Hockey analytics are now trying to do things that Miss Cleo promised. Predict the future.
I wrote an article just over a year on NM that tried to explain my hesitation when it came to advanced stats (nerds say analytics) and their role in a fan’s understanding of the game.
I then went against my own train of thought and started dabbling in the world of hockey analytics (said it correctly there), and created a stat of my own that looked at the conversion of Corsi chances. (Articles are here, here and here.