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The five-on-five turnaround?

Today I’d like to you about a team who, twenty-odd games in the season, was one of the top five-on-five squads in the league. Their strong possession game was reflected in their metrics, and as a…Read More

Why you’re disappointed in the Habs’ fourth line

It wouldn’t be a fandom if there wasn’t something to complain about. With the Habs are sitting pretty at the top of the newspaper standings with a 15-5-4 record, scoring over three goals a…Read More

Ryder for Cole: all about the numbers

Marc Bergevin’s first real trade came out of seemingly nowhere, and it wasn’t a minor one, either. He sent the team’s leading goal-scorer of last year for Dallas’s current scoring…Read More

Habs puck possession at the third-mark

  Fully one third of the Habs’ season is in the books already — time flies when you’re having fun, doesn’t it? And with the Habs sitting atop the standings at 11-4-1, Habs…Read More

Some early numbers on the Habs

The old adage says that “it’s better to be lucky than good”. In the context of hockey, that may well be true, but there’s something that’s one better: to be lucky and good.…Read More

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P.K. Subban and comparables

It’s now official: P.K. Subban will miss the Habs’ opening game tomorrow, after he and the…Read More

Habs 2007-2008 Retrospective: player usage

As part of the retrospective on the Flyers-Habs 2008 playoffs, let’s delve into the Habs’…Read More

Swedish Elite League Advanced Stats: Forwards

Continuing on from my efforts yesterday to look at what we can do with KHL statistics, I`ve taken a…Read More

KHL Advanced Stats

As the lockout continues a fair fraction of NHL stars are playing in the KHL which has become the de…Read More

Desharnais, Cole and Pacioretty: What Might We Expect From Them Next Season?

One of the lone bright points of the 2011-12 season for Habs fans was how the Pacioretty-Desharnais-Cole…Read More

How Does P.K. Subban Compare to His Peers?

Something that I have found that comes up often in online discussions is where Habs defenseman PK Subban…Read More

Hockey Analytics: dissecting the 2011-2012 season, piece by piece

Hi, I’m Mathieu Roy, I’m a Habs fan, and I’m into hockey analytics. (Hi Mat!) I hope…Read More