We’re past the halfway point of the 2017-18 Calgary Flames season. The Flames have two more points than they did at this time a year ago – hooray – but it’s probably prudent to take a more individual look at the club’s performance. We’ve been tracking player game scores for each and every game, and we’ve aggregated them to provide a snapshot of half-season performances.
Game score explained
Game score was conceptualized by Dom Luszczyszyn, currently of The Athletic, in an attempt to capture player performance in one comparable number. Here’s how he summed it up for Hockey Graphs:
It’s not a perfect stat – it’s meant to be a rough measure after-all – but I do think it works well for its intended purpose and is effective at what it does.