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The Statistic for the Rest of Us

Quick, what do Jeff Skinner's rookie campaign and his 2013-2014 season have in common? If you guessed that he had a shooting percentage above his NHL career average, you win the prize. Skinner has a career shooting percentage of 10.5%. During his rookie year he shot at a 14.4% rate. When he next potted in excess of 30 goals, he was shooting at a rate of 12%, still a good 1.5% above his mean. What about Eric Staal's two best scoring years? Yup, you guessed it. His shooting percentage was well above his career average too.