This past week, Craig Custance of The Athletic published a really interesting piece depicting how long the Stanley Cup window stays open for the NHL’s top contending teams.
It took into accord statistics like points earned after the regular season concludes, plus how well each team did in categories such as penalty kill, power play success, expected goals for percentage, strength of schedule, and how far they advanced throughout the playoffs in each previous year.
It detailed teams such as the San Jose Sharks, whose window has seemed to stay open for an exuberant amount of time (thanks, Joe Thornton!