Author: Chris Boyle

Habs Top 25 Under 25: #1 Carey Price

By Chris Boyle | Feb 18th 2019 | 12 min read |

The number one entry on this list is not a surprise. In a repeat of last season, the EOTP contributors once again selected Carey Price as the top play...

Top 50 Montreal Canadiens Statistical Goaltending Performances: 50 - 41

By Chris Boyle | Feb 15th 2019 | 11 min read |

Robert L Note: Readers, please give a warm welcome to new Eyes On The Prize contributor Wamsley. Familiar to long time readers here, Wamsley has contr...

Top 50 Montreal Canadiens Statistical Goaltending performances 10-1

By Chris Boyle | Feb 15th 2019 | 8 min read |

Mention 1972 and Ken Dryden and it is unlikely that his sophomore campaign with the Canadiens will come up, although he was edged out by Tony Esposito...

Top 50 Montreal Canadiens Statistical Goaltending performances 20-11

By Chris Boyle | Feb 15th 2019 | 7 min read |

Dryden didn’t take long to regain his form after his return from his one year sabbatical, but for only the second time in his career he failed t...

Top 50 Montreal Canadiens Statistical Goaltending Performances 40-31

By Chris Boyle | Feb 15th 2019 | 7 min read |

Hackett was a solid NHL goaltender. Put him on the 1980-83 Canadiens, and he is likely in the top 20 of this list. Roy’s rookie season was solid...

Feels a Little Like 93 for Generation Now

By Chris Boyle | Sep 14th 2018 | 8 min read |

The parallels between 2010 and 1993 are everywhere. • Underdog team that was expected to lose in the first round. Check. • Small scrappy forward p...

Why possession matters: A visual guide to Fenwick

By Chris Boyle | Apr 4th 2013 | 7 min read |

One of the most interesting things about this shortened season is watching the interaction between fans and the #fancystat crowd who generally look do...

How reliable is the NHL.com shot tracker?

By Chris Boyle | Feb 20th 2013 | 10 min read |

In the search for the magical shot quality, plenty of fancy stat hoarders have relied on the NHL shot data archive to come to absolute conclusions. Co...

Carey Price - Game Five Review

By Chris Boyle | Jan 30th 2013 | 10 min read |

Why do I have a feeling that if the Habs lost last night that the focus would be on Carey Price? It is understandable with the over reliance on save p...

Carey Price - Game Four Review

By Chris Boyle | Jan 28th 2013 | 10 min read |

One of the dangers of small sample analysis in regards to goaltending is one flukey goal can dramatically alter the data. When you have a model that t...