Joakim Nordstrom has been one of the Carolina Hurricanes more disappointing core pieces this season. Admittedly, Nordstrom is a fourth liner. It’s not his job to be the best on the team. But Nordstrom has 4 points in 25 games. Furthermore, Nordstrom’s advanced statistics show that he is not really a capable NHL player.
So, let’s take a look at said advanced analytics. Fun! Fenwick is a statistic that shows what percent of the time your team controls the puck, while you’re on the ice. What we’re looking at here, is relative fenwick. This subtracts the team’s fenwick percentage when you’re not on the ice from when you are.