Arctic Ice Hockey, For Winnipeg Jets Fans

The League of Extraordinary Statisticians takes a look at what is more important in the NHL, offense or defense.

Do goaltenders have identifiable talent in the shootout? How significant is it?

How has overtime strategy changed in the NHL since it was introduced 25 years ago? Behind the Net takes a look.

What if shots at 5-on-3 and with the goalie pulled were taken at 5-on-5 or 5-on-4? How much less dangerous would they be?

Here is the data from 2005-2009 shootouts compared to my simple model (assume all shooters have a 33% chance of scoring.) Short shootouts are far more likely to occur than predicted:This isn't...

A friend of mine asked me how many shots their were in an average shootout. I'll admit that I gave a wildly incorrect guess, but I wanted to know the answer to his question, so I wrote a little...

While the shootout and the overtime loss have probably made the NHL more exciting for fans, the way they're presented in the standings has made it very difficult to determine how good a team is....