So we all know that Giordano and Hamilton have made one heck of a great pair together this season, but I was wondering just how good they are.
All stats from corsica, at 5v5, among pairings with over 300 minutes together (73 pairings in the sample)
First, the non fancy stats:
Goals for %: 60% (14th in the league)
Goals for %, relative to team: 22.39% (
1st in the league)
In terms of goal differential, no pairing in the league outperforms the rest of their team by such a huge margin. 14th in the league in raw goal differential is also quite impressive, considering the Flames are -18 goals at 5v5.
Now the fancy stats:
Corsi for %: 56.95 (2nd in the league, behind Ekholm-Subban)
Fenwick for %: 57.69 (
1st in the league)
Shots for %: 59.05 (
1st in the league)
Expected goals for %: 57.77 (4th in the league, behind Orpik-Schmidt, Cole-Schultz (lol), Hedman-Stralman)
Scoring chances for %: 56.86 (13th in the league)
Relative Corsi for %: 7.75 (
1st in the league)
Relative Fenwick for %: 9.13 (
1st in the league)
Relative shots for %: 9.70 (
1st in the league)
Relative expected goals for %: 10.55 (
1st in the league)
Relative scoring chances for %: 9.42 (6th in the league)
This paints a pretty nice picture for the Flames' top pairing. Giordano and Hamilton are excelling in all aspects of their games and rightfully deserve to be talked about when discussing the league's best pairings.
It is incredible that Giordano can elevate his pairing to such a height. He has done it in the past with Brodie and now to an even higher level with Hamilton. It says a lot about his abilities to be able to play at such a high level with a partner that most (non-Flames fans) would say isn't a top pairing defenseman. Hamilton in his own right has been very good, and will be a key piece of this franchise for a long time to come. I've noticed some people express the sentiment that Giordano has been struggling this season, and to them I would say:
"How can you do any better than this?"