Glossary

What every column means and how it is calculated. Shot attempts, expected goals and scoring chances are onice's own calculations from the NHL's play-by-play and shift data.

Team and on-ice numbers

Column	Meaning	Formula
GP	Games played: games with time on ice in any situation.
TOI	Time on ice in the selected situation, minutes (per game in rate mode).
TOI/GP	Time on ice per game played, minutes (rate and relative modes).
W	Wins.
L	Losses in regulation.
OTL	Losses in overtime or a shootout.
ROW	Regulation and overtime wins (shootout wins excluded).
Total Points	Goals and assists.
Point %	Points / (2 x games played), regular season.	points / (2 x GP)
W%	Share of games: W.
L%	Share of games: L.
OTL%	Share of games: OTL.
ROW%	Share of games: ROW.
CF	Corsi for: shot attempts: goals, shots on goal, misses and blocks, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
CA	Corsi against: the same made by the opponent.
CF%	Share of corsi for the entity: for / (for + against).	cf / (cf + ca)
FF	Fenwick for: unblocked shot attempts: goals, shots on goal and misses, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
FA	Fenwick against: the same made by the opponent.
FF%	Share of fenwick for the entity: for / (for + against).	ff / (ff + fa)
SF	Shots for: shots on goal, goals included, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
SA	Shots against: the same made by the opponent.
SF%	Share of shots for the entity: for / (for + against).	sf / (sf + sa)
GF	Goals for: goals, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
GA	Goals against: the same made by the opponent.
GF%	Share of goals for the entity: for / (for + against).	gf / (gf + ga)
xGF	Expected goals for: the xG of unblocked attempts (our model), made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
xGA	Expected goals against: sum of the xG of the shots faced.
xGF%	Share of expected goals for the entity: for / (for + against).	xgf / (xgf + xga)
SCF	Scoring chances for: attempts worth 2 or more danger points, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
SCA	Scoring chances against: the same made by the opponent.
SCF%	Share of scoring chances for the entity: for / (for + against).	scf / (scf + sca)
SCSF	Shots from scoring chances for: shots on goal from scoring chances, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
SCSA	Shots from scoring chances against: the same made by the opponent.
SCSF%	Share of shots from scoring chances for the entity: for / (for + against).	scsf / (scsf + scsa)
SCGF	Goals from scoring chances for: goals from scoring chances, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
SCGA	Goals from scoring chances against: the same made by the opponent.
SCGF%	Share of goals from scoring chances for the entity: for / (for + against).	scgf / (scgf + scga)
HDCF	High-danger chances for: attempts worth 3 or more danger points, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
HDCA	High-danger chances against: the same made by the opponent.
HDCF%	Share of high-danger chances for the entity: for / (for + against).	hdcf / (hdcf + hdca)
HDSF	High-danger shots for: shots on goal from high-danger chances, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
HDSA	High-danger shots against: the same made by the opponent.
HDSF%	Share of high-danger shots for the entity: for / (for + against).	hdsf / (hdsf + hdsa)
HDGF	High-danger goals for: goals from high-danger chances, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
HDGA	High-danger goals against: the same made by the opponent.
HDGF%	Share of high-danger goals for the entity: for / (for + against).	hdgf / (hdgf + hdga)
MDCF	Medium-danger chances for: attempts worth exactly 2 danger points, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
MDCA	Medium-danger chances against: the same made by the opponent.
MDCF%	Share of medium-danger chances for the entity: for / (for + against).	mdcf / (mdcf + mdca)
MDSF	Medium-danger shots for: shots on goal from medium-danger chances, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
MDSA	Medium-danger shots against: the same made by the opponent.
MDSF%	Share of medium-danger shots for the entity: for / (for + against).	mdsf / (mdsf + mdsa)
MDGF	Medium-danger goals for: goals from medium-danger chances, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
MDGA	Medium-danger goals against: the same made by the opponent.
