Has Hitting become more of a negative statistic

[ijuka]

So basically both are worthless. Those correlations show a very negligible relationship. It wouldn't be something I'd ever point to as having any impact at all.

sportsbooks this year are at 60% correct predictions, 50% is pure chance. One 0.11 predictor brings your dataset from 50% to like 55-56%.

Saying that it's "worthless" or "negligible" is just a lack of understanding. xGF% is like 0.17 or 0.18. A 0.24 predictor would make you a millionaire.

 

[Golden_Jet]

sportsbooks this year are at 60% correct predictions, 50% is pure chance. One 0.11 predictor brings your dataset from 50% to like 55-56%.

Saying that it's "worthless" or "negligible" is just a lack of understanding.

When the value of the correlation coefficientρ is close to zero, generally between -0.1 and +0.1, the variables are said to have no linear relationship (or a very weak linear relationship).

 

[Dust]

I think hitting can be a big intimidation factor and can give a team big psychological advantage in a 4 out of 7 series.......

If you look at what Reaves did to Nurse and what Scott Stevens used to do to some opponents, you know other players see that and know that it could easily be them on the worong end of one of those hits......

I don't take any pleasure in seeing guys get hurt like that but there is no denying the intimidation factor......

Scott Stevens was an absolute beast and a very good defenseman overall. A ton of his hits wouldn't be legal in this day and age, but he was a monster back during his playing days. Ryan Reaves playes under 8 minutes a night, I don't think anyone is particularly worried about him because he's not seeing ice against the opponents best players.

 

[Dust]

Also from what the teams this season show for hits per game, it just tells you that it's really a mixed blender of results.

1. Florida
6. Toronto
27. Colorado
31. Dallas
32. Edmonton

There's no direct correlation to hits and winning or losing.

 

[castle]

sportsbooks this year are at 60% correct predictions, 50% is pure chance. One 0.11 predictor brings your dataset from 50% to like 55-56%.

Saying that it's "worthless" or "negligible" is just a lack of understanding. xGF% is like 0.17 or 0.18. A 0.24 predictor would make you a millionaire.

You don't seem to understand what a correlation is

 

[elmaco]

Scott Stevens was an absolute beast and a very good defenseman overall. A ton of his hits wouldn't be legal in this day and age, but he was a monster back during his playing days. Ryan Reaves playes under 8 minutes a night, I don't think anyone is particularly worried about him because he's not seeing ice against the opponents best players.

Wow he gets paid to watch hockey nowadays.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

If we had a stat normalized by possession it would be best. The Rangers' Will Cuylle is effective and hits a lot. Trouba hit but wasn't effective overall.

 

[Leafs1991]

Merriam-Websters defines hitting as the transitive verb of to hit:
Hit (verb): to strike something or someone with force.



Is are because am why?

Yes, that is a hit. However, the NHL has it defined as body contact that is shoulder to shoulder/body that displaces the opposing player from the puck.

 

[Devilmademedoit]

Depends on how you look at the stats. For a few years, teams with the most hits were lower in the standings. The problem with tossing a hit, a lot of the time it takes both players out of the play for 10 seconds

 

[GeeoffBrown]

Hmm I don't think you're interpreting the data right here. For example, if a player has blocked a lot of shots, it may mean they are getting caved in defensively, however, blocking shots is obviously a very powerful defensive strategy. It's just, if you're winning a game, you're probably more on offense than on defense

And I think it's the same thing with hitting, although you may hit occasionally in the offensive zone

 

[zenator]

In certain cases, hitting is a negative statistic, but not usually.

The 2022 Colorado Avalanche were such a dominant team, they usually had the puck, so they didn't dish out many hits. But this isn't a rule for top teams. The 2024 Florida Panthers were tenacious forecheckers, always dishing out hits.

A truly awful team that gets dominated and never has the puck would usually have a lot of hits if they have physical players, as they're always chasing the other team.