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One of the knocks on advanced stats in the NHL is that they’re treated as official numbers by the League -- we can find goals and assists on NHL.com, but not Corsi and PDO. This allows critics to treat them like some kind of crazy nerd voodoo rather than an increasingly legitimate means through which to evaluate players, teams and games.

Well, it appears to the nerds won.

“Absolutely,” said NHL COO John Collins, at least weekend’s All-Star Game.

Collins confirmed that while the League waits to standardize the new player-tracking system that will eventually quantify puck possession stats more accurately, NHL.com is adding “enhanced stats” to its collection of player and team statistics.

The addition is scheduled for late February.

“You’re going to see a big change in the way we present our stats, in terms of the depth and the utility of how to do it. And that’s before the puck tracking [system],” said Collins.

Among the 30 or so advanced stats being added to the NHL.com stats pages:

Corsi, which estimates puck possession by totaling shots on goal, missed shots and blocked shots
Fenwick, which does the game minus the blocked shots
PDO, a combination of shooting and save percentage while on the ice at even strength
Zone starts, which designate what percentage of a player’s shifts end in which zone.
Average shot distance
Goals and assists per 20 minutes and 60 minutes
Penalties drawn and taken per 20 minutes and 60 minutes
The possession stats (Corsi, Fenwick) will also be presented in several ways, including game situations and as percentages in comparison to other players on the team.