MDGF%	Share of medium-danger goals for the entity: for / (for + against).	mdgf / (mdgf + mdga)
LDCF	Low-danger chances for: attempts worth at most 1 danger point, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
LDCA	Low-danger chances against: the same made by the opponent.
LDCF%	Share of low-danger chances for the entity: for / (for + against).	ldcf / (ldcf + ldca)
LDSF	Low-danger shots for: shots on goal from low-danger chances, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
LDSA	Low-danger shots against: the same made by the opponent.
LDSF%	Share of low-danger shots for the entity: for / (for + against).	ldsf / (ldsf + ldsa)
LDGF	Low-danger goals for: goals from low-danger chances, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
LDGA	Low-danger goals against: the same made by the opponent.
LDGF%	Share of low-danger goals for the entity: for / (for + against).	ldgf / (ldgf + ldga)
Rush Attempts For	Rush attempts for: attempts within 4 s of a play event in the neutral or own zone, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
Rush Attempts Against	Rush attempts against: the same made by the opponent.
Rush Attempts For%	Share of rush attempts for the entity: for / (for + against).	rush_cf / (rush_cf + rush_ca)
Rebound Attempts For	Rebound attempts for: attempts within 3 s of an earlier attempt of the same team, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
Rebound Attempts Against	Rebound attempts against: the same made by the opponent.
Rebound Attempts For%	Share of rebound attempts for the entity: for / (for + against).	reb_cf / (reb_cf + reb_ca)
xLDCF	Low xG attempts for: unblocked attempts worth under 8 % expected goals each, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
xLDCA	Low xG attempts against: the same made by the opponent.
xLDCF%	Share of low xg attempts for the entity: for / (for + against).	xldcf / (xldcf + xldca)
xLDGF	Low xG goals for: goals from low xG attempts, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
xLDGA	Low xG goals against: the same made by the opponent.
xLDGF%	Share of low xg goals for the entity: for / (for + against).	xldgf / (xldgf + xldga)
xMDCF	Medium xG attempts for: unblocked attempts worth 8 % to under 20 % expected goals each, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
xMDCA	Medium xG attempts against: the same made by the opponent.
xMDCF%	Share of medium xg attempts for the entity: for / (for + against).	xmdcf / (xmdcf + xmdca)
xMDGF	Medium xG goals for: goals from medium xG attempts, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
xMDGA	Medium xG goals against: the same made by the opponent.
xMDGF%	Share of medium xg goals for the entity: for / (for + against).	xmdgf / (xmdgf + xmdga)
xHDCF	High xG attempts for: unblocked attempts worth 20 % or more expected goals each, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
xHDCA	High xG attempts against: the same made by the opponent.
xHDCF%	Share of high xg attempts for the entity: for / (for + against).	xhdcf / (xhdcf + xhdca)
xHDGF	High xG goals for: goals from high xG attempts, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
xHDGA	High xG goals against: the same made by the opponent.
xHDGF%	Share of high xg goals for the entity: for / (for + against).	xhdgf / (xhdgf + xhdga)
Flurry xGF	Flurry-adjusted expected goals for: xG of attempts, each less the chance that an earlier attempt of the same flurry (rebounds without a whistle) already scored, made by the team of the entity while it is on the ice.
Flurry xGA	Flurry-adjusted expected goals against: the same made by the opponent.
Flurry xGF%	Share of flurry-adjusted expected goals for the entity: for / (for + against).	fxgf / (fxgf + fxga)
SH%	Shooting percentage.	goals / shots for individuals, gf / sf on ice
SV%	Save percentage: 1 - goals against / shots against.	1 - ga / sa
PDO	SH% + SV% while on the ice.	sh_pct + sv_pct
SCSH%	Shooting percentage on SC chances.	scgf / scsf
SCSV%	Save percentage on SC chances.	1 - scga / scsa
HDSH%	Shooting percentage on HD chances.	hdgf / hdsf
HDSV%	Save percentage on HD chances.	1 - hdga / hdsa
MDSH%	Shooting percentage on MD chances.	mdgf / mdsf
MDSV%	Save percentage on MD chances.	1 - mdga / mdsa
LDSH%	Shooting percentage on LD chances.	ldgf / ldsf
LDSV%	Save percentage on LD chances.	1 - ldga / ldsa
