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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I can't help but wonder why there's no advanced stat for "time spent with puck in your opponent's zone"
I mean, time-with-ball is THE statistic used in soccer. Yet in hockey it's all about volume shooting, where patience is punished.
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I think that's because time spent with the puck isn't tracked, so shot attempts are used as a surrogate for time spent with the puck on the assumption that if you have the puck more you'll have more opportunities to attempt shots.