We learned over the All-Star break that NHL.com, as part of a site redesign, also planned to start offering users an expanded statisticspackage. Specifically, the advanced, shot-based metrics that have been an ongoing debate around the game since, oh, the start Will Hernandez Jersey of the decade or so. It's a welcomed change.

Now we have some specifics. , the rollout will come onFeb. 20 and include 35 stats. Onei sue according to McKenzie and confirmed, whatever that's worth, by Sporting News has been what, exactly, to call them. Are we going with Corsi, the internet-borne name for 5-on-5 shot Dexter Lawrence Jersey attempts, or will it just be "5-on-5 shot attempts?" Fenwick, or unblocked 5-on-5 shot attempts?

Also from McKenzie, on April 20, the league will roll out stillmore tools for people interested in diving deeper down the rabbit hole. Specifically, he said, we can expect more filters and visualizationtools. and the wealth of stuff at come to mind.

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But seriously, 35 stats. That's a lot!Here's a gue s at what we could expect.(We'll a Eli Manning Jersey sume that, like the sites everyone currently uses, we'll be able to filter based on how many players are on the ice and whether the game is close or tied. Whether that'd counttoward the 35 number remains to be seen if you're counting 5-on-5 Corsi, 5-on-4 Corsi, et al, as individual stats, Jabrill Peppers Jersey the 35 number gets a lot simpler.)

Corsi: A straight percentage of theshot attempts a player's team takes while he's on the ice.Fenwick:A straight percentage of the unblockedshot attempts a player's team takes while he's on the ice.Relative Corsi/Fenwick: How many shot attempts a team takes while a player is on the ice compared to the rest of his teammates.PDO: Shooting percentage + save percentage while a player is on the ice. Regre ses to 100, and thus can indicate when someone is getting lucky (PDO above 100)or unlucky (PDO below 100).Quality of competition: Measuring the average caliber of a player's competition based on Corsi, Fenwick or Daniel Jones Jersey ice time.Offensive/neutral/defensivezone start percentage:Percentage of faceoffs in a given zone while a player is on the ice.Points/60 minutes of play (for and against) Doug Kotar Jersey Goals/60 minutes of play (for and against)Primary a sists/60 minutes of playSecondary a sists/60 minutes playOn-ice save percentage: The percentage of shots goalies stop when a player is on the ice

And, of course ...

Momentum Rel: The percentage of shot attemptstakenin the immediate five minutes after a player fightsCOB/60: Expre sed as a proportion, the number times a player say "Come On Boys" over the course of a gameBeauty/60: See above