DataDictionary

NHL Player Statistics Guide

Player On-Ice Statistics

All player statistics are presented within the scope of the selected filters.

Term	Definition
Player	Player name.
Team	Team or teams that the player has played for. Not displayed when filtering for specific teams.
Position	Position or positions that the player has been listed as playing by the NHL.
GP	Games played.
TOI	Total amount of time played.
TOI/GP	Amount of time played per game. Not displayed when filtering for Counts.

Corsi Statistics

Corsi: Any shot attempt (goals, shots on net, misses and blocks) outside of the shootout. Referred to as SAT by the NHL.

Term	Definition
CF	Count of Corsi for that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
CA	Count of Corsi against that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
CF%	Percentage of total Corsi while that player is on the ice that are for that player’s team. CF*100/(CF+CA)

Fenwick Statistics

Fenwick: Any unblocked shot attempt (goals, shots on net and misses) outside of the shootout. Referred to as USAT by the NHL.

Term	Definition
FF	Count of Fenwick for that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
FA	Count of Fenwick against that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
FF%	Percentage of total Fenwick while that player is on the ice that are for that player’s team. FF*100/(FF+FA)

Shots Statistics

Shots: Any shot attempt on net (goals and shots on net) outside of the shootout.

Term	Definition
SF	Count of Shots for that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
SA	Count of Shots against that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
SF%	Percentage of total Shots while that player is on the ice that are for that player’s team. SF*100/(SF+SA)

Goals Statistics

Goals: Any goal, outside of the shootout.

Term	Definition
GF	Count of Goals for that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
GA	Count of Goals against that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
GF%	Percentage of total Goals while that player is on the ice that are for that player’s team. GF*100/(GF+GA)

Scoring Chances

A scoring chance, as originally defined by War-on-Ice.

Each shot attempt (Corsi) taken in the offensive zone is assigned a value based on the area of the zone in which it was recorded. Attempts made from the attacking team’s neutral or defensive zones are excluded.

• Attempts from the yellow areas are assigned a value of 1
• Attempts from the red areas are assigned a value of 2
• Attempts in the green area are assigned a value of 3

Adjustments: - Add 1 to this value if the attempt is considered a rush shot or a rebound - A rebound is any attempt made within 3 seconds of another blocked, missed or saved attempt without a stoppage in play in between - A rush shot is any attempt within 4 seconds of any event in the neutral or defensive zone without a stoppage in play in between - Decrease this value by 1 if it was a blocked shot - Any attempt with a score of 2 or higher is considered a scoring chance

Term	Definition
SCF	Count of Scoring Chances for that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
SCA	Count of Scoring Chances against that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
SCF%	Percentage of total Scoring Chances while that player is on the ice that are for that player’s team. SCF*100/(SCF+SCA)

High Danger Scoring Chances

A scoring chance with a score of 3 or higher.

Term	Definition
HDCF	Count of High Danger Scoring Chances for that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
HDCA	Count of High Danger Scoring Chances against that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
HDCF%	Percentage of total High Danger Scoring Chances while that player is on the ice that are for that player’s team. HDCF*100/(HDCF+HDCA)

High Danger Goals

Goals generated from High Danger Scoring Chances

Term	Definition
HDGF	Count of Goals off of High Danger Scoring Chances for that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
HDGA	Count of Goals off of High Danger Scoring Chances against that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
HDGF%	Percentage of High Danger Goals while that player is on the ice that are for that player’s team. HDGF*100/(HDGF+HDGA)

Medium Danger Scoring Chances

A scoring chance with a score of exactly 2.

Term	Definition
MDCF	Count of Medium Danger Scoring Chances for that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
MDCA	Count of Medium Danger Scoring Chances against that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
MDCF%	Percentage of total Medium Danger Scoring Chances while that player is on the ice that are for that player’s team. MDCF*100/(MDCF+MDCA)

Medium Danger Goals

Goals generated from Medium Danger Scoring Chances

Term	Definition
MDGF	Count of Goals off of Medium Danger Scoring Chances for that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
MDGA	Count of Goals off of Medium Danger Scoring Chances against that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
MDGF%	Percentage of Medium Danger Goals while that player is on the ice that are for that player’s team. MDGF*100/(MDGF+MDGA)

Low Danger Scoring Chances

A scoring chance with a score of 1 or less. Does not include any attempts from the attacking team’s neutral or defensive zone.

