Glossary

A goal credit awarded to a player whose pass or action directly led to a teammate scoring.

The number of times a player uses their body or stick to stop a shot before it reaches the goalie.

The goal that puts a team ahead for good in a game they end up winning.

Times a player loses the puck to an opponent through a bad pass, fumble, or turnover.

The number of times a player shoots the puck into the opponent's net and scores.

The number of times a player physically checks or collides with an opponent while trying to gain or maintain control of the puck.

The number of goals your team scores minus the goals they allow while you're on the ice.

Goals plus assists — the standard measure of a player's offensive output.

The first assist on a goal—given to the player who passed it to the goal scorer.

The second assist credited when a teammate scores; counts toward a player's total assists.

Shots that reach the goaltender, forcing him to make a save or allowing a goal.

The number of times a player forces the opponent to lose the puck during their shifts.

The average number of assists a player records in 60 minutes of ice time.

The average number of goals a player scores in every 60 minutes of ice time.

A way to measure how much a player produces per hour of ice time, so you can fairly compare players who play different amounts.

The number of points (goals plus assists) a player averages for every 60 minutes of ice time.

The total number of minutes a player spends on the ice during a game or season.

The share of shot attempts your team takes when this player is on the ice.

The share of shot attempts a team takes when this player is on the ice.

The percentage of a player's shifts that begin in the defensive zone, where his team is defending.

The share of unblocked shot attempts a team takes when this player is on the ice.

The share of unblocked shot attempts a team takes when this player is on the ice.

The share of all goals scored that go to your team versus the opponent while this player is on the ice.

The share of a player's shifts that begin at center ice rather than in either team's defensive or offensive zone.

The percentage of this player's shifts that start in the opponent's offensive zone rather than the neutral zone or their own zone.

Every shot your team takes when a player is on the ice, whether it goes in or not.

A stat that measures how dangerous the shots a team takes are, rather than just counting how many shots they take.

The number of quality scoring chances the opposing team created while this player or team was on the ice.

The total number of high-quality scoring chances your team creates, measured on a scale where a prime slot shot is worth 1 and a long-range attempt is worth much less.

The share of expected goal value your team generates compared to the opponent when this player is on the ice.

Shots from the most dangerous areas of the ice—the scoring chances that have the highest probability of going in.

The percentage of a player's shots that go in the net.

How dangerous a shot is based on where it comes from and how it's taken, measured on a scale from 0 to 1.

The average number of goals a goaltender allows per 60 minutes of play.

How many more (or fewer) goals a goaltender prevented compared to what an average goalie would allow on the same shots.

The percentage of high-quality scoring chances a goaltender stops.

A game in which a goaltender allows three or fewer goals on at least 20 shots faced.

The percentage of shots a goalie stops out of all the shots he faces.

A game in which a goaltender allows zero goals.

The percentage of power-play chances your team stops without giving up a goal.

The percentage of power plays on which a team scores a goal.

Goals scored by your team while they have a numerical advantage due to the other team's penalty.

Points (goals or assists) a player earns while their team has a numerical advantage due to an opponent's penalty.

The total minutes a player spends on the ice during power plays in a game or season.

Goals scored by a team when they have fewer players on the ice than the opponent due to a penalty.

The percentage of faceoffs a player wins when the puck is dropped in his favor at the start of play.

The number of times a player takes a draw at the center dot to start or restart play.

The number of times a player drew a penalty by drawing an opponent into a rules violation.

The number of times a player commits a rule violation and sends the opposing team to the power play.

The total minutes a player spends in the penalty box for rule violations during a game or season.

Two defensemen who regularly play together as a unit on the ice.

A group of three forwards who regularly play together as a unit during a game.

A set of three forwards who play together regularly, identified by analyzing ice-time patterns across the season.

A player's stats when paired with a specific teammate versus when playing without that teammate.

The average salary a team counts toward its salary cap each year, spread evenly over the contract's length.

A three-year contract for newly drafted players, with a salary cap hit set by the league.

A player whose contract has expired and is free to sign with any team, or negotiate with his current team.

A contract clause that prevents a team from trading the player without his permission.

A contract clause that lets a player block a trade to certain teams or, in some versions, to any team.

How much value a player produces relative to what his team pays him in salary cap.

The number of years a player's contract lasts from the signing date to expiration.

How many seasons a player's current contract will still be in effect.

Hockey played with five skaters per side, the most common game state and the baseline for most statistics.

The area of the ice where a team defends their own goal, bounded by the blue line closest to their net.

When a player shoots the puck from behind the center line all the way down the ice past the opponent's goal line without anyone touching it.

The area of the rink between the two blue lines, where neither team has possession advantage.

The half of the ice where your team is trying to score — the opponent's end of the rink.

A player is offside if he crosses the opponent's blue line before the puck does.

The extra period played when a game is tied after regulation, where the first team to score wins.

A team's ability to prevent goals while playing with fewer players than the other team.

When one team has more players on the ice than the other because the opposing team committed a penalty.

A tiebreaker where players take turns shooting one-on-one against the goaltender until one team scores more goals.

When one team has fewer players on the ice than the other, usually because a player is serving a penalty.

A PuckLab metric that measures how much a player's performance improves in high-pressure game situations.

An automated flag that highlights a noteworthy pattern in player, team, or game data — a streak, a standings race, a mismatch, or a clutch moment worth watching.

A measure of how tired a player appears based on their workload and rest patterns over recent games.

A visual map showing where on the rink a player takes shots, receives passes, or spends time.

A statistical profile that groups players into seven positions based on what they actually do on the ice, separate from their official roster position.

The total miles or kilometers a team has traveled between cities for recent road games.