Questions about the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Which is more likely to result in a goal: a penalty shot or a power play?
Statistically speaking, is a hockey team (in the NHL) more likely to score on a power play or with a penalty shot?
Often times this is something I wonder when a player is tripped on a near breakaway ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of this derived system of calculating points in hockey?
Currently the National Hockey League awards:
2 points to a team winning (whether in regulation, overtime, or a shootout)
1 point to a team losing in overtime or a shootout
0 points to a team losing ...
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Ovechkin's +/- in his recent hat trick game
Alex Ovechkin had 3 goals and 1 assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the New Jersey Devils. The Devils only scored 1 goal so I'd assume his minimum +/-, assuming he was on the ice when the Devils scored, ...
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Which teams has won the most titles in the four major American Sports?
Which teams has won the most titles in the four major American Sports (American Football, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey)? I think the Pittsburgh Steelers have the most in the NFL with 6? Who has the ...
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Roles of Captains in Ice-Hockey
When I get around to watching the NHL, I notice a few players wearing a "C" or "A" patch on their jerseys. I understood this to be Captain and Assistant Captain.
What are the roles of "C" and "A" on ...
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What exactly are player performance bonuses?
This term was brought up in another question. I know that players can receive signing bonuses etc. But can they receive performance bonuses in a salary capped league? To my knowledge, in the NHL for ...
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If there is an NHL lockout / partial lockout, what will happen to purchased tickets? [closed]
I bought tickets for the Boston Bruins' opening night against the Montreal Canadians on October 18, 2012. What will happen to the tickets that people have bought if there is a lockout?
Also there is ...
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What was the first team to use the 1-3-1 Forecheck
I'm a big hockey guy, but over the last 2 or so seasons I've seen the Tampa Bay Lightning use the incredibly boring 1-3-1 forecheck. As you see in the picture below, the Tampa Bay Lightning (blue) is ...
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Soccer “Shot” VS Hockey “Shot”
When a player shoots the ball in soccer, it's counted as a "shot" regardless of whether it goes wide, gets saved by the goalie, or goes in as a goal. However, in hockey, a shot is only counted as a ...
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Double Minor Penalty Kill Counts as 1 or 2 Kills?
In NHL hockey when you receive a double minor penalty (4:00 penalty given for example high sticking leading to bleeding) does this count as 2 separate penalty kills if no goals are scored during the 4 ...
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Do traded players get their names on the Stanley Cup if previous team wins?
So, I would assume the answer to this question is "No", but I can't actually verify it anywhere. The criteria for getting your name on the cup is to play at least 41 regular season games for the cup ...
