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Originally Posted by Parallex
It shouldn't. Think of it this way... say your average game features an average of 5ish goals, 50ish shots, and 75ish shot attempts. The sample size of goals (even long term) is comparatively small but the others are relatively large. Way more signal in tracking individual on ice shot differential and a whole lot more noise in on individual on ice even strength goal differential. It says more and says it with significantly greater certainty.
It'd be hard to top Gretzky's 84-85 tally of +98 (Gretzky also once had a -25). +/- is a poor stat
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Gretzky was - 25? That seems impossible unless it was at end of his career. I understand the argument in tracking shot differential and I don't want to sidetrack the discussion but not all shot attempts are equal. But all goals count the same.