10 Points: Bruins, Caps, and Stanley Cup Playoff Projections

(This earlier post vaguely goes along with the post below)

From the lovely stats site behindthenet.ca, I tried to familiarize myself with the matchups, even though I know we will be seeing Bruins line shake-ups today. If you scroll down a bit past that, I look at the PDO and some other advanced stats. For example, this trend indicates that the Bruins should start scoring goals ANY TIME NOW...

Remember to just click each pic to enlarge.

Lots to Say on Bruins/Caps

This may be only semi-coherent, and it is quite long, but it's the fruition of the past day and a half mulling over the past 2 games, studying some stats, and just trying to make sense of it on the fly, much like the Bruins are trying to do with the Caps as this series moves forward.

Behind the jump, I talk about the good, the bad, and the maybe for the Bruins so far looking back but mostly trying to look forward. Ultimately, I think there's reason to not be as distraught as I have been.

Bruins Caps Game 1: Stats

I'm going to take a look at the statistics from last night's Game 1 between Boston and Washington in which the Bruins won 1-0 in Overtime. Chris Kelly scored on his 1st shot of the game. The only stat that matters, of course, is goals, but I have lots of time on my hands if you could't tell.

Considering Karlsson for the Norris

Ottawa is a surprise team this year with their success rate, and Erik Karlsson is a surprise player because of the numbers he has put up in his 3rd season in the NHL and how big of an impact he has had in the success of the Senators. Currently, the Senators are 2nd in the Northeast Division and 7th in the Eastern Conference with 88 points through 77 games (39-28-10) and have a +9 goal differential on the season. It's a huge improvement over last season, where they missed the playoffs by a long shot. Karlsson, too, has improved immensely over last season. But Norris isn't for most improved player, or highest scoring defenseman.

Bruins in the Last 5, Part 2

Take a look at some more in-depth look at the past 5 game statistics. This is building on this post.