Term	Definition
LDCF	Count of Low Danger Scoring Chances for that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
LDCA	Count of Low Danger Scoring Chances against that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
LDCF%	Percentage of total Low Danger Scoring Chances while that player is on the ice that are for that player’s team. LDCF*100/(LDCF+LDCA)

Low Danger Goals

Goals generated from Low Danger Scoring Chances

Term	Definition
LDGF	Count of Goals off of Low Danger Scoring Chances for that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
LDGA	Count of Goals off of Low Danger Scoring Chances against that player’s team while that player is on the ice.
LDGF%	Percentage of Low Danger Goals while that player is on the ice that are for that player’s team. LDGF*100/(LDGF+LDGA)

Expected Goals

Expected goals (xG) is a statistical measure that evaluates shot quality by assigning a goal probability to each shot attempt.

Term	Definition
xGF	Expected Goals For. The sum of the probability values of all shot attempts for that player’s team while that player is on the ice. Represents the number of goals the team should have scored based on shot quality.
xGA	Expected Goals Against. The sum of the probability values of all shot attempts against that player’s team while that player is on the ice. Represents the number of goals the team should have conceded based on shot quality.
xGF%	Expected Goals Percentage. The percentage of the total expected goals while that player is on the ice that are for that player’s team. xGF*100/(xGF+xGA)

PDO

Term	Definition
SH%	Percentage of Shots for that player’s team while that player is on the ice that were Goals. GF*100/SF
SV%	Percentage of Shots against that player’s team while that player is on the ice that were not Goals. GA*100/SA
PDO	Shooting percentage plus save percentage. (GF/SF)+(GA/SA)

Starts

Term	Definition
Off. Zone Starts	Number of shifts for the player that started with an offensive zone faceoff.
Neu. Zone Starts	Number of shifts for the player that started with a neutral zone faceoff.
Def. Zone Starts	Number of shifts for the player that started with a defensive zone faceoff.
On The Fly Starts	Number of shifts for the player that started during play (without a faceoff).
Off. Zone Start %	Percentage of starts for the player that were Offensive Zone Starts, excluding Neutral Zone and On The Fly Starts. Off. Zone Starts*100/(Off. Zone Starts+Def. Zone Starts)

Faceoffs

Term	Definition
Off. Zone Faceoffs	Number of faceoffs in the offensive zone for which the player was on the ice.
Neu. Zone Faceoffs	Number of faceoffs in the neutral zone for which the player was on the ice.
Def. Zone Faceoffs	Number of faceoffs in the defensive zone for which the player was on the ice.
Off. Zone Faceoff %	Percentage of faceoffs in the offensive zone for which the player was on the ice, excluding neutral zone faceoffs. Off. Zone Faceoffs*100/(Off. Zone Faceoffs+Def. Zone Faceoffs)

Player Individual Statistics

All player statistics are presented within the scope of the selected filters.

Term	Definition
Player	Player name.
Team	Team or teams that the player has played for. Not displayed when filtering for specific teams.
Position	Position or positions that the player has been listed as playing by the NHL.
GP	Games played.
TOI	Total amount of time played.
TOI/GP	Amount of time played per game. Not displayed when filtering for Counts.

Points

Term	Definition
Goals	Goals scored by the player, outside of the shootout.
Assists	Any assist by the player.
First Assists	Primary assists by the player.
Second Assists	Secondary assists by the player.
Total Points	Goals scored and assists by the player, outside of the shootout.
IPP	Individual Point Percentage, the percentage of goals for that player’s team while that player is on the ice that the player earned a point on. Total Points/Goals For

Shooting

Term	Definition
Shots	Any shot attempt on net (goals and shots on net) by the player, outside of the shootout.
SH%	Percentage of Shots by the player that were Goals. Goals*100/Shots
iCF	Any shot attempt (goals, shots on net, misses and blocks) by the player, outside of the shootout.
iFF	Any unblocked shot attempt (goals, shots on net and misses) by the player, outside of the shootout.
iSCF	Any scoring chance by the player, outside of the shootout.
iHDCF	Any high danger scoring chance by the player, outside of the shootout.
Rush Attempts	Any rush shot attempt (goals, shots on net, misses and blocks) by the player, outside of the shootout.
Rebounds Created	Any shot attempt (shots on net, misses and blocks) that results in a rebound shot attempt.

