Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield were one of the best lines in the NHL this season
April 22, 2024
Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield were one of the best lines in the NHL this season
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Love seeing Slaf, Laf, and