11/18 Charlotte 5 on 5 Shots is a better indicator of performance than Corsi for this game.  The Rampage did an excellent job (in both games) of keeping the Checkers to the outside and blocking shots. 11/19 Charlotte The Rampage started out the Saturday night game in dominant fashion (I believe the shots were 8-0…

WOWYs (look down vertically to see a player’s influence) Points/60 I know these can be very hard to read, so I’m going to point out a few high-level observations. Nantel the perfect 4th Line Center Earl from Mile High asked me last week if the 4th line’s collapse showed that Nantel was a possession driver.…

This was the first time all year that the Rampage were outright bad.  Just burn the film and move on. Season Summary Goalie Stats Note: The AHL does not publicly release ES/PP/SH, these are counted by me at the games I attend.  Therefore, the goalie stats only include the home games (i.e. Martin’s full season…

After the game, I tweeted that this year’s start is the exact opposite of last year’s start.  Last year’s team was very bad, but started off the year with a great record.  This year’s team is good, but has started off very poorly.  Both of those starts were PDO driven (lucky/unlucky). Last year, Calvin Pickard had .946…

This game is a great example of how Corsi isn’t always a good measure of performance for a single game, because there is no way the Wolves were the better team.  The canines threw a lot of garbage at the net, while the Rampage got a lot a good opportunities, which is indicated through the…

  I did not attend today’s game, so I only have Saturday’s data. There were 20 minor penalties called in this game (Seriously, I promise I’m not kidding and counted twice). It’s hard to draw any real conclusions from the opener when that much of the game is spent on special teams. Specific positive standouts…