Penalties

Term	Definition
PIM	Penalty minutes assessed to the player.
Total Penalties	Total number of penalties taken by the player
Minor	Number of minor penalties taken by the player.
Major	Number of major penalties taken by the player.
Misconduct	Number of 10 minute or game misconducts taken by the player.
Penalties Drawn	Number of penalties committed against the player.

Real-time

Term	Definition
Giveaways	Number of unforced turnovers made by the player.
Takeaways	Number of times the player takes the puck away from the opposition.
Hits	Number of hits made by the player.
Hits Taken	Number of hits taken by the player.
Shots Blocked	Number of opposition shot attempts blocked by the player.

Faceoffs

Term	Definition
Faceoffs Won	Faceoffs won by the player
Faceoffs Lost	Faceoffs lost by the player
Faceoff %	Percentage of total faceoffs taken by that player that were won Faceoffs Won*100/(Faceoffs Won+Faceoffs Lost)

Goalie Statistics

All player statistics are presented within the scope of the selected filters.

Term	Definition
Player	Player name.
Team	Team or teams that the player has played for. Not displayed when filtering for specific teams.
GP	Games played.
TOI	Total amount of time played.
TOI/GP	Amount of time played per game. Not displayed when filtering for Counts.

Saves

Term	Definition
Shots Against	Shots on Goal (Shots and Goals) faced by the goalie.
Saves	Saves made by the goalie.
Goals Against	Goals allowed by the goalie.
SV%	Percentage of Shots Against that were Saves. (Saves/Shots Against)
GAA	Goals allowed per 60 minutes of play. Goals Against*60/TOI
GSAA	Goals Saved Above Average, the difference between the goalie’s Goals Against and a Goals Against with the same Shots Against and the average SV%. Average SV%*Shots Against - Goals Against

High Danger Saves

Term	Definition
HD Shots Against	Shots on Goal (Shots and Goals) that are High Danger Chances faced by the goalie.
HD Saves	Saves on HD Shots Against made by the goalie.
HD Goals Against	Goals from HD Shots Against allowed by the goalie.
HDSV%	Percentage of HD Shots Against that were Saves. (HD Saves/HD Shots Against)
HDGAA	HD Goals allowed per 60 minutes of play. HD Goals Against*60/TOI
HDGSAA	HD Goals Saved Above Average, the difference between the goalie’s HD Goals Against and a HD Goals Against with the same HD Shots Against and the average HDSV%. Average HDSV%*HD Shots Against - HD Goals Against

Medium Danger Saves

Term	Definition
MD Shots Against	Shots on Goal (Shots and Goals) that are Medium Danger Chances faced by the goalie.
MD Saves	Saves on MD Shots Against made by the goalie.
MD Goals Against	Goals from MD Shots Against allowed by the goalie.
MDSV%	Percentage of MD Shots Against that were Saves. (MD Saves/MD Shots Against)
MDGAA	MD Goals allowed per 60 minutes of play. MD Goals Against*60/TOI
MDGSAA	MD Goals Saved Above Average, the difference between the goalie’s MD Goals Against and a MD Goals Against with the same MD Shots Against and the average MDSV%. Average MDSV%*MD Shots Against - MD Goals Against

Low Danger Saves

Term	Definition
LD Shots Against	Shots on Goal (Shots and Goals) that are Low Danger Chances faced by the goalie.
LD Saves	Saves on LD Shots Against made by the goalie.
LD Goals Against	Goals from LD Shots Against allowed by the goalie.
LDSV%	Percentage of LD Shots Against that were Saves. (LD Saves/LD Shots Against)
LDGAA	LD Goals allowed per 60 minutes of play. LD Goals Against*60/TOI
LDGSAA	LD Goals Saved Above Average, the difference between the goalie’s LD Goals Against and a LD Goals Against with the same LD Shots Against and the average LDSV%. Average LDSV%*LD Shots Against - LD Goals Against

Shot Info

Term	Definition
Rush Attempts Against	Number of Shot Attempts (including missed and block shots) that the goalie faced that are considered Rush Attempts
Rebound Attempts Against	Number of Shot Attempts (including missed and block shots) that the goalie faced that are considered Rebound Attempts
Avg. Shot Distance	Average distance (in feet) of shots on net faced by the goalie
Avg. Goal Distance	Average distance (in feet) of goals allowed by the goalie