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Breaking Down The Shootout
by Paul on 03/22/07 at 01:59 PM ET
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from Jennifer Raimondi at NHL.com,
The dynamics of the penalty shot have come a long way since the inception of the rule.
“I believe the penalty shot is going to be very spectacular,” legendary Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Conn Smythe said in October, 1934.
Later that year, when Montreal Canadiens star Armand Mondou became the first player to take a penalty shot, Mondou stood in a circle 38 feet in front of the goal and was stopped by legendary Maple Leafs goaltender George Hainsworth. No fakes, no ‘spin-a-rama,’ just a standing-still shot from the circle.
In today’s NHL, there is no telling when the next dazzling shootout move will be displayed. Smythe’s words, spoken more than 70 years ago, were prophetic, indeed.
read on... great article with video and stats…
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I’m surprised they didn’t mention where those numbers came from. At the level of detail being suggested, it must have involved video assessment of each attempt. Staggering…
One item I found interesting when looking into this was that there’s a lefty/righty matchup advantage that coaches should probably consider when picking their shooters. If you have a goalie who catches with the left hand (by far the most common), left-handed shooters have scored 9% more often than righties (37% vs. 28%). For right-handed catchers (currently only DiPietro and Vokoun are regulars), right-handed shooters scored 32% vs. lefties at 25%.
Posted by The Forechecker from Tennessee on 03/22/07 at 03:18 PM ET