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Shawn Horcoff Scoring Chances 2010-2011

Shawn Horcoff's first year as Captain of a team built to land another lottery pick saw him play a well-defined role:  he was the defensively-responsible housesitter assigned to protect his own zone while the kids went gallivanting around the rink.  Horcoff played with fewer linemates than any other forward with as many games.  In a way, his housesitting duties rescued his reputation amongst Edmonton fans.  Prior to the season, the fan's book on Horcoff went something like this: "overpaid, useless, terrible, awful."  Now he's thought of in a completely different manner - he's the guy that allowed the kids to do their thing.

Chance % Team Rank:  3/23
Chance % Fwd Rank:  2/15

Diff/60 Team Rank: 3/23
Diff/60 Fwd Rank: 2/15

TCF = season total even strength chances for; TCA = season total even strength chances against; SCF = segment even strength chances for; SCA = segment even strength chances against; Segment % = player scoring chance percentage during the season segment; Team Seg % = Oilers team scoring chance percentage during the season segment.

 

Game # TCF TCA SCF SCA Segment % Team Seg %
1-10 41 35 41 35 0.539 0.453
11-20 61 70 20 35 0.364 0.401
21-30 97 94 36 24 0.600 0.449
31-40




0.467
41-50 126 110 29 16 0.644 0.531
51-60 163 151 37 41 0.474 0.470
61-70 199 186 36 35 0.507 0.454
71-82




0.486

 

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  • In games 21-30 and 41-50, Horcoff and friends were killing it.  At first glance, it seems like Horcoff, Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle were responsible for dragging the Oilers' team average up to respectability.

With Horcoff
Without Horcoff
Horcoff Without
# CF CA %
CF CA %
CF CA %
4 121 86 0.585
228 235 0.492
78 100 0.438
14 100 90 0.526
209 213 0.495
99 96 0.508
27 60 57 0.513
188 191 0.496
139 129 0.519
83 59 79 0.428
134 119 0.530
140 107 0.567
91 31 30 0.508
234 292 0.445
168 156 0.519












2 51 55 0.481
195 244 0.444
148 131 0.530
5 62 54 0.534
270 323 0.455
137 132 0.509
6 36 51 0.414
132 142 0.482
163 135 0.547
26 44 34 0.564
195 267 0.422
155 152 0.505
43 17 19 0.472
123 141 0.466
182 167 0.521
49 64 61 0.512
214 299 0.417
135 125 0.519
58 22 14 0.611
140 129 0.520
177 172 0.507
77 91 71 0.562
280 321 0.466
108 115 0.484

 

  • As I wrote in the opening - Horcoff had a very specifically-defined role - protect Hall and Eberle.  He was never subjected to the Renney/Injury blender.