What we can learn from examining how scoring is distributed on the player level in the NHL.
A few weeks ago, I took a look at the distribution of shot rates on the team level, borrowing heavily from work by Micah McCurdy of HockeyViz.com. Generally speaking, understanding how a parameter is distributed across players or teams in the NHL can provide us with macro insights as to how the game is played, and also provide valuable insight into how that should affect team building.
With that in mind, I wanted to take a look at the distribution of another critical metric that is used for evaluation - individual scoring.