Since last week’s update, we’ve seen a number of season opening streaks come to an end. The Carolina Hurricanes were handed their first loss by the Florida Panthers, the Panthers picked up their first regulation loss against the New York Rangers, and the Coyotes finally found the win column against the Seattle Kraken. The Dallas Stars now have the only active season opening streak, as they are the only team without a regulation win. Let’s recap how each division has fared over the past week.
Predictions
Model Update: Goaltender Projections
Goaltending is voodoo. Far and away, projecting goaltender impacts has been the most difficult piece to pull together in my models. My first attempt left Continue Reading
2021-2022 Regular Season Update: Nov 3
picture of which teams early success is sustainable. Let’s take a look at the updated full season projections by division.
2021-2022 Regular Season Update: Oct 27
After last night’s games, 30 of the league’s 32 teams have played at least five games. While it’s still too early to get a good sense of which early season performances are sustainable over the long haul, we’re starting to get a better picture of how the 2021-2022 standings may look.
2021-2022 Regular Season Update: Oct 20
We’re now over a week into the new season and all 32 teams have seen action. Let’s take a look at some of the more significant roster news since my last update on Oct 15 along with updated projections based on the roster updates and actual results through the first week of the season.
2021-2022 Regular Season Update: Oct 15
The regular season has finally arrived and we’ve seen most teams in action with standings points on the line. Let’s a look at some of the more notable roster news through the first few days of the season.
2021-2022 Preseason Update: October 11
We’ve made it to the eve of a new season. The games count starting tomorrow and we have a pretty good picture of each team as we head into the regular season. Let’s take a final look at the projected standings by division before the puck drop on a new season, along with a review of some of the key player absences as the season gets underway.
Model Update: Special Teams Impacts
After 5-on-5 results, there are two areas that I suspected constitute the majority of the remaining impact on team point percentages; special team and overtime results.
Preseason Update: September 26
With the NHL preseason now underway, our view of the 2021-2022 season is getting more clear. While opening night lineups are still fuzzy, there were some notable developments over the first few days of the preseason.