Finnish SM-Liiga Goal Locations, 2009-10
by Hawerchuk on Nov 29, 2010 9:00 AM EST
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PrintThe Finnish SM-Liiga has a real treasure trove of data. Most of it is basically the same as the NHL's data, but they also have exact locations where pucks went into the net. Not that we didn't already know what this chart was going to look like, but it's still interesting to see it:
The frequency of goal locations is instructive:
Put the puck right under the crossbar if you want to score - low glove side also works.
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I guess I never realized how many goals were scored dead-center horizontally, but just under the pipe.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Nov 29, 2010 11:08 AM EST reply actions
Probably when the goalie is down. Or its a scorer issue.
by Hawerchuk on Nov 29, 2010 11:32 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I was going to say that if I were a goalie, that hot spot right where my head should be would be making me nervous…
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by Back In Black on Nov 29, 2010 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
I would suspect many of those center top-shelf goals were scored from a steeper angle.
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That spot makes sense if the goalie is on either post.
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I might actually lean towards scorer issue; my guess is that they are recording all shots over the goalie when he’s down as going dead-center top shelf, when in theory (if there’s so many being scored when he’s down) the whole top area should be either light blue or pale yellow.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Nov 29, 2010 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Does the dark blue area look like Dr. Manhattan giving shooters the finger to anybody else?
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 29, 2010 11:11 AM EST reply actions
Hmm
I was watching Oil Change on NHL Network (US) thanksgiving day and their goalie coach claimed that 65% of pucks went in under the height of the goalies pads. This begs to differ.
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by George E. Ays on Nov 29, 2010 2:19 PM EST up reply actions
How tall was he? Because if he is about 20 feet tall, that might explain it.
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by Bruce Peter on Nov 30, 2010 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
I saw that too
and found it hard to believe. He probably wanted to encourage the kids not to be picking corners too much.
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I’m shooting for that little blue dot right in the middle. Otherwise known as the Paajarvi Hole.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Nov 29, 2010 7:54 PM EST reply actions
- light blue
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Nov 29, 2010 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
Shea Weber: So Pekka, I saw this cool chart at Behind the Net about where they score goals in the Finnish Elite League. Let’s see if I can score in those spots. aside: I bet I can score in the middle
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by red army line on Nov 30, 2010 10:00 AM EST up reply actions
Awesome
Very helpful to see it presented this way.
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