As we saw in the first story regarding Fancy Stats and the Wild, there is a lot of room for debate. Though one of the better teams in goal and shot production, Boudreau’s guys are in the bottom half of the league when it comes to balancing out generation vs. suppression.
The shootout determines point production in the standings, but from outside the team a the Abstract, it’s hard to justify it being the second most important statistic when it comes to valuing the team game.
Today, we’re looking at "Goaltending" and the "Penalty Kill," with each bringing a few questions of their own.