras, not in a straight line. Scoring booms, defensive clamps, rule resets, and modern surges all leave their fingerprints on league-wide rates. The line [...]
This week’s edition shifts focus to player movement. With several notable names landing on new teams this offseason, the question for fantasy managers is how those skill sets translate in a different environment. To dig in, I’m leaning on all-situations, per-60 rates compared against position-specific league averages. This strips out raw ice time inflation and [...]
Building on last week’s MoneyPuck work, I tightened the visuals and focused them on location. The shot maps now use a Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) overlay to show where shot volume piles up, and the scatter layer marks every goal with a cleaner legend (game state + shot type). The range is the last three [...]
This week’s edition takes a step back from my usual deep dive for a broader look at where shots and goals are coming from across the league. Using shot location and scoring data from MoneyPuck.com, I’ve built a set of visuals and tables that break down scoring volume, shooting efficiency, and where the league’s top [...]
This week I put together a new set of visuals using data from MoneyPuck to get a better read on how teams, lines, and goalies performed across the 2024–25 season. Each worksheet focuses on a different part of the game: shot efficiency, expected goals, rebound control, line performance, and filters for game situation like 5-on-5, [...]
This week I put together a fresh batch of Tableau visuals using data from Natural Stat Trick and Hockey Reference. The goal is to get a better look at scoring trends around the NHL. All of these charts let you filter by game situation. If you want to see who scores on the power play, [...]
Alright, so this one’s another dive into a new dataset I’ve been messing around with. I pulled game-by-game data from MoneyPuck going back to the 2008–09 NHL season, cleaned it up as best I could, and threw it into Tableau to see what kind of visualizations I could build. This is very much a work [...]
The NHL offseason always brings a wave of player movement. Some names land with contenders, others with rebuilding squads, and every new jersey comes with new context. For fantasy managers, the key is identifying which changes actually matter. Ice time shifts, new linemates, and special teams usage can tilt the scales more than raw talent [...]
