Useless Stat of the Day
by bob l on Nov 20, 2009 10:11 AM EST
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I came across a puzzling stat yesterday, and wonder exactly why this is....maybe you can help explain why???
| ISLANDERS | Games | Power Plays | Average/Gm | Penalty Kills | Average/Gm |
| Home | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 28 | 3.11 |
| Road | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 53 | 4.42 |
| REST OF NHL | Games | Power Plays | Average/Gm | Penalty Kills | Average/Gm |
| Home | 297 | 1237 | 4.16 | 1169 | 3.94 |
| Road | 294 | 1149 | 3.91 | 1212 | 4.12 |
We simply get and take a lot more penalties while away from the Coli --
to the tune of 8.42 special teams situations on the road, and only 6.22 when home
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Hmm...
The refs just want to get out of the Coliseum as quickly as possible?
That is curious. Home record is 5-2-2, road record is 3-4-5 … can’t say games in either realm have been more or less competitive. Maybe it’s just the refs or teams they’ve run into on the road thus far? Or they’re grumpier on the road and bring that out in other teams?
P.S. “Useless Stat of the Day” — I like it. Now the problem’s going to stick in my head all day…
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by Dominik on Nov 20, 2009 11:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
well, it may or may not useless, but it feels useless when i can’t figure out why it is like that… for now, i’ll go with you, that the refs are trying to make it quick and painless…
why isn't #16 hanging in the rafters?
by bob l on Nov 20, 2009 11:52 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I love the “lets get out of NVMC fast” theory lol!
Heres a possible idea: The Isles know the quirkiness of the Coli better than other teams do- the bad ice, the bizarre bounces off the boards, etc… and since other teams dont, they take more penalties as a result of it. The way we might be able to support this is to look at the stats for other teams with quirky arenas that have bad ice or quirky boards and see if the same trend applies.
Lets go Islanders...
by TheMetalChick on Nov 20, 2009 7:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
that’s a tall order, and since i’ve only been to 3 rinks i’m highly unqualified to assess that, lol
why isn't #16 hanging in the rafters?
by bob l on Nov 20, 2009 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
or maybe the guys just play that much better at the Coliseum and hence draw more penalties
by BCISLEMAN on Nov 20, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But they’re taking more and committing more on the road than at home (a trend that continued tonight in Minnesota, incidentally).
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by Dominik on Nov 20, 2009 11:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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