Dennis King at MC79hockey.com, was able to update the missing games after Vic Ferrari of timeonice.com did a little update to his his tracking tools and we've got a complete picture in the even strength scoring chances numbers for the Oilers at the quarter pole.
I've broken the chances down by forward and defenseman. TSC = total scoring chances, TSCA = total scoring chances against, CF/15 = chances for per 15 minutes of even strength time, CA/15 = chances against per 15 minutes of even strength time, SCDIFF = scoring chances difference, DIFF/15 = scoring chances difference per 15 minutes of ice time. The table is sorted by DIFF/15.
Dustin Penner is the only Oiler with a positive chances differential. Jordan Eberle leads the team in chances for / 15, Penner is second. Magnus Paajarvi and the 4th line are struggling terribly.
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| # | Player | TSC | TSCA | CH% | CF/15 | CA/15 | SCDIFF | DIFF/15 | |||
| 27 | D. PENNER | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 4.688 | 4.353 | 6 | 0.335 | |||
| 83 | A. HEMSKY | 76 | 79 | 0.490 | 4.454 | 4.630 | -3 | -0.176 | |||
| 10 | S. HORCOFF | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 4.352 | 4.705 | -6 | -0.353 | |||
| 14 | J. EBERLE | 94 | 103 | 0.477 | 4.779 | 5.236 | -9 | -0.458 | |||
| 4 | T. HALL | 91 | 102 | 0.472 | 4.359 | 4.886 | -11 | -0.527 | |||
| 89 | S. GAGNER | 79 | 90 | 0.467 | 4.098 | 4.669 | -11 | -0.571 | |||
| Fwd Average | 729 | 973 | 0.428 | 3.693 | 4.928 | -244 | -1.236 | ||||
| 28 | R. JONES | 36 | 59 | 0.379 | 3.004 | 4.923 | -23 | -1.919 | |||
| 13 | A. COGLIANO | 62 | 96 | 0.392 | 3.630 | 5.621 | -34 | -1.991 | |||
| 46 | Z. STORTINI | 20 | 35 | 0.364 | 2.772 | 4.851 | -15 | -2.079 | |||
| 33 | S. MACINTYRE | 2 | 5 | 0.286 | 1.404 | 3.511 | -3 | -2.107 | |||
| 67 | G. BRULE | 42 | 80 | 0.344 | 2.582 | 4.918 | -38 | -2.336 | |||
| 22 | J.F. JACQUES | 5 | 13 | 0.278 | 1.485 | 3.860 | -8 | -2.375 | |||
| 16 | C. FRASER | 21 | 55 | 0.276 | 1.923 | 5.037 | -34 | -3.114 | |||
| 91 | M. PAAJARVI | 43 | 98 | 0.305 | 2.477 | 5.645 | -55 | -3.168 |
No regular defenseman is in the black this season, but Shawn Belle playing bottom minutes in his short stint did alright by himself.
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| # | Player | TSC | TSCA | CH% | CF/15 | CA/15 | SCDIFF | DIFF/15 | |||
| 45 | S. BELLE | 11 | 12 | 0.478 | 2.942 | 3.210 | -1 | -0.267 | |||
| 77 | T. GILBERT | 101 | 120 | 0.457 | 4.185 | 4.972 | -19 | -0.787 | |||
| 6 | R. WHITNEY | 101 | 124 | 0.449 | 4.085 | 5.015 | -23 | -0.930 | |||
| 5 | L. SMID | 61 | 83 | 0.424 | 3.513 | 4.780 | -22 | -1.267 | |||
| Def Average | 489 | 658 | 0.426 | 3.712 | 4.995 | -169 | -1.283 | ||||
| 49 | T. PECKHAM | 70 | 95 | 0.424 | 3.603 | 4.889 | -25 | -1.287 | |||
| 2 | J. VANDERMEER | 51 | 73 | 0.411 | 3.526 | 5.047 | -22 | -1.521 | |||
| 26 | K. FOSTER | 63 | 97 | 0.394 | 3.477 | 5.353 | -34 | -1.876 | |||
| 43 | J. STRUDWICK | 31 | 54 | 0.365 | 3.178 | 5.537 | -23 | -2.358 |
As expected, Jason Strudwick is the worst by both counts, but Kurtis Foster is hot on his heels. Everyone's favorite whipping boy, Tom Gilbert, remains the best even-strength defenseman on the team.
Finally the goaltenders at even strength:
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| # | Player | TSC | TSCA | CH% | CF/15 | CA/15 | SCDIFF | DIFF/15 | |||
| 29 | M. GERBER | 13 | 15 | 0.464 | 4.015 | 4.632 | -2 | -0.618 | |||
| 35 | N. KHABIBULIN | 136 | 206 | 0.398 | 3.478 | 5.268 | -70 | -1.790 | |||
| 40 | D. DUBNYK | 92 | 107 | 0.462 | 4.003 | 4.656 | -15 | -0.653 |
If anyone is interested in any WOWY analysis, let me know and I'll try to post them below here as an update.