Baseline

NHL · All time: Explained by quality

Pacific team playing in Eastern time

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pp means percentage points: the difference between two rates. For example, 40% versus 62% is −22 percentage points. A minus means the rate was lower than the baseline; a plus means it was higher.

All time: 2023-24 to 2026-27 (4 seasons); 2026-27 in progress, through 2026-11-11.

Explained by quality

Checked: explained by team or player quality. Skaters reached 2+ shots on goal in 43.7% of games, vs 45.4%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (+0.2 pp vs each player’s own norm).

In the spot
43.7%
Baseline
45.4%
Sample
5,318 player-games
Adjusted
+0.2 pp vs each player’s own norm

See all 5,318 player-games behind this →Every one listed with its result, Hit or Miss

Explained by quality 2 measures

A raw gap exists, but it goes away once team or player quality is accounted for. Not a psychology edge.

MeasureIn spotBaselineDiff.nWhat it means
Skater 2+ shots on goalSee the games for Skater 2+ shots on goal →43.7%45.4%−1.7 pp5,318Skaters reached 2+ shots on goal in 43.7% of games, vs 45.4%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (+0.2 pp vs each player’s own norm).
Skater avg shots on goalSee the games for Skater avg shots on goal →1.61.6−0.15,318Skaters averaged 1.6 shots on goal, vs 1.6. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (+0.0 vs each player’s own norm).

Myth checked 10 measures

No clear difference from the baseline.

MeasureIn spotBaselineDiff.nWhat it means
Win rateSee the games for Win rate →42.2%46.1%−3.9 pp320Teams won 42.2% of games in this spot, vs 46.1% in the baseline. Not a clear difference.
Skater 1+ pointsSee the games for Skater 1+ points →34.5%35.4%−1.0 pp5,318Skaters reached 1+ points in 34.5% of games, vs 35.4%. Not a clear difference.
Skater 1+ assistsSee the games for Skater 1+ assists →23.8%24.6%−0.8 pp5,318Skaters reached 1+ assists in 23.8% of games, vs 24.6%. Not a clear difference.
Skater 3+ shots on goalSee the games for Skater 3+ shots on goal →22.5%23.7%−1.3 pp5,318Skaters reached 3+ shots on goal in 22.5% of games, vs 23.7%. Not a clear difference.
Skater 1+ goalsSee the games for Skater 1+ goals →15.0%15.5%−0.5 pp5,318Skaters reached 1+ goals in 15.0% of games, vs 15.5%. Not a clear difference.
Skater 4+ shots on goalSee the games for Skater 4+ shots on goal →10.2%11.1%−0.9 pp5,318Skaters reached 4+ shots on goal in 10.2% of games, vs 11.1%. Not a clear difference.
Avg marginSee the games for Avg margin →-0.5-0.2−0.3320Average margin −0.5 vs −0.2 in the baseline. Not a clear difference.
Avg scoredSee the games for Avg scored →2.93.0−0.1320Teams scored 2.9 goals a game, vs 3.0. Not a clear difference.
Avg allowedSee the games for Avg allowed →3.33.2+0.1320Teams allowed 3.3 goals a game, vs 3.2. Not a clear difference.
game totalSee the games for game total →6.26.2+0.0320Teams averaged 6.2 game total, vs 6.2. Not a clear difference.

The games every game behind these numbers

Every game that counts toward the rates above, newest first. Hit (green) means the thing being measured happened in that game; Miss (red) means it didn’t. Averages (points, margin, totals) show the actual number with no color. Player and team-scoring lists can also be colored by a second method, picked with the “Hit or miss means” switch: did they go over their own season average entering that game (earlier games that season only, at least 3 of them; not a Vegas line). Click any game for the full breakdown. The list follows the season window above and adds up exactly to the published numbers.

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Definitions

The spot
Pacific-time team road game at an Eastern-time home team
Baseline
Other domestic road team-games
All-time seasons
20232024, 20242025, 20252026, 20262027, through 2026-11-11
Sample rule
game/team grain: 200+ distinct games; league-wide player grain: 100+ player-games from 30+ games; player-specific: 30+ games; plays: 200+; and BH q<=0.1 for "published". The same rule applies inside every season window.
pp
Percentage points: the difference between two rates. For example, 40% versus 62% is −22 percentage points. A minus means the rate was lower than the baseline; a plus means it was higher. This is a description of the rates, not a betting instruction.

“X+” means the value reached X or more, so a push can’t happen. Intervals are the wider of a 95% Wilson interval and a game-clustered interval. Shorter windows are recomputed from the games in those seasons, never scaled from the all-time rate. See the methodology.