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Originally Posted by saillias
I don't understand why PDO exists. Possession I get, shot attempts I get, those are quantifiable things. But PDO seems to me, someone got stoned and thought it would be brilliant to add a team's save percentage and shooting percentage.
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One of baseball's currently popular stats is OPS - on base percentage plus slugging percentage - and it has gained acceptance equal to batting average in the real world. I wouldn't be surprised if PDO wasn't created with OPS in mind - accounting for the fact that OPS is an individual stat and PDO is team.
The thing about PDO is that it tends to closely match the NHL standings. Most teams end up + or - three spots difference between their PDO rank and their overall rank. The significant exceptions last year were the Leafs (6th in PDO, 23rd overall), Washington (8th PDO, 17th overall), San Jose (16th PDO, 5th overall)