Number That May Interest Only Me: 5

by Derek Zona on Apr 12, 2011 10:00 AM MDT

In the 2009 - 2010 season, five Edmonton Oilers finished the season even or better in even strength scoring chance differential: Ryan Stone, Dustin Penner, Ales Hemsky, Robert Nilsson and Colin McDonald. Lubomir Visnovsky was in the black, but was traded before the end of the season and McDonald played just 13 minutes at even strength. It was a rough season.

Unfortunately for the fans, that rough season was matched and maybe surpassed by the 2010 - 2011 season. The Oilers were worse in terms of goal differential and the scoring chances were just as rough.

There were, however, a few bright spots in the underlying stats, as Lowetide and Bruce have mentioned a couple of times and the team scoring chances improved ever so slightly. Last season, the team's chance percentage was .452, this season the percentage was .465. Last season the team differential per 15 minutes was (-.908), this season it was (-.590). Individually, however, the number of players in the black matched last season's total.

In the 2010 - 2011, only five current Edmonton Oilers ended the season with a positive even strength scoring chance differential. Name them.

EDIT:

Horcoff, Hartikainen, Hall, Eberle, Petry

by Mr DeBakey on Apr 12, 2011 2:56 PM EDT

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Is there a min games limit?

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by dawgbone98 on Apr 12, 2011 10:48 AM MDT reply actions

No sir.

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by Derek Zona on Apr 12, 2011 11:05 AM MDT up reply actions

Does Penner count?

If so, Penner, Hemsky, Horcoff, Hall and Whitney.

If not Penner, then I would guess that the fifth player would be Paajarvi.

by David Supina on Apr 12, 2011 11:09 AM MDT reply actions

I guessed last night and got a bunch wrong, so with that clue in mind I’ll go with Petry, Hall, Chorney, Horcoff, and… Hartikainen.

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by Scott Reynolds on Apr 12, 2011 11:32 AM MDT reply actions

I’m going with Hall, Hemsky, Horcoff, Hartikainen, and Giroux. I remember the first 3 being in the black at the mid-season update and they haven’t played much since. The latter 2 had some nice small sample-size runs, so I’ll guess they’d look good as well.

by Double DD on Apr 12, 2011 11:40 AM MDT reply actions

Whitney, Hall, Petry, Hartski, MPS

by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Apr 12, 2011 12:21 PM MDT reply actions

Hall, Hemsky, Horcoff, Omark, Eberle?

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by red army line on Apr 12, 2011 12:23 PM MDT reply actions

Gilbert, Hemsky, Hall, Petry, and Hartikainen because you would, Derek.

by Passive Voice on Apr 12, 2011 12:39 PM MDT reply actions

What the h is going on?

Horcoff, Hartikainen, Hall, Eberle, Petry

by Mr DeBakey on Apr 12, 2011 12:56 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs

You are correct, sir. Well done.

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by Derek Zona on Apr 12, 2011 3:00 PM MDT up reply actions

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I kept track

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by Mr DeBakey on Apr 12, 2011 4:11 PM MDT up reply actions

Cheater!

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by Derek Zona on Apr 12, 2011 6:49 PM MDT up reply actions

Hall, Horcoff, Hemsky, Hartikainen, Eberle

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by OilLeak on Apr 12, 2011 1:22 PM MDT reply actions

Horcoff, Hall, Hemsky, Hartikainen and Petry

by Smytty777 on Apr 12, 2011 1:57 PM MDT reply actions

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