What is the relationship between special teams and winning? Does having a strong penalty kill or power play matter more? These questions (and many more) will be answered on this episode of Ice Analytics. I will be joined by Mason Dickson from The Habs Nightly Podcast to get his thoughts on the Montreal Canadiens special teams.
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2018-19 Special Teams:
Team | Season | PTS | PPpercent | PKpercent | STScore | Playoffs |
TBL | 2018 | 128 | 28.24 | 85.02 | 113.26 | Y |
FLA | 2018 | 86 | 26.77 | 81.3 | 108.07 | N |
BOS | 2018 | 107 | 25.9 | 79.92 | 105.82 | Y |
WPG | 2018 | 99 | 24.8 | 79.2 | 104 | Y |
PIT | 2018 | 100 | 24.56 | 79.73 | 104.29 | Y |
SJS | 2018 | 101 | 23.65 | 80.77 | 104.42 | Y |
COL | 2018 | 90 | 22.03 | 78.68 | 100.71 | Y |
TOR | 2018 | 100 | 21.8 | 79.9 | 101.7 | Y |
EDM | 2018 | 79 | 21.17 | 74.8 | 95.97 | N |
STL | 2018 | 99 | 21.1 | 81.47 | 102.57 | Y |
DAL | 2018 | 93 | 21.03 | 82.77 | 103.8 | Y |
WSH | 2018 | 104 | 20.76 | 78.93 | 99.69 | Y |
OTT | 2018 | 64 | 20.35 | 79.17 | 99.52 | N |
MIN | 2018 | 83 | 20.33 | 81.67 | 102 | N |
CHI | 2018 | 84 | 20.17 | 72.73 | 92.9 | N |
BUF | 2018 | 76 | 19.49 | 80.93 | 100.42 | N |
NYR | 2018 | 78 | 19.38 | 78.2 | 97.58 | N |
CGY | 2018 | 107 | 19.27 | 79.67 | 98.94 | Y |
DET | 2018 | 74 | 18.06 | 77.14 | 95.2 | N |
CAR | 2018 | 99 | 17.81 | 81.59 | 99.4 | Y |
N.J | 2018 | 72 | 17.72 | 84.31 | 102.03 | N |
VAN | 2018 | 81 | 17.13 | 81.1 | 98.23 | N |
PHI | 2018 | 82 | 17.09 | 78.48 | 95.57 | N |
ANA | 2018 | 80 | 16.98 | 79.7 | 96.68 | N |
VGK | 2018 | 93 | 16.81 | 80.87 | 97.68 | Y |
ARI | 2018 | 86 | 16.28 | 84.96 | 101.24 | N |
LAK | 2018 | 71 | 15.84 | 76.52 | 92.36 | N |
CBJ | 2018 | 98 | 15.38 | 85 | 100.38 | Y |
NYI | 2018 | 103 | 14.54 | 79.91 | 94.45 | Y |
MTL | 2018 | 96 | 13.25 | 80.91 | 94.16 | N |
NSH | 2018 | 100 | 12.94 | 82.07 | 95.01 | Y |
2017-18 Special Teams:
Team | Season | PTS | PPpercent | PKpercent | STScore | Playoffs |
PIT | 2017 | 100 | 26.15 | 80 | 106.15 | Y |
TOR | 2017 | 105 | 25 | 81.39 | 106.39 | Y |
TBL | 2017 | 113 | 23.91 | 76.03 | 99.94 | Y |
BOS | 2017 | 112 | 23.64 | 83.67 | 107.31 | Y |
WPG | 2017 | 114 | 23.36 | 81.75 | 105.11 | Y |
NYI | 2017 | 80 | 23.2 | 73.19 | 96.39 | N |
WSH | 2017 | 105 | 22.54 | 80.3 | 102.84 | Y |
COL | 2017 | 95 | 21.96 | 83.27 | 105.23 | Y |
VAN | 2017 | 73 | 21.46 | 78.26 | 99.72 | N |
