More and more often fans are looking for simple, to the point explanations of the terms we use regularly on the site. I figured it was easiest to write an article and have it linked on the main page for easy reference.
- Shots % – refers to the percentage of total shots on net that were taken by a player’s team while he is on the ice, or in total for a team.
Fenwick – is a +/- statistic for a player/team that measures how many shots and missed shots were directed for and against the team/player being measured per 60 minutes.
Relative Fenwick – is a measurement of a player’s Fenwick success relative to his own teammates per 60 minutes.
Fenwick % – refers to the percentage of total shots and missed shots that were taken by a player’s team while he is on the ice, or in total for a team. - Corsi – is a +/- statistic for a player/team that measures all shot attempts, including misses and blocked shots, directed for and against the team/player being measured per 60 minutes.
Relative Corsi – is a measurement of a player’s Corsi success relative to his own teammates per 60 minutes.
Corsi % – refers to the percentage of total shot attempts that were taken by a player’s team while he is on the ice, or in total for a team. - On ice shooting % – refers to team shooting success while a player is on the ice.
- On ice save % – refers to the goaltender’s save percentage while a player is on the ice.
- PDO – an addition of on ice shooting % and on ice save % to create a number that quantifies a team’s variable success. Over time, this number will always trend towards 100%
- Offensive zone start % – is the percentage of total shifts a player starts in the offensive zone, not including neutral zone shifts.
- Offensive zone finish % – is the percentage of total shifts a player ends in the offensive zone, not including neutral zone shifts.
- Quality of competition – a measure of the relative +/- score of the opponents a player faces on average, weighted against ice time played against each player.
- Quality of teammates – a measure of the relative +/- score of the teammates a player plays with on average, weighted against ice time played with each player.
- Corsi quality of competition – a measure of the average Corsi score of the opponents a player faces, weighted against ice time played against each player.
- Corsi quality of teammates – a measure of the average Corsi score of the teammates a player plays with on average, weighted against ice time played with each player
- Relative Corsi quality of competition – a measure of the average relative Corsi score of the opponents a player faces, weighted against the ice time played against each player
- Relative Corsi quality of teammates – a measure of the average relative Corsi score of the teammates a player plays with, weighted against the ice time played with each player.
- True +/- – similar to traditional +/-, but removing shorthanded goals against and empty net goals against. Essentially it is even strength +/-.
- Score effects – the term given to the natural tendency of teams to stop pushing the offense when they have a lead, which allows a trailing team to outshoot their opponent. This phenomena occurs with every team in the NHL, some worse than others./
