I am asking how I could view the data for a certain statistic team-wise between regular season and playoffs. See who improved, see which teams struggled and who improved come playoff time, to try and figure out why. Is CF% something worse gauging these teams off of? I feel like it isn't because of how flawed corsi is. For example in the charts we went over, Vegas was never shooting pucks from the perimeter. In fact the entire perimeter of the offensive zone was heavily blued out for them, meaning they are never gaining corsi +'s by shooting pucks from these zero-chance areas, whereas in Edmonton the left wall of the offensive zone was lit up like a Christmas tree in red, meaning we are gaining way more corsi+'s from an area that is never going to lead to a real opportunity.
The fact is Vegas won the entire conference with a bad corsi relative to their finishing position. I would assume it's because they are efficient with the puck, and are regarded as the powerhouse braintrust of the league, identifying talent and seemingly doing everything right in developing a championship roster.
Looking into where their shots are being generated from, from the Cup champs would have significant value one would imagine. Rather, where they are NOT taking shots from.
Why does Vegas take way less shots from the half walls and outer edges of the rink than other teams? Why did they win the conference? Why did they win the Cup despite having a poor corsi? Could it be because their coaching staff has implemented a strategy that opts not to waste opportunities with the puck in preference to losing a corsi+ opportunity trying to take it closer to the net? That's my thinking on it.
Maybe I will try and take a look at Colorado, Tampa, St. Louis, the other past champs in their winning year and see what I can find. Thanks.
