This nugget came across Twitter in my morning scrolling, and, man, it’s so early to feel this queasy.
The truth hurts, and even if you’re not someone who buys into hockey analytics, the eye test tells you much of the same that this chart, and also pretty much any other fancy stats chart you look at.
xG Pace
EDM's been ~league-avg in xG per game (as a combined total for both teams) with a slight but consistent edge. That edge has started to slip under Hitchcock. pic.twitter.com/SfARa4LrqK— Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) December 17, 2018The Kings aren’t scoring.