Off. Zone Faceoffs	Faceoffs in the entity's offensive zone while on the ice.
Neu. Zone Faceoffs	Faceoffs in the neutral zone while on the ice.
Def. Zone Faceoffs	Faceoffs in the entity's defensive zone while on the ice.
+/-	Plus-minus: goals for at even strength or short-handed minus goals against at even strength or on the power play (empty-net goals count, penalty-shot goals cannot be told apart).
Thru%	Share of the team's shot attempts that were not blocked: fenwick / corsi.	ff / cf
Thru% against	Share of the opponent's shot attempts that were not blocked.	fa / ca
Off. Zone Faceoff %	Offensive zone faceoffs / (offensive + defensive).
PIM	Penalty minutes.
Giveaways	Giveaways.
Takeaways	Takeaways.
Hits	Hits made.
Hits Taken	Hits received.
Shots Blocked	Shots blocked by the player (not his own team's).
Top shot speed (mph)	The hardest shot of the season by NHL EDGE puck tracking (2021-22 on).
Avg shot speed (mph)	Average speed of the team's shots by NHL EDGE tracking.
Top skating speed (mph)	Highest skating speed of the season by NHL EDGE tracking.
Bursts 22+ mph	Skating bursts of 22 miles per hour or more (NHL EDGE).
Distance / 60 (mi)	Miles skated per 60 minutes, all situations (NHL EDGE).
OZ time %	Share of the team's ice time with the puck in the offensive zone (NHL EDGE).
Shot attempt diff	Shot attempt differential per game by NHL EDGE.
Deserve to win %	Chance that the team wins the game on the chances it created and allowed (expected goals as Poisson counts, a regulation tie split evenly).
Faceoffs %	Faceoffs won / faceoffs taken.
GD	Goal differential: goals for minus goals against.
xGD	Expected goal differential: xGF minus xGA.
GF above xGF	Goals for minus expected goals for: positive means the team scored more than its chances were worth.
GA above xGA	Goals against minus expected goals against: positive means the team allowed more than its chances were worth.
GD above xGD	Goal differential minus expected goal differential.
SH% (unblocked)	Shooting percentage on unblocked attempts.	gf / ff
SH% (all attempts)	Shooting percentage on all shot attempts.	gf / cf
Blocked %	Share of shot attempts for that were blocked.	(cf - ff) / cf
Net miss %	Share of unblocked attempts for that missed the net.	(ff - sf) / ff
SV% (unblocked)	Save percentage on unblocked attempts against.	1 - ga / fa
xSV% (unblocked)	Expected save percentage on unblocked attempts against: what an average goalie would do on these chances.	1 - xga / fa
SV% above expected (unblocked)	Save percentage on unblocked attempts minus its expected value.	sv% - xsv%
PIM by opponents	Penalty minutes taken by the opponents of the team in the same games.
PIM share %	Share of all penalty minutes of the team's games that the team took: pim / (pim + pim by opponents).
Takeaways by opponents	Takeaways of the opponents of the team in the same games (the team's giveaways to them are Giveaways).
Takeaway share %	Share of all takeaways of the team's games made by the team.
Hits given %	Hits given / (hits given + hits taken).
Rebound goals	Goals scored on rebound attempts (an attempt within 3 seconds of the team's earlier attempt, no whistle between).
Rebound goals against	Goals allowed on the opponents' rebound attempts.
Goals from rebounds %	Share of the team's goals scored on rebound attempts.	reb goals / gf
Goals against from rebounds %	Share of the goals allowed that came from the opponents' rebound attempts.	reb goals against / ga
Expected net miss %	Share of unblocked attempts for that an average team would miss the net with, from a model of the shot's place, type and situation.	sum of expected misses / ff
Net miss % above expected	Net miss % minus its expected value: positive means the team misses the net more than its shots suggest.
D-zone giveaways	Giveaways in the player's or team's own defensive zone.
D-zone giveaways %	Share of the team's giveaways made in its own defensive zone.	dz giveaways / giveaways
RW	Regulation wins: games won before overtime.
GD	Goal differential from the final scores of the games (goals for minus goals against, overtime goals included, shootout deciders not).
GF above expected	Rolling averages: goals for minus expected goals for over the window (GF - xGF).
GA saved above expected	Rolling averages: expected goals against minus goals against over the window (xGA - GA): positive means the goaltending saved more than average.