N.J | 2017 | 97 | 21.43 | 81.78 | 103.21 | Y |
VGK | 2017 | 109 | 21.37 | 81.43 | 102.8 | Y |
MTL | 2017 | 71 | 21.31 | 74.14 | 95.45 | N |
NSH | 2017 | 117 | 21.17 | 81.94 | 103.11 | Y |
NYR | 2017 | 77 | 21.16 | 81.38 | 102.54 | x |
PHI | 2017 | 98 | 20.69 | 75.78 | 96.47 | Y |
SJS | 2017 | 100 | 20.62 | 84.82 | 105.44 | Y |
LAK | 2017 | 98 | 20.42 | 85 | 105.42 | Y |
MIN | 2017 | 101 | 20.42 | 81.25 | 101.67 | Y |
DAL | 2017 | 92 | 19.26 | 80.78 | 100.04 | N |
BUF | 2017 | 62 | 19.07 | 77.87 | 96.94 | N |
FLA | 2017 | 96 | 18.88 | 80.18 | 99.06 | N |
CAR | 2017 | 83 | 18.41 | 77.49 | 95.9 | N |
ANA | 2017 | 101 | 17.76 | 83.21 | 100.97 | Y |
DET | 2017 | 73 | 17.52 | 77.61 | 95.13 | N |
CBJ | 2017 | 97 | 17.18 | 76.17 | 93.35 | Y |
ARI | 2017 | 70 | 16.87 | 79.46 | 96.33 | N |
OTT | 2017 | 67 | 16.53 | 76.17 | 92.7 | N |
CGY | 2017 | 84 | 15.99 | 81.78 | 97.77 | N |
CHI | 2017 | 76 | 15.99 | 79.24 | 95.23 | N |
STL | 2017 | 94 | 15.45 | 79.65 | 95.1 | N |
EDM | 2017 | 78 | 14.76 | 76.73 | 91.49 | N |
2016-17 Special Teams:
Team | Season | PTS | PPpercent | PKpercent | STScore | Playoffs |
BUF | 2016 | 78 | 24.46 | 77.64 | 102.1 | N |
TOR | 2016 | 95 | 23.36 | 82.47 | 105.83 | Y |
PIT | 2016 | 111 | 23.08 | 79.77 | 102.85 | Y |
WSH | 2016 | 118 | 22.98 | 83.82 | 106.8 | Y |
EDM | 2016 | 103 | 22.86 | 80.72 | 103.58 | Y |
TBL | 2016 | 94 | 22.79 | 81.4 | 104.19 | N |
BOS | 2016 | 95 | 21.72 | 85.71 | 107.43 | Y |
STL | 2016 | 99 | 21.28 | 84.79 | 106.07 | Y |
MIN | 2016 | 106 | 20.98 | 82.95 | 103.93 | Y |
NYR | 2016 | 102 | 20.26 | 79.91 | 100.17 | Y |
CGY | 2016 | 94 | 20.16 | 81.59 | 101.75 | Y |
CBJ | 2016 | 108 | 19.91 | 82.51 | 102.42 | Y |
MTL | 2016 | 103 | 19.57 | 81.12 | 100.69 | Y |
PHI | 2016 | 88 | 19.49 | 79.76 | 99.25 | N |
LAK | 2016 | 86 | 19.09 | 84.49 | 103.58 | N |
NSH | 2016 | 94 | 18.92 | 80.91 | 99.83 | Y |
ANA | 2016 | 105 | 18.73 | 84.7 | 103.43 | Y |
WPG | 2016 | 87 | 18.18 | 77.45 | 95.63 | N |
CHI | 2016 | 109 | 18.03 | 77.73 | 95.76 | Y |
DAL | 2016 | 79 | 17.9 | 73.9 | 91.8 | N |
CAR | 2016 | 87 | 17.75 | 84.16 | 101.91 | X |
N.J | 2016 | 70 | 17.53 | 79.69 | 97.22 | N |
FLA | 2016 | 81 | 16.98 | 85.31 | 102.29 | X |
OTT | 2016 | 98 | 16.93 | 79.76 | 96.69 | Y |
SJS | 2016 | 99 | 16.67 | 80.66 | 97.33 | Y |
ARI | 2016 | 70 | 16.17 | 77.31 | 93.48 | N |
DET | 2016 | 79 | 15.08 | 80.85 | 95.93 | N |
