Explanation of Statistics
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For quick reference, click on the column heading of any column
in a statistics table to see the explanation of that statistic.
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Individual Statistics
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GP |
Games Played.
Number of games for which this player has been on the ice.
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G |
Goals.
Number of goals scored by this player. This includes goals
scored on penalty shots. When a goal is scored against the
opposing team by one of their own players, the last attacking
player to touch the puck is credited with the goal.
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A |
Assists.
Number of goals on which this player assisted. At most two
assists are awarded for any goal. They go to the two
attacking players who touched the puck immediately prior
to the goal scorer, without any intervening touches by any
defensive player other than the goaltender.
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PTS |
Points.
Sum of goals and assists for a player.
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PIM |
Penalties in Minutes.
Number of penalty minutes assessed against a player.
Minor penalties are recorded as two minutes.
Double minors are twice that. Major
penalties are five minutes. All of the various flavors
of misconduct penalties are recorded as ten minutes.
If a player's stay in the penalty box is shortened by
a power play goal or injury, or lengthened by running
time or waiting
for a whistle, those changes are not reflected
in the player's statistics. Penalties served by one
player on behalf of another, such as a goaltender, are
recorded against the offending player, not the one
serving the penalty. Bench penalties are not recorded
against any player.
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+/- |
Plus/Minus.
Even-strength or short-handed goals scored by a player's
team while he is on the ice count as +1. Even-strength
or short-handed goals scored against a player's team while
he is on the ice count as -1. Power play goals are not
counted. This statistic is not kept for goaltenders.
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Goaltender's Statistics
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GA |
Goals Against.
Number of goals scored against this goaltender.
Empty net goals (goals scored when the goaltender has left
the ice) are not counted.
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GAA |
Goals Against Average.
Goals against, divided by number of games played. The
average number of goale against, per game.
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SH |
Shots Against.
Number of shots taken against this goaltender.
All goals scored are counted as shots.(*) Aside from
that, to count
as a shot, the puck must have been (a) prevented from
entering the net by the goaltender, and (b)
intentionally shot on net by an attacker.(*) Shots
blocked by defensemen do not count; shots stopped by
the goaltender which would not have gone in the net
do not count; clearing passes from the other end of the
ice which happen to go on net usually do not count.(*)
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SV% |
Save Percentage.
The number of shots stopped by this goaltender (i.e.,
total shots minus goals against), divided by the total
number of shots against this goaltender.
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SO |
Shutouts.
Games played by this goaltender during which no goals were
scored against him.
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Per-Game Statistics
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Shots |
Shots taken.
Number of shots this team had on the opposing goal.
All goals scored are counted as shots.(*) Aside from
those, to count
as a shot, the puck must have been (a) prevented from
entering the net by the goaltender, and (b)
intentionally shot on net by an attacker.(*) Shots
blocked by defensemen do not count; shots stopped by
the goaltender which would not have gone in the net
do not count; clearing passes from the other end of the
ice which happen to go on net usually do not count.(*)
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Assist |
Assists.
Name of player assisting on this goal. At most two
assists are awarded for any goal. They go to the two
attacking players who touched the puck immediately prior
to the goal scorer, without any intervening touches by any
defensive player other than the goaltender.
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Type |
Goal Type. Goal type abbreviations are:
- PP
- Power-Play: More attackers than defenders on ice.
- SH
- Short-Handed: More defenders than attackers on ice.
- EN
- Empty Net: Defending team had no goaltender on ice.
- PS
- Penalty Shot: Goal scored on a penalty shot.
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PP Chances |
Power Play Chances. Number of power play goals
scored by this team, and the number of chances this team had
to score a power play goal. Each penalty which causes the
opposing team to be short-handed (i.e., not misconduct
penalties, and not coincidental penalties) is counted as
one power play chance, regardless of the length of the
resulting power play.(*)
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Team and Conference Statistics
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Standings |
Conference Standings.
Conference standings are used to determine playoff seeding.
The highest standing goes to the team with the most points.
Ties are broken using the following tie-breakers, in order: (*)
- Fewest games played.
- Most wins.
- Best head-to-head record between tied teams. (**)
- Highest goal differential (whole season).
- Highest goal differential between tied teams. (**)
- Fewest penalty minutes. (**)
(**) Note: conference standings on this web page do not
reflect this tiebreaker and may therefore be incorrect.
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GP |
Games Played.
Number of games played by this team.
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W |
Wins.
Number of games this team has won. For playoff games,
games that end with the score tied are awarded to the
higher-seeded team.(*)
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L |
Losses.
Number of games this team has lost during regulation
time.(*)
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T |
Ties.
Number of games this team has tied, or lost during
overtime.(*) (Losses during overtime are credited as
ties because not all tied games have the opportunity
for overtime.)
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PTS |
Points.
Number of points accumulated by a team. A team is
credited with two points for a win, one point for a tie,
and no points for a loss. If a game is won in overtime,
the winning team is credited with two points and the
losing team with one.(*) (Losses during overtime are credited as
ties because not all tied games have the opportunity
for overtime.)
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GF |
Goals For.
Number of goals scored by this team.
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GA |
Goals Against.
Number of goals scored against this team.
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GFA |
Goals For Average.
Average number of goals scored by this team, per game.
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GAA |
Goals Against Average.
Average number of goals scored against this team, per game.
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GDIFF |
Goal Differential.
Number of goals scored by this team, minus the number of
goals scored against this team.
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Notes
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(*) This statistic is measured or credited differently than
in the NHL.
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