Great article from nickc79 on Jewels From the Crown...
http://www.jewelsfromthecrown.com/2...in-underlying-numbers-anatomy-of-a-win-streak
"The Kings have essentially overwhelmed their weak competition with a style of play that isn't even typical of what they've brought to the table so far this year. The Kings are playing up-tempo, free-flowing hockey for maybe the first time under Darryl Sutter."
"Over the course of the entire season, the Kings have gained the blue line with control on about 45% of their entries. That's a staggeringly low number and one we bring up with frequency. The league average is close to 50% and the Kings are nowhere close. Either the Kings are paying attention or they're just, finally, taking advantage of bad opponents. In their past four games, the Kings have controlled the puck on 55% of their entries, another jump up from the considerable improvement that I noted in their post-Olympic break numbers a week ago."
"This is a conscious team effort to gain the line with control. This can't be exhibited in any better way than pointing out that the man leading the controlled entry charge is none other than Trevor Lewis. Lewis had previously been the Kingiest King that ever Kinged by dumping the puck in way more than he should have, especially given his well above average foot-speed. However, in the past week, he's controlled the puck on entry a staggering 82% of the time. 82%!
This all leads to the final point: the Kings are absolutely killing it right now. "
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