NYI | 2016 | 94 | 14.96 | 82.38 | 97.34 | N |
VAN | 2016 | 69 | 14.1 | 76.68 | 90.78 | N |
COL | 2016 | 48 | 12.55 | 76.64 | 89.19 | N |
2018-19 Goaltending Statistics (while shorthanded):
Player | Season | Team | GP | TOI | GA | SA | FA | xGA | SV% | FSV% | xFSV% | dFSV% | GSAA | GSAx | PK% |
Cam Ward | 18-19 | CHI | 33 | 133.77 | 30.65 | 145.03 | 184.95 | 17.59 | 78.87 | 83.43 | 90.49 | -7.06 | -10.73 | -13.06 | 72.70% |
Collin Delia | 18-19 | CHI | 16 | 75.8 | 9.8 | 74.88 | 96.63 | 9.91 | 86.91 | 89.86 | 89.74 | 0.11 | 0.49 | 0.11 | 72.70% |
Corey Crawford | 18-19 | CHI | 37 | 158.28 | 21 | 177.33 | 247.94 | 23.74 | 88.16 | 91.53 | 90.43 | 1.11 | 3.37 | 2.74 | 72.70% |
Cam Talbot | 18-19 | EDM | 31 | 136.18 | 24.03 | 123.65 | 158.98 | 15.97 | 80.57 | 84.88 | 89.95 | -5.07 | -7.05 | -8.06 | 74.80% |
Mikko Koskinen | 18-19 | EDM | 54 | 237.98 | 30.99 | 209.34 | 293.32 | 27.88 | 85.2 | 89.43 | 90.5 | -1.06 | -2.23 | -3.11 | 74.80% |
Jonathan Quick | 18-19 | L.A | 46 | 181.75 | 28.49 | 164.33 | 234.01 | 21.3 | 82.66 | 87.83 | 90.9 | -3.07 | -5.92 | -7.19 | 76.50% |
Calvin Petersen | 18-19 | L.A | 11 | 49.9 | 11.99 | 56.42 | 71.64 | 7.02 | 78.75 | 83.26 | 90.2 | -6.94 | -4.24 | -4.97 | 76.50% |
Jack Campbell | 18-19 | L.A | 31 | 136.67 | 12.18 | 112.95 | 178.91 | 16.54 | 89.22 | 93.19 | 90.76 | 2.44 | 3.34 | 4.36 | 76.50% |
Jimmy Howard | 18-19 | DET | 54 | 259.37 | 41.53 | 236.71 | 347.57 | 34.15 | 82.46 | 88.05 | 90.17 | -2.12 | -9.01 | -7.38 | 77.10% |
Jonathan Bernier | 18-19 | DET | 33 | 137.05 | 12.78 | 123.32 | 180.54 | 17.32 | 89.64 | 92.92 | 90.41 | 2.51 | 4.16 | 4.54 | 77.10% |
Henrik Lundqvist | 18-19 | NYR | 52 | 272.9 | 42.85 | 259.29 | 352.58 | 34.3 | 83.47 | 87.85 | 90.27 | -2.42 | -7.23 | -8.55 | 78.20% |
Alexandar Georgiev | 18-19 | NYR | 33 | 175.62 | 14.76 | 157.27 | 206.02 | 21.07 | 90.61 | 92.84 | 89.77 | 3.06 | 6.85 | 6.31 | 78.20% |
Brian Elliott | 18-19 | PHI | 24 | 110.95 | 17.43 | 104.02 | 149.12 | 15.28 | 83.24 | 88.31 | 89.75 | -1.44 | -3.14 | -2.15 | 78.50% |
Carter Hart | 18-19 | PHI | 29 | 125.57 | 8.97 | 98.48 | 131.84 | 13.06 | 90.89 | 93.2 | 90.09 | 3.1 | 4.56 | 4.09 | 78.50% |
Semyon Varlamov | 18-19 | COL | 49 | 274.12 | 35.34 | 263.92 | 340.37 | 30.72 | 86.61 | 89.62 | 90.97 | -1.36 | 0.92 | -4.62 | 78.70% |
Philipp Grubauer | 18-19 | COL | 37 | 182.88 | 22.98 | 168.03 | 235 | 20.23 | 86.32 | 90.22 | 91.39 | -1.17 | 0.1 | -2.75 | 78.70% |
