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Category: Stats Questions

link to How to Read Hockey Stats: Player, Goalie, & Team

How to Read Hockey Stats: Player, Goalie, & Team

Professional sports is about performance. The ultimate measure for performance is how many wins your team gets, but there are many more stats that help to see how well a player or team is playing....

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link to What does plus minus (+/-) mean in hockey? (with stats)

What does plus minus (+/-) mean in hockey? (with stats)

When you are looking at a players scoring stats the first column that shows up after goals, assists and points is the +/- (plus/minus) symbol. What does this symbol mean and what does it indicate...

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link to What does SOG mean in hockey? (with stats)

What does SOG mean in hockey? (with stats)

You will see the abbreviation SOG or S in a number of different spots in hockey. It will be on the scoreboard and with individual players stats - both goalies and skaters! Why is this showing up...

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link to What’s PIM in hockey? (with stats)

What’s PIM in hockey? (with stats)

Hockey players will be hockey players. And the one thing hockey players do is try to bend the rules to give their team any advantage to win. In bending those rules they often break the rules and are...

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link to What is FOW in hockey stats?

What is FOW in hockey stats?

Sports are great for people who love statistics. There are seemingly an infinite number of things to track and with that an infinite number of abbreviations to keep track of all these stats. A common...

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link to All about the assist in hockey: Primary, Secondary, Examples!

All about the assist in hockey: Primary, Secondary, Examples!

When I play hockey I have always looked at myself as a passer before a goal scorer. I love to score goals, but there is something about making a great pass to setup a goal that I love even more. This...

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