Skaters, individual

Column	Meaning	Formula
GP	Games played: games with time on ice in any situation.
TOI	Time on ice in the selected situation, minutes (per game in rate mode).
TOI/GP	Time on ice per game played, minutes (rate and relative modes).
Total Points	Goals and assists.
SH%	Shooting percentage.	goals / shots for individuals, gf / sf on ice
Goals	Goals scored.
First Assists	Primary assists.
Second Assists	Secondary assists.
Total Assists	Primary and secondary assists.
Shots	Own shots on goal, goals included.
iCF	Own shot attempts.
iFF	Own unblocked shot attempts.
ixG	Expected goals of own attempts.
iSCF	Own attempts that were scoring chances.
iHDCF	Own attempts that were high-danger chances.
Rush Attempts	Own rush attempts.
Rebounds Created	Own attempts (not goals) followed by a rebound attempt.
Total Penalties	Penalties taken.
Minor	Minor penalties.
Major	Major penalties.
Misconduct	Misconduct penalties.
PIM	Penalty minutes.
Penalties Drawn	Penalties drawn.
Giveaways	Giveaways.
Takeaways	Takeaways.
Hits	Hits made.
Hits Taken	Hits received.
Shots Blocked	Shots blocked by the player (not his own team's).
Faceoffs Won	Faceoffs won.
Faceoffs Lost	Faceoffs lost.
IPP	Individual points percentage: points / goals scored by the team while he was on the ice.	points / gf
GAR	Goals above replacement of the last selected regular season: even-strength offense and defense (RAPM), finishing, penalties taken and drawn, minus a replacement-level player of the same time.
WAR	Wins above replacement: GAR / 6.
SPAR	Standings points above replacement: two points per win.
EVO	Even-strength offense in goals above average: RAPM offense times 5v5 time.
EVD	Even-strength defense in goals above average: minus RAPM defense times 5v5 time.
Finishing	Goals minus his own expected goals.
Take	Penalties taken against the league rate, in goals (negative: more than average).
Draw	Penalties drawn against the league rate, in goals.
Top shot speed (mph)	The hardest shot of the season by NHL EDGE puck tracking (2021-22 on).
Avg shot speed (mph)	Average speed of the team's shots by NHL EDGE tracking.
Top skating speed (mph)	Highest skating speed of the season by NHL EDGE tracking.
Bursts 22+ mph	Skating bursts of 22 miles per hour or more (NHL EDGE).
Distance / 60 (mi)	Miles skated per 60 minutes, all situations (NHL EDGE).
OZ time %	Share of the team's ice time with the puck in the offensive zone (NHL EDGE).
Shooting talent %	How much better (positive) or worse than the xG model the player finishes, from his whole record up to the last selected season, pulled towards average: (goals + 8) / (xG + 8) - 1.
Talent-adjusted ixG	The player's expected goals times his shooting-talent multiplier.
Created xG	Expected goals of the rebound attempts that the player's own attempts created (by himself or a teammate).
iThru%	Share of the player's own shot attempts that were not blocked: iFF / iCF.	iff / icf
Faceoffs %	Faceoffs won / faceoffs taken.
D-zone giveaways	Giveaways in the player's or team's own defensive zone.

Goalies

Column	Meaning	Formula
GP	Games played: games with time on ice in any situation.
TOI	Time on ice in the selected situation, minutes (per game in rate mode).
TOI/GP	Time on ice per game played, minutes (rate and relative modes).
xGA	Expected goals against: sum of the xG of the shots faced.
SH%	Shooting percentage.	goals / shots for individuals, gf / sf on ice
SV%	Save percentage: 1 - goals against / shots against.	1 - ga / sa
PDO	SH% + SV% while on the ice.	sh_pct + sv_pct
SCSV%	Save percentage on SC chances.	1 - scga / scsa
HDSV%	Save percentage on HD chances.	1 - hdga / hdsa
MDSV%	Save percentage on MD chances.	1 - mdga / mdsa
LDSV%	Save percentage on LD chances.	1 - ldga / ldsa
RAPM xGA/60	Defensive impact: expected goals per 60 minutes that his team allows above average because he is on the ice. Negative is better.
RAPM net/60	Net impact: offense minus defense, in expected goals per 60 minutes (for a goalie, minus his defense). Positive is better.
SV% 5v5 (EDGE)	Save percentage at 5v5 by NHL EDGE.
SV% 5v5 close (EDGE)	Save percentage at 5v5 in close games by NHL EDGE.
Shots against / 60 5v5 (EDGE)	Shots faced per 60 minutes at 5v5 by NHL EDGE.
Games SV% > .900 % (EDGE)	Share of his games with a save percentage above .900 (NHL EDGE).
Shots Against	Shots on goal faced.
Goals Against	Goals allowed.
Saves	Shots against minus goals against.
GAA	Goals against per 60 minutes.
GSAA	Goals saved above average: goals a league-average goalie would have allowed on the same shots (same filters) minus the real ones.
Rebounds allowed	Saves that were followed by a rebound attempt of the same team.
xRebounds	Rebounds an average goalie would allow on the same saves.
Rebounds saved above expected	Expected rebounds minus rebounds allowed: positive is better than average.
Rebound %	Rebounds allowed as a share of saves.
xRebound %	Expected rebounds as a share of saves.
Freezes	Saves after which the goalie stopped the play at once.
xFreezes	Freezes an average goalie would make on the same saves.
Freezes above expected	Freezes minus expected freezes: positive is better than average.
Freeze %	Freezes as a share of saves.
xSV%	Expected save percentage: what an average goalie would save on the same shots, 100 - xGA / SA x 100.
SV% above expected	Save percentage minus expected save percentage, in percentage points.
xG saved above average %	Goals saved above expected as a percentage of expected goals against.
GSAx	Goals saved above expected: xGA minus goals against.
Rush Attempts Against	Rush attempts faced.
Rebound Attempts Against	Rebound attempts faced.
Avg. Shot Distance	Average distance of shots faced, feet.
Avg. Goal Distance	Average distance of goals allowed, feet.
HD Shots Against	Shots faced from HD chances.
HD Saves	Saves on HD chances.
HD Goals Against	Goals allowed on HD chances.
HDGAA	Goals against per 60 minutes from HD chances.
HDGSAA	GSAA on HD chances.
MD Shots Against	Shots faced from MD chances.
MD Saves	Saves on MD chances.
MD Goals Against	Goals allowed on MD chances.
MDGAA	Goals against per 60 minutes from MD chances.
MDGSAA	GSAA on MD chances.
LD Shots Against	Shots faced from LD chances.
LD Saves	Saves on LD chances.
LD Goals Against	Goals allowed on LD chances.
LDGAA	Goals against per 60 minutes from LD chances.
LDGSAA	GSAA on LD chances.