Braden Holtby | 18-19 | WSH | 58 | 305.7 | 40.05 | 223.11 | 327.39 | 31.34 | 82.05 | 87.77 | 90.43 | -2.66 | -9.4 | -8.71 | 78.90% |
Pheonix Copley | 18-19 | WSH | 27 | 127.5 | 15.99 | 103.34 | 136.7 | 13.87 | 84.53 | 88.3 | 89.85 | -1.55 | -1.79 | -2.12 | 78.90% |
Connor Hellebuyck | 18-19 | WPG | 60 | 316.75 | 39.33 | 308.16 | 407.19 | 37.61 | 87.24 | 90.34 | 90.76 | -0.42 | 3 | -1.72 | 79.20% |
Craig Anderson | 18-19 | OTT | 48 | 218.32 | 26.07 | 234.18 | 312.74 | 25.26 | 88.87 | 91.66 | 91.92 | -0.26 | 6.11 | -0.81 | 79.20% |
Laurent Brossoit | 18-19 | WPG | 20 | 91.3 | 11.88 | 101.44 | 133.52 | 12.33 | 88.29 | 91.1 | 90.77 | 0.34 | 2.05 | 0.45 | 79.20% |
Mike McKenna | 18-19 | OTT | 9 | 30.18 | 2.93 | 44.4 | 55.59 | 3.56 | 93.4 | 94.73 | 93.6 | 1.13 | 3.17 | 0.63 | 79.20% |
Anders Nilsson | 18-19 | OTT | 23 | 82.55 | 8.15 | 74.98 | 101.78 | 9.55 | 89.13 | 91.99 | 90.62 | 1.38 | 2.16 | 1.4 | 79.20% |
Matt Murray | 18-19 | PIT | 49 | 216.65 | 28.27 | 182.98 | 244.7 | 21.83 | 84.55 | 88.45 | 91.08 | -2.63 | -3.13 | -6.44 | 79.70% |
David Rittich | 18-19 | CGY | 45 | 212.5 | 24.4 | 155.45 | 224.11 | 19.85 | 84.3 | 89.11 | 91.14 | -2.03 | -3.04 | -4.55 | 79.70% |
Ryan Miller | 18-19 | ANA | 20 | 112.42 | 14.28 | 90.57 | 120.97 | 11.86 | 84.23 | 88.2 | 90.2 | -2 | -1.83 | -2.42 | 79.70% |
Mike Smith | 18-19 | CGY | 42 | 186.6 | 23.96 | 140.71 | 206.22 | 22.35 | 82.97 | 88.38 | 89.16 | -0.78 | -4.63 | -1.61 | 79.70% |
Casey Desmith | 18-19 | PIT | 34 | 156.6 | 17.1 | 131 | 186.42 | 16.95 | 86.95 | 90.83 | 90.91 | -0.08 | 0.9 | -0.15 | 79.70% |
John Gibson | 18-19 | ANA | 55 | 290.1 | 34.89 | 317.33 | 418.07 | 41.67 | 89.01 | 91.65 | 90.03 | 1.62 | 8.71 | 6.78 | 79.70% |
Jaroslav Halak | 18-19 | BOS | 40 | 188.28 | 27.69 | 173.04 | 237.2 | 20.28 | 84 | 88.33 | 91.45 | -3.12 | -3.92 | -7.41 | 79.90% |
Frederik Andersen | 18-19 | TOR | 58 | 267.33 | 32.3 | 215.12 | 321.18 | 28.12 | 84.99 | 89.94 | 91.24 | -1.3 | -2.75 | -4.18 | 79.90% |
Thomas Greiss | 18-19 | NYI | 42 | 155.83 | 24.02 | 161.32 | 209.54 | 22.28 | 85.11 | 88.54 | 89.37 | -0.83 | -1.85 | -1.74 | 79.90% |
Tuukka Rask | 18-19 | BOS | 44 | 201.02 | 20.64 | 162.73 | 233.56 | 19.78 | 87.32 | 91.16 | 91.53 | -0.37 | 1.72 | -0.86 | 79.90% |
Garret Sparks | 18-19 | TOR | 18 | 63.47 | 6.36 | 47.75 | 66.8 | 6.01 | 86.68 | 90.48 | 91 | -0.52 | 0.2 | -0.35 | 79.90% |
