The Stanley Cup Final may still be raging, but for 15 teams in the Eastern Conference, the offseason has already begun. This won’t be your typical summer of tweaks, fine-tuning and depth signings. What we are already witnessing across the East is a series of philosophical shifts - eras ending, long-held team-building models shattering and [...]
This week we are returning with part three of our playoff series review. In the last two articles we covered the teams that were eliminated in the first round (East here and West here). This week we are going to take a look at teams who were eliminated in the second round. This means Toronto, [...]
With the second round wrapped, this edition of Analytics Advantage walks through all five Tableau views defining what each quadrant represents, then highlighting who stood out and why. Expected Goals Against (xGA) vs Save Percentage (SV%) Here we split the ice into four zones by league-average xGA (horizontal) and SV% (vertical): Top-Left (“Stingy”): below-average danger [...]
