by Jason Paul Montreal Canadiens fans are excited. The team is taking part in the 2020-21 Stanley Cup Playoffs with an intriguing mix of...

A measure of 'aggressiveness' can be the 'shorty'. The short handed goal can give us an indication of the nature of a power play. Of...

Interactive chart showing the history of save percentage (line) and shorts per game (bar).

If you lived through the 'dead puck era', you know that things look pretty good in the NHL right now. Scoring is up! Here's a look at...

interactive data viz here

interactive data viz here

It's wonderful to see the NHL celebrate goals like it's 1989. Dead Puck Era Highlighted source viz at tableau public here

The grey vertical line in the graph below represents the introduction of the NHL's salary cap in 2005, and the last time Canadian NHL...

Bettman was right. The salary cap provides cost certainty for owners and parity for competition which gives birth to more stable...

Explore the interactive data viz below to understand player contribution by age group. Select year(s) and click each bar to explore the...