Robin Lehner | 18-19 | NYI | 45 | 183.73 | 19.05 | 172.05 | 222.13 | 21.22 | 88.93 | 91.42 | 90.45 | 0.98 | 4.59 | 2.17 | 79.90% |
Martin Jones | 18-19 | S.J | 57 | 268.25 | 27.09 | 231.76 | 320.44 | 33.14 | 88.31 | 91.55 | 89.66 | 1.89 | 4.75 | 6.05 | 80.80% |
Malcolm Subban | 18-19 | VGK | 21 | 92.07 | 15.03 | 72.36 | 100.35 | 9.78 | 79.23 | 85.02 | 90.25 | -5.23 | -5.09 | -5.25 | 80.90% |
Antti Niemi | 18-19 | MTL | 16 | 74.28 | 15.54 | 80.73 | 104.3 | 10.56 | 80.75 | 85.1 | 89.88 | -4.77 | -4.45 | -4.98 | 80.90% |
Linus Ullmark | 18-19 | BUF | 35 | 141.47 | 19.09 | 123.58 | 159.94 | 14.84 | 84.55 | 88.06 | 90.72 | -2.66 | -2.11 | -4.25 | 80.90% |
Aaron Dell | 18-19 | S.J | 25 | 112.43 | 17.56 | 86.01 | 131.48 | 14.2 | 79.58 | 86.64 | 89.2 | -2.56 | -5.74 | -3.36 | 80.90% |
Carter Hutton | 18-19 | BUF | 50 | 222.05 | 23.29 | 199.22 | 283.42 | 25.46 | 88.31 | 91.78 | 91.02 | 0.77 | 4.08 | 2.17 | 80.90% |
Marc-Andre Fleury | 18-19 | VGK | 60 | 288.63 | 30.23 | 257.53 | 343.27 | 34.01 | 88.26 | 91.19 | 90.09 | 1.1 | 5.15 | 3.78 | 80.90% |
Carey Price | 18-19 | MTL | 64 | 326.78 | 28.54 | 269.72 | 373.18 | 34.61 | 89.42 | 92.35 | 90.73 | 1.63 | 8.52 | 6.07 | 80.90% |
Anders Nilsson | 18-19 | VAN | 12 | 65.23 | 12.19 | 53.86 | 77.47 | 7.36 | 77.37 | 84.26 | 90.5 | -6.23 | -4.79 | -4.83 | 81.10% |
Thatcher Demko | 18-19 | VAN | 9 | 44.7 | 3.88 | 37.28 | 52.78 | 4.69 | 89.59 | 92.65 | 91.11 | 1.53 | 1.24 | 0.81 | 81.10% |
Jacob Markstrom | 18-19 | VAN | 59 | 298.78 | 29.09 | 240.05 | 344.23 | 31.93 | 87.88 | 91.55 | 90.72 | 0.83 | 3.89 | 2.84 | 81.10% |
James Reimer | 18-19 | FLA | 35 | 147.45 | 18.25 | 113.59 | 158.79 | 13.78 | 83.93 | 88.51 | 91.32 | -2.82 | -2.64 | -4.47 | 81.30% |
Roberto Luongo | 18-19 | FLA | 43 | 167.67 | 13.31 | 110.72 | 171.46 | 15.71 | 87.98 | 92.24 | 90.84 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 81.30% |
Jordan Binnington | 18-19 | STL | 31 | 117.48 | 13.29 | 94.17 | 121.76 | 10.57 | 85.89 | 89.09 | 91.32 | -2.23 | -0.35 | -2.72 | 81.50% |
Chad Johnson | 18-19 | STL | 10 | 47.98 | 6.21 | 40.68 | 57.63 | 5.56 | 84.73 | 89.22 | 90.35 | -1.13 | -0.62 | -0.65 | 81.50% |
Jake Allen | 18-19 | STL | 45 | 219.85 | 25.83 | 182.7 | 259.72 | 26.62 | 85.86 | 90.05 | 89.75 | 0.3 | -0.73 | 0.79 | 81.50% |
Petr Mrazek | 18-19 | CAR | 40 | 199.52 | 24.57 | 138.09 | 205.78 | 20.76 | 82.21 | 88.06 | 89.91 | -1.85 | -5.6 | -3.81 | 81.60% |
