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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Are powerplays up this year? What about powerplay goals?
UFA/RFA goalies could also get a bump if shot totals stay artificially high (resulting in a higher save %).
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17-18 to date: ~7.5 PP opportunities per game, ~1.4 PPG/G. ~18.7 PP%
Previous 5 seasons: ~6.27 PPOpp/G, ~1.16PPG/G ~18.5 PP%
So far in 17-18, power play goal scoring is up 20.7%. Power play opportunities are up 19.6%. So it seems that the number of power play goals had had a significant impact on the increase in scoring seen to date in 17-18, accounting for ~35% of the increased goal scoring so far.