Shift report

Column	Meaning	Formula
TOI	Time on ice in the selected situation, minutes (per game in rate mode).
Shifts	Number of shifts (a shift counts in the situation it began in).
Avg. shift (s)	Average length of a shift, seconds.
Std. dev. (s)	Standard deviation of the shift length of the player, seconds.
Short	Shifts shorter than the player's average by more than one standard deviation.
Long	Shifts longer than the player's average by more than one standard deviation.
Extra short	Shifts shorter than the player's average by more than two standard deviations.
Extra long	Shifts longer than the player's average by more than two standard deviations.

Player bios

Column	Meaning	Formula
GP	Games played: games with time on ice in any situation.
TOI	Time on ice in the selected situation, minutes (per game in rate mode).
Date of birth	Date of birth.
Age	Age in years today.
Birth city	City of birth.
State / province	State or province of birth.
Country	Country of birth.
Height (in)	Height in inches.
Weight (lbs)	Weight in pounds.
Shoots / catches	The hand a skater shoots with or a goalie catches with: L or R.
Draft year	Year of the NHL draft in which the player was picked.
Draft team	Team that picked the player.
Round	Round of the draft.
Pick in round	Pick number in the round.
Overall pick	Overall pick number.

Skaters, on ice, and combinations

Column	Meaning	Formula
QoT (TOI)	Quality of teammates: the average time on ice per game of the skaters on the ice with him at 5v5, weighted by the time shared.
QoC (TOI)	Quality of competition: the same for the opponents on the ice against him.
QoT (CF%)	Quality of teammates by 5v5 CF%: the average of their season CF% weighted by the time shared.
QoC (CF%)	Quality of competition by 5v5 CF%.
Off. Zone Starts	Shifts that began with a faceoff in that zone (or on the fly, without one).
Neu. Zone Starts	Shifts that began with a faceoff in that zone (or on the fly, without one).
Def. Zone Starts	Shifts that began with a faceoff in that zone (or on the fly, without one).
On The Fly Starts	Shifts that began with a faceoff in that zone (or on the fly, without one).
Off. Zone Start %	Offensive zone starts / (offensive + defensive).
RAPM xGF/60	Offensive impact: expected goals per 60 minutes that his team creates above average because he is on the ice, from a ridge regression over all 5v5 stints of the last three seasons that separates him from teammates, opponents, score and venue. None for goalies.

Situations and filters

All every strength · EV even strength · 5v5 five skaters a side, both goalies in · 5v5 SVA 5v5 adjusted for score and venue (McCurdy's method: events of the side that gains from the score or home ice are scaled down) · PP / PK skater advantage / disadvantage · 5v4, 4v5, 3v3 exact strengths · Empty net own / opponent goalie pulled.

Danger zones. Shot attempts from the attacking zone get points by place (slot 3, middle area 2, rest 1), plus 1 for a rebound (within 3 s of an earlier attempt) and 1 for a rush (within 4 s of play in the neutral or own zone), minus 1 if blocked. Scoring chance: 2 or more. High danger: 3 or more. Medium: exactly 2. Low: 1 or fewer.