Zack Stortini had a rough year, one which might be his last as an Edmonton Oiler. Throughout his young career, Stortini's underlying numbers have always been better than expected and my colleague Bruce was the first person to defend Stortini's on-ice performance. This year, however, Stortini's numbers fell apart and he ended the season in Oklahoma City. There's a very good chance he will not be back next season and that's a tough break, especially if he's replaced by a full-on goon.
Chance % Team Rank: 20/23
Chance % Fwd. Rank: 12/15
Diff/60 Team Rank: 18/23
Diff/60% Fwd. Rank: 12/15
Scoring Chances by Season Segment
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 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 0.348 | 0.453 |
| 11-20 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 14 | 0.391 | 0.401 |
| 21-30 | 23 | 38 | 6 | 9 | 0.400 | 0.449 |
| 31-40 | 34 | 52 | 11 | 14 | 0.440 | 0.467 |
| 41-50 | 45 | 59 | 11 | 7 | 0.611 | 0.531 |
| 51-60 | 0.470 | |||||
| 61-70 | 0.454 | |||||
| 71-82 | 0.486 |
Scoring Chances Line Graph by Season Segment
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Stortini was demoted in the middle of his best ten games of the season.
Scoring Chances WOWY
| With Stortini | Without Stortini | Stortini Without | |||||||||
| # | CF | CA | % | CF | CA | % | CF | CA | % | ||
| 16 | 37 | 46 | 0.446 | 53 | 89 | 0.373 | 8 | 13 | 0.381 | ||
| 22 | 19 | 16 | 0.543 | 54 | 77 | 0.412 | 26 | 43 | 0.377 | ||
| 28 | 10 | 23 | 0.303 | 153 | 241 | 0.388 | 35 | 36 | 0.493 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 13 | 0.409 | 237 | 286 | 0.453 | 36 | 46 | 0.439 | ||
| 5 | 17 | 11 | 0.607 | 315 | 366 | 0.463 | 28 | 48 | 0.368 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 18 | 0.280 | 161 | 175 | 0.479 | 38 | 41 | 0.481 | ||
| 26 | 14 | 18 | 0.438 | 225 | 283 | 0.443 | 31 | 41 | 0.431 | ||
| 43 | 7 | 17 | 0.292 | 133 | 143 | 0.482 | 38 | 42 | 0.475 | ||
| 49 | 11 | 25 | 0.306 | 267 | 335 | 0.444 | 34 | 34 | 0.500 | ||
| 77 | 16 | 22 | 0.421 | 355 | 370 | 0.490 | 29 | 37 | 0.439 | ||
What are the odds the Ryan Jones effect ended Stortini's Edmonton career?