Your Preferred Stat For Gauging Team Strength?

[DJN21]

If you aint first....youre last....

 

[BLNY]

Goal differential.

 

[zar]

For most people on this site…

… look at the crest in the front of the jersey.

I would say some form of puck possession combined with a blend of SCF%/HDSCF%.

 

[hirawl]

The ones people say - goal differential, team save%, PDO.

I'll throw PK in the mix, especially playoff PK. Lots of shitty or pretender teams have had a good PP, very few winners have a bad PK. It's obviously not perfect but there's some trends.

First bracket regular season, second postseason.

2023-24: Florida (6th) (2nd)
2022-23: Vegas (19th) (12th)
2021-22: Colorado (15th) (7th)
2020-21: Tampa (4th) (4th)
2019-20: Tampa (14th) (5th)

Average: (12th) and (6th).

Good teams know how to lock it down and keep their eye on the tiger when the games get tight.

12 out of 32 is exactly the same as 6 out of 16. Just to point that out. Sure the level of competition os different and the field changes in the post season but still.

 

[Paper]

Playoff wins. Other than 2004, the team with the most playoff wins was awarded the Cup.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Goal differential and special teams rankings.