The League of Extraordinary Statisticians: THE Stat
The League of Extraordinary Statisticians tells us about the metrics they like to use to make quick-and-dirty assessments of player talent.
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Looking Back at Ovechkin's Usage
A look back at a previous article noting the odd usage of Alex Ovechkin in 2010-11, and where he is now.
The League of Extraordinary Statisticians: The Defensive Forward
The LOES takes a look at defensive forwards and how we might define them using advanced and basic metrics.
Call Off the Ove-geddon: The Washington Capitals and Ovechkin Usage
A lot of people are concerned that Alex Ovechkin is having an "off-year;" let me be the first to say, "Be cool, my babies."
2007-2010 5v5 Tough Matchup Leaders
Who has faced the toughest matchups over the last three seasons?
Penalty Killers who Take Penalties
What happens when top penalty-killing forwards take penalties? An analysis of power-play shot rate when these players are in the box.
Variations on a Theme: Different Formulations of Quality of Competition
One very nice innovation on Quality of Competition came from Jonathan Willis at Copper 'n Blue. In order to calculate Quality of Competition, you normally need 1) TOI totals for every player; and...
OHL 2003-04 Quality of Competition
Following up on this table, here are 5v5 Quality of Competition percentiles for each of the players. (Quality of Competition is calculated using Willis' method with the following modifications -...
