The Numbers Game: Phoenix Coyotes Edition
By Ger Devine
Mar 27, 2013; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Michael Stone (29) and Minnesota Wild forward Torrey Mitchell (17) battle for the puck in the first period at the Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Marilyn Indahl-USA TODAY Sports
In a feature that I’ll be running here on Gone Puck Wild throughout the season, before each game, I will analyse the underlying numbers for both the Wild and their next opponent to see how they match-up. Tonight’s opponent is the Phoenix Coyotes.
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-Here are the underlying numbers for both teams so far this year at 5v5 Close, along with some general statistics:
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WILD
COYOTES
LEAGUE POSITION
8th 9th
HOME RECORD
10-1-2 9-1-2
ROAD RECORD
5-5-2 5-5-2
PP%
21.6%7th21.4%8th
PK%
78.6%25th76.1%28th
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WILD
COYOTES
FF%
53.5%7th48.6%20th
Sh%
7.3%19th8.5%9th
Sv%
94.3%6th92.7%12th
PDO
101.69th101.211th
(GF%=Goals For %, CF%=Corsi For %, FF%=Fenwick For %, SF%=Shots For Percentage, Sh%=
Shooting Percentage, Sv%=Save Percentage)
- The Wild and the Coyotes have had eerily similar seasons so far. Similar records, special teams and PDO. The one difference is the Wild’s better possession numbers.
-Here are the 3 Best and 3 Worst players from each team in terms of Corsi For% (puck possession) and PDO (luck). This only counts players who have played 50% of their team’s games so far:
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PLAYER #1
PLAYER #2
PLAYER #3
MIN CF% Top 3
KOIVU (60.3%)
PARISE (59.8%)
MITCHELL (57.9%)
MIN CF% Worst 3
BRODZIAK (44.6%)
COOKE (46.4%)
FONTAINE (46.5%)
MIN PDO Top 3
FONTAINE (107.8)
POMINVILLE (107.0)
GRANLUND (105.1)
MIN PDO Worst 3
DUMBA (92.8)
KONOPKA (92.9)
MITCHELL (94.1)
PHX CF% Top 3
SCHLEMKO (54.2%)
BISSONETTE (52.7%)
MOSS (51.8%)
PHX CF% Worst 3
HALPERN (37.4%)
CHIPCHURA (41.7%)
EKMAN-LARSSON (43.0%)
PHX PDO Top 3
KLINKHAMMER (105.9)
MORRIS (105.5)
DOAN (103.7)
PHX PDO Worst 3
HALPERN (88.6)
CHIPCHURA (92.8)
KLESLA (98.0)
-Here are the Player Usage Charts for both teams to illustrate which players are getting tough minutes and which players are being sheltered:
Minnesota Wild
- Torrey Mitchell’s got the 3rd best CF% at 5v5 Close, but is a red dot on this chart because this is based on regular 5v5.
Phoenix Coyotes
(Click To Enlarge) (Bubble Size=Corsi On Rating. Blue Bubble=Postive. Red Bubble=Negative)
- Oliver Ekman-Larsson was arguably the best defenceman in the league last year, but he’s having a tough start to the year in 2013-14. He is playing tough minutes and getting crushed.
- David Schlemko is a surprise. His numbers are excellent.
- Antoine Vermette and Rob Klinkhammer are doing okay in tough minutes.
- “Rusty” Klesla is their best Corsi player on the defence…and they waived him. Dumb.
Okay, that’s all from me. Make sure you check-out the official Gone Puck Wild Game Preview before puck-drop where you’ll get some useful insight along with all the information you need about the game.
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*Numbers in this article courtesy of: