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Originally Posted by gvitaly
However if you look at actual numbers(money puck) 65.7% of his shifts at 5 on 5 start on the fly, 14.9%(166) in the O-zone, 13.7%(153) in the neutral zone, and 5.7%(64) in the defensive zone.
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This is why zone start percentages, as usually presented, are a nearly worthless stat. They tell you something about which players a coach prefers to put out for faceoffs in the offensive or defensive zone. They tell you very little about what the players spend the rest of their ice time doing.