Player Information & Stats: 2012 Stanley Cup Conference Finals

In a nice, neat format here in Google Documents.

I mostly look at nationality and age among the players on the roster of the 4 remaining teams. Includes lots of charts. Doesn't really look at any game statistics. Just at the trends of nationality and age among teams and positions.

Here are some chart previews:

NYR Venn Diagram

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.

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.

Dissecting the Regular Season and Looking Forward to the Playoffs

Here are some charts I put together looking at some basic regular season stats now that it has come to an end. I will be posting more (hopefully doing a better job) as well. Because it's fun for me even if no one reads it.

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 Numbers vs League Numbers

Here are some more charts I made the other day...

Power Play Percentages

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.

Bruins Individual Player Stats: Patrice Bergeorn

Bruins Individual Player Stats - Patrice Bergeorn - Career

Bruins in the Last 5

All my previous speculations about how, when, and why the Bruins would turn things around seem to be unfolding with each passing game. After the 3-2 win over Anaheim on March 25th, I began comparing the statistics of the past 5 Bruins games, in which they have gone 4-1-0.

• @ Anaheim, 3-2 Win
• @ LA, 4-2 Win
• @ SJS, 2-1 Loss
• vs Toronto, 8-0 Win
• vs Philly, 3-2 SO Win

View the graph below.

Shooting % Chart

Click for full size.

Building on thoughts from this previous post, I present you with this...silly ass graphic. Using info from ESPN, this illustrates (the best I could - others have done a better job making charts and accurately displaying these statistics) how the Bruins absurdly high shooting percentage for a few months (representative of scoring lots of goals and getting lots of wins, obviously) plummeted down and is just now starting to even out and stay on part with the league average. As I have posted about before, mostly referencing other people who have pointed this out, ultimately all teams and players with really high or low shooting percentages and other statistics like that (which I will be making more charts from next...I am attempting to figure out this PDO thing I talked about earlier), cannot realistically sustain numbers so far above or below the league average. Take from this what you will, but I see it as a good sign. 

Bruins Goal Scoring by Game

I did not note which goal totals resulted in wins or losses, just straight up charted the number of goals the Bruins scored in each game. If they won in a shootout, for example 3-2 in a shootout, they are only credited with 2 goals, which is how the NHL tracks it as well I believe.

I am not very skilled at making graphics, and I could not get the actual dots to mark each game score, which is kind of annoying, but I think this still shows some interesting trends.

My Game on 2/14 and other Recent Bruins Thoughts

(from bostonbruins.com)

As part of this previously established log of the games I have attended thus far this season, I will reflect upon the Valentine's Day game against the Rangers...ahh what a shit show. (Boxscore)

My Valentine/guest was my friend Cassie, who had never been to a game before. She was very excited, so I was very sad she did not even get to experience a goal. But she still seemed to have a great time, and I hope to bring her to a game again soon, hopefully a win...

She wore my Bergeron jersey, and then afterwards, bought me this teeny tiny shot glass mug for a birthday present (my birthday was yesterday)

Bruins: 7 Assorted Spokes

(Photo Credit: VickeVictoria/Flickr)

7 various topics are discussed in a few short paragraphs below:

• Line Changes and Trades
• Tim Thomas and Facebook-gate
• Shawn Thornton Quotes
• Refs, Goalie Interference, and Clockgate
• Bruins Are 1-3 in February
• Bruins Charitable Work
• Predators on Saturday Afternoon

Handy Trade Guidelines

Progression of Suspensions Thus Far this Season

Using the data compiled here that lists the suspensions handed out this season, I have created some graphs and written some extensive thoughts.

Best Team in the League

The Bruins got scoring from every line, and every unit, as well as a first goal of the season for Seidenberg and a first career hat trick for Marchand. Marchand scored a short-handed goal in the 1st, then 2 more in the 3rd, as well as assisted on 2 other goals for 5 points on the night. Seidenberg had a goal and an assist; Bergeron had a a power play goal and 2 assists; Campbell had a goal and was 71% in the faceoff circle; Seguin and Chara each had 2 assists; Pouliot scored the best goal of the year; and Tuukka Rask made 30 saves in his 2nd consecutive shutout. The only negative of this game was that Peverley didn't play.