How did the Lightning’s defensemen contribute to limiting their opposition’s offense? What was their contribution to the Lightning’s offense?
Anatomy of a Champion: 2019-2020 Tampa Bay Lightning – Goaltending
How did the Lightning’s goaltending stack up against the rest of the league? How critical was it to their championship season?
The Relative Impact of Special Teams
While special teams can influence the outcome of a single game, 5 on 5 metrics can provide a reasonable picture of team performance.
2020-2021 Mid-Season Rankings: West Division Predictions
Looking at the West division in the last post of my series of mid-season predictions, including my prediction for the Stanley Cup champion.
2020-2021 Mid-Season Rankings: East Division Predictions
Largely billed as the toughest division in the divisional realignment, there are some heavyweights and some promising up and coming teams in the East.
2020-2021 Mid-Season Rankings: North Division Predictions
The North has been an adventure almost every night, with plenty of goal scoring and generally lackluster defense.
2020-2021 Mid-Season Rankings: Central Division Predictions
I’m starting my mid-season evaluation in the Central division, which includes both the reigning Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning and the runner up Dallas Stars.
2020-2021 Mid-Season Rankings and Predictions
Most teams have now played about 20 games against a variety of opponents and we should have enough data from this season to start evaluating team performance and making some predictions for the remainder of the season based on performance to date.
The impact of a coach in the NHL
Mid-season coaching changes have become commonplace in today’s NHL. Let’s look at the impact a coach can have in the NHL.
Making the Most of Opportunities
I delve deeper into goal differential to see if we can identify what sets championship teams apart.