Marianne Helm
Missed shots have been an issue for the Winnipeg Jets this year, but how big of an issue is it?
Much has been made of the Winnipeg Jets propensity to miss the net when they shoot. We all know the Jets lead the league in missed shots, but that is a stat that ignores shot volumes. Lets take a look at missed shots as a percentage of shots attempts.
Here is the full list sorted by missed shot percentage:
| Team | Shots | MsS | Fenwick | % of Shots Missed | |
| 1 | WINNIPEG | 423 | 220 | 643 | 34.2% |
| 2 | DALLAS | 424 | 193 | 617 | 31.3% |
| 3 | NASHVILLE | 405 | 180 | 585 | 30.8% |
| 4 | LOS ANGELES | 419 | 181 | 600 | 30.2% |
| 5 | TORONTO | 473 | 202 | 675 | 29.9% |
| 6 | DETROIT | 467 | 199 | 666 | 29.9% |
| 7 | OTTAWA | 553 | 226 | 779 | 29.0% |
| 8 | SAN JOSE | 446 | 182 | 628 | 29.0% |
| 9 | VANCOUVER | 434 | 177 | 611 | 29.0% |
| 10 | MONTREAL | 461 | 185 | 646 | 28.6% |
| 11 | PHOENIX | 499 | 199 | 698 | 28.5% |
| 12 | NEW JERSEY | 424 | 168 | 592 | 28.4% |
| 13 | PHILADELPHIA | 474 | 186 | 660 | 28.2% |
| 14 | ANAHEIM | 404 | 156 | 560 | 27.9% |
| 15 | CALGARY | 426 | 164 | 590 | 27.8% |
| 16 | LEAGUE AVERAGE | 5011 | 18039.5 | 27.8% | |
| 17 | BOSTON | 419 | 160 | 579 | 27.7% |
| 18 | WASHINGTON | 431 | 164 | 595 | 27.6% |
| 19 | PITTSBURGH | 483 | 183 | 666 | 27.5% |
| 20 | ST LOUIS | 461 | 172 | 633 | 27.2% |
| 21 | NY ISLANDERS | 483 | 177 | 660 | 26.8% |
| 22 | TAMPA BAY | 404 | 146 | 550 | 26.6% |
| 23 | EDMONTON | 431 | 154 | 585 | 26.3% |
| 24 | MINNESOTA | 398 | 142 | 540 | 26.3% |
| 25 | NY RANGERS | 450 | 158 | 608 | 26.0% |
| 26 | COLUMBUS | 430 | 151 | 581 | 26.0% |
| 27 | CAROLINA | 473 | 166 | 639 | 26.0% |
| 28 | COLORADO | 428 | 142 | 570 | 24.9% |
| 29 | BUFFALO | 508 | 168 | 676 | 24.8% |
| 30 | FLORIDA | 431 | 137 | 568 | 24.1% |
| 31 | CHICAGO | 490 | 154 | 644 | 23.9% |
Well, the Jets still suck really really bad. Meanwhile, Chicago is doing really really well.
Go figure that a team scores more when the pucks hit the net.
Now for a little context I pulled the numbers from last year. Here are the 2011-12 numbers:
| Team | Shots | MsS | Fenwick | % of shots missed | |
| 1 | LOS ANGELES | 2509 | 1123 | 3632 | 30.9% |
| 2 | ANAHEIM | 2288 | 1017 | 3305 | 30.8% |
| 3 | DALLAS | 2312 | 1006 | 3318 | 30.3% |
| 4 | WINNIPEG | 2468 | 1067 | 3535 | 30.2% |
| 5 | TORONTO | 2321 | 991 | 3312 | 29.9% |
| 6 | ST LOUIS | 2509 | 1066 | 3575 | 29.8% |
| 7 | PHOENIX | 2427 | 1013 | 3440 | 29.4% |
| 8 | WASHINGTON | 2296 | 934 | 3230 | 28.9% |
| 9 | CAROLINA | 2501 | 1016 | 3517 | 28.9% |
| 10 | OTTAWA | 2575 | 1033 | 3608 | 28.6% |
| 11 | EDMONTON | 2189 | 875 | 3064 | 28.6% |
| 12 | PITTSBURGH | 2780 | 1088 | 3868 | 28.1% |
| 13 | SAN JOSE | 2772 | 1081 | 3853 | 28.1% |
| 14 | LEAGUE AVERAGE | 28479 | 101655.8 | 28.0% | |
| 15 | MINNESOTA | 2173 | 838 | 3011 | 27.8% |
| 16 | MONTREAL | 2337 | 901 | 3238 | 27.8% |
| 17 | TAMPA BAY | 2230 | 859 | 3089 | 27.8% |
| 18 | VANCOUVER | 2583 | 990 | 3573 | 27.7% |
| 19 | BOSTON | 2657 | 1010 | 3667 | 27.5% |
| 20 | PHILADELPHIA | 2640 | 1002 | 3642 | 27.5% |
| 21 | NY RANGERS | 2337 | 886 | 3223 | 27.5% |
| 22 | DETROIT | 2640 | 997 | 3637 | 27.4% |
| 23 | FLORIDA | 2435 | 917 | 3352 | 27.4% |
| 24 | BUFFALO | 2394 | 893 | 3287 | 27.2% |
| 25 | CALGARY | 2255 | 824 | 3079 | 26.8% |
| 26 | CHICAGO | 2583 | 922 | 3505 | 26.3% |
| 27 | NASHVILLE | 2263 | 803 | 3066 | 26.2% |
| 28 | NY ISLANDERS | 2411 | 850 | 3261 | 26.1% |
| 29 | COLUMBUS | 2452 | 842 | 3294 | 25.6% |
| 30 | COLORADO | 2583 | 873 | 3456 | 25.3% |
| 31 | NEW JERSEY | 2255 | 762 | 3017 | 25.3% |
The Jets weren't great a great shooting bunch last year either, but they have been far worse this year.
I have to think the Jets' number will crawl back towards the league average.
Oops. Because I am an idiot, I completely buggered up those tables, but they should be fixed now.
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