Curtis McElhinney | 18-19 | CAR | 33 | 142.47 | 15.22 | 112.69 | 145.21 | 15.75 | 86.49 | 89.52 | 89.15 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.53 | 81.60% |
Alex Stalock | 18-19 | MIN | 21 | 89.62 | 15.45 | 93.22 | 127.13 | 11.54 | 83.43 | 87.85 | 90.92 | -3.08 | -2.65 | -3.91 | 81.70% |
Devan Dubnyk | 18-19 | MIN | 66 | 304.85 | 28.26 | 281.57 | 379.94 | 30.67 | 89.96 | 92.56 | 91.93 | 0.63 | 10.43 | 2.41 | 81.70% |
Pekka Rinne | 18-19 | NSH | 56 | 260.08 | 29.27 | 202.38 | 277.69 | 26.07 | 85.54 | 89.46 | 90.61 | -1.15 | -1.47 | -3.2 | 82.10% |
Juuse Saros | 18-19 | NSH | 31 | 155.68 | 15.65 | 126.45 | 190.31 | 16.88 | 87.62 | 91.78 | 91.13 | 0.65 | 1.72 | 1.23 | 82.10% |
Anton Khudobin | 18-19 | DAL | 41 | 172.82 | 21.59 | 175.77 | 240.9 | 22.38 | 87.72 | 91.04 | 90.71 | 0.33 | 2.56 | 0.79 | 82.80% |
Ben Bishop | 18-19 | DAL | 46 | 206.52 | 15.61 | 159.67 | 229.29 | 20.36 | 90.22 | 93.19 | 91.12 | 2.07 | 6.32 | 4.75 | 82.80% |
Keith Kinkaid | 18-19 | N.J | 41 | 211.27 | 20.98 | 130.92 | 198.26 | 17.56 | 83.97 | 89.42 | 91.14 | -1.73 | -2.99 | -3.42 | 84.30% |
Cory Schneider | 18-19 | N.J | 26 | 122.43 | 9.92 | 84.98 | 122.16 | 12.1 | 88.33 | 91.88 | 90.09 | 1.78 | 1.75 | 2.18 | 84.30% |
Mackenzie Blackwood | 18-19 | N.J | 23 | 106.92 | 9.01 | 85.33 | 122.4 | 11.27 | 89.44 | 92.64 | 90.79 | 1.85 | 2.71 | 2.26 | 84.30% |
Joonas Korpisalo | 18-19 | CBJ | 26 | 84.65 | 12.21 | 66.82 | 93.71 | 9.77 | 81.73 | 86.97 | 89.57 | -2.6 | -3.03 | -2.44 | 85.00% |
Louis Domingue | 18-19 | T.B | 26 | 136.18 | 14.04 | 118.22 | 147.89 | 12.88 | 88.12 | 90.51 | 91.29 | -0.78 | 2.21 | -1.16 | 85.00% |
Sergei Bobrovsky | 18-19 | CBJ | 59 | 238.23 | 19.68 | 155.68 | 224.69 | 20.85 | 87.36 | 91.24 | 90.72 | 0.52 | 1.71 | 1.17 | 85.00% |
Adin Hill | 18-19 | ARI | 13 | 52.47 | 4.92 | 40.92 | 62.09 | 6.57 | 87.98 | 92.08 | 89.42 | 2.66 | 0.7 | 1.65 | 85% |
Antti Raanta | 18-19 | ARI | 12 | 71.8 | 6.48 | 57.45 | 80.39 | 8.3 | 88.72 | 91.94 | 89.68 | 2.26 | 1.41 | 1.82 | 85% |
Darcy Kuemper | 18-19 | ARI | 54 | 242.13 | 19.26 | 190.97 | 272.11 | 22.03 | 89.91 | 92.92 | 91.9 | 1.02 | 6.97 | 2.77 | 85% |
Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18-19 | T.B | 53 | 307.8 | 23.74 | 261.15 | 353.38 | 28.8 | 90.91 | 93.28 | 91.85 | 1.43 | 12.13 | 5.06 | 85.00% |
Here’s the regression output (in a much cleaner version than previous episodes):