Statistics

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Counting stats for skaters and goalies such as goals, assists, points and save percentage.

A

Assist: Credit given to the teammates who touched the puck just before a goal, usually up to two players. Counted as A.

B

Blocked shot: A shot attempt stopped by a skater before it reaches the net. It is credited to the blocker and does not count as a shot on goal.
Box score: A summary of a game's numbers: scoring by period, goals and assists, penalties, shots and goalie stats.

E

Even-strength goal: A goal scored when both teams have the same number of skaters on the ice.

F

Faceoff percentage: The share of faceoffs a player wins: FO% = faceoffs won ÷ faceoffs taken × 100.

G

Game-tying goal: A goal that ties the score.
Game-winning goal: The goal that put the winning team ahead for good: the goal that is one more than the losing team's final total.
Games played: The number of games a player dressed and played in. Counted as GP.
Games started: The number of games a goalie started in net. Counted as GS.
Go-ahead goal: A goal that puts a team in the lead after the game was tied.
Goal differentialRules vary: Goals for minus goals against. Many tournaments use it as a tie-breaker, sometimes with a cap per game.
Goalie loss: A regulation loss credited to the goalie who was in net when the other team scored the winning goal.
Goalie win: A win credited to the goalie who was in net when their team scored the winning goal, under standard scoring rules.
Goals against: Goals allowed while a goalie was in net, or by a team overall. Counted as GA.
Goals for: Goals a team scores. Counted as GF.
Goals-against average: Goals a goalie allows per 60 minutes played: GAA = GA × 60 ÷ minutes played. Game length differs by level, so compare GAA only within the same level.

H

Hat trick: Three goals by one player in a single game. Fans traditionally throw hats on the ice to celebrate.
Hits (stat): The number of legal body checks a player is credited with. Hit counts depend on the scorer, so they are less reliable than goals or shots.

I

Insurance goal: A goal that stretches a lead, usually late, so the other team needs more than one goal to catch up.

M

Minutes played: Time a goalie spent in net, used to calculate goals-against average.
Multi-point game: A game in which a player records two or more points.

N

Natural hat trick: Three goals in a row by one player in a game, with no goals by anyone else in between. Some people also require all three in the same period.

O

Opening goal: The first goal of the game.
Overtime goal: A goal scored in overtime. In sudden-death formats it ends the game.
Overtime lossRules vary: A loss in overtime or a shootout, counted separately from regulation losses in leagues that track it.

P

Penalties drawn: Penalties the other team takes against a player, often because that player's speed or skill forced the foul.
Penalty minutes: The total minutes of penalties called on a player, written PIM.
Penalty-kill percentage: How often a team kills a penalty without allowing a goal: PK% = (times shorthanded − power-play goals against) ÷ times shorthanded × 100.
Plus-minus rating: A player gets +1 for being on the ice for an even-strength or shorthanded goal for, and -1 for one against; power-play goals do not count. The total is goals for minus goals against under those rules.
Point streak: Games in a row in which a player records at least one point.
Points (stat): Goals plus assists: PTS = G + A. A goal and an assist each count as one point.
Points per game: Points divided by games played: P/GP = PTS ÷ GP.
Points percentage: Standings points earned divided by points possible, used to compare teams that played different numbers of games.
Power-play assist: An assist on a power-play goal. Counted as PPA.
Power-play goal: A goal scored while the team has more skaters on the ice because of an opponent's penalty. Counted as PPG.
Power-play percentage: How often a team scores on its power plays: PP% = power-play goals ÷ power-play opportunities × 100.
Primary assist: The assist for the last teammate who touched the puck before the goal scorer.

S

Save: A shot on goal the goalie stops. Saves = shots against minus goals against (SV = SA − GA).
Save percentage: The share of shots on goal a goalie stops: SV% = saves ÷ shots against, usually shown as a decimal like .915.
Secondary assist: The assist for the teammate who touched the puck before the primary assist.
Shooting percentage: The share of a player's shots on goal that go in: S% = G ÷ SOG × 100.
Shorthanded assist: An assist on a shorthanded goal. Counted as SHA.
Shorthanded goal: A goal scored by the team that is killing a penalty. Counted as SHG.
Shots against: Shots on goal a goalie faced. Counted as SA.
Shots on goal: Shots that would have gone in if the goalie had not stopped them, plus goals, counted as SOG. Shots that miss the net or hit the post do not count.
Shutout: A game in which a goalie allows no goals. How shared shutouts are credited varies by league.
Standings pointsRules vary: Points a team earns in the standings for wins, ties and sometimes overtime losses. What each result is worth depends on the league.
Stat line: A player's numbers for a game or season written in a row, such as 1-2-3 for one goal, two assists and three points.

W

Win-loss record: A team's or goalie's results written as wins, losses and ties or overtime losses, such as 10-4-2.

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Game-tying goal

A goal that ties the score.

Game-winning goal

The goal that put the winning team ahead for good: the goal that is one more than the losing team's final total.

Games played

The number of games a player dressed and played in. Counted as GP.

Games started

The number of games a goalie started in net. Counted as GS.

Go-ahead goal

A goal that puts a team in the lead after the game was tied.

Goal differentialRules vary

Goals for minus goals against. Many tournaments use it as a tie-breaker, sometimes with a cap per game.

Goalie loss

A regulation loss credited to the goalie who was in net when the other team scored the winning goal.

Goalie win

A win credited to the goalie who was in net when their team scored the winning goal, under standard scoring rules.

Goals against

Goals allowed while a goalie was in net, or by a team overall. Counted as GA.

Goals for

Goals a team scores. Counted as GF.

Goals-against average

Goals a goalie allows per 60 minutes played: GAA = GA × 60 ÷ minutes played. Game length differs by level, so compare GAA only within the same level.

Penalties drawn

Penalties the other team takes against a player, often because that player's speed or skill forced the foul.

Penalty minutes

The total minutes of penalties called on a player, written PIM.

Penalty-kill percentage

How often a team kills a penalty without allowing a goal: PK% = (times shorthanded − power-play goals against) ÷ times shorthanded × 100.

Plus-minus rating

A player gets +1 for being on the ice for an even-strength or shorthanded goal for, and -1 for one against; power-play goals do not count. The total is goals for minus goals against under those rules.

Point streak

Games in a row in which a player records at least one point.

Points (stat)

Goals plus assists: PTS = G + A. A goal and an assist each count as one point.

Points per game

Points divided by games played: P/GP = PTS ÷ GP.

Points percentage

Standings points earned divided by points possible, used to compare teams that played different numbers of games.

Power-play assist

An assist on a power-play goal. Counted as PPA.

Power-play goal

A goal scored while the team has more skaters on the ice because of an opponent's penalty. Counted as PPG.