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Frequitude · 11-17-2014, 05:02 PM

I really like war-on-ice's Team Hextally tool. It basically breaks down the types of shots teams take and allow from various points on the ice. Link here. Here's a blog post explaning the tool in more detail.

To demonstrate some of the discussions above (Calgary's system, that Calgary vs Edmonton game), I pulled the two teams shot rates for and against from different areas relative to league averages.

Calgary

Edmonton

Basically, red areas are associated witbh above average rates and have numbers in excess of 1.0. Blue areas are associated witbh below average rates and have numbers lower than 1.0.

Some conclusions that can be drawn from these charts:
-Most of Calgary's shot's for numbers are less than 1 which supports that we're getting drastically outshot.
-The few areas where Calgary is above average is in the low slot (a good thing)
-Calgary allows a lot of shots right around the net (a bad thing?) but not just in front of the net (a good thing?). We also seem to keep most of our shots against above the faceoff dots (a good thing?)
-Edmonton's shots are taken from the point (Shultz I assume) and quite a few down low in close which good for them.
-Edmonton allows a lot of shots from the low slot in the middle of the ice (a bad thing)

Disclaimer is clearly that I am an engineer and hockey fan who has never actually played a game of organized hockey in my life. So these are just my takes. Go in and play around though. Its a great tool.

11-17-2014, 05:02 PM	#173
Frequitude Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 555 Saddledome Rise SE Exp:	I really like war-on-ice's Team Hextally tool. It basically breaks down the types of shots teams take and allow from various points on the ice. Link here. Here's a blog post explaning the tool in more detail. To demonstrate some of the discussions above (Calgary's system, that Calgary vs Edmonton game), I pulled the two teams shot rates for and against from different areas relative to league averages. Calgary Edmonton Basically, red areas are associated witbh above average rates and have numbers in excess of 1.0. Blue areas are associated witbh below average rates and have numbers lower than 1.0. Some conclusions that can be drawn from these charts: -Most of Calgary's shot's for numbers are less than 1 which supports that we're getting drastically outshot. -The few areas where Calgary is above average is in the low slot (a good thing) -Calgary allows a lot of shots right around the net (a bad thing?) but not just in front of the net (a good thing?). We also seem to keep most of our shots against above the faceoff dots (a good thing?) -Edmonton's shots are taken from the point (Shultz I assume) and quite a few down low in close which good for them. -Edmonton allows a lot of shots from the low slot in the middle of the ice (a bad thing) Disclaimer is clearly that I am an engineer and hockey fan who has never actually played a game of organized hockey in my life. So these are just my takes. Go in and play around though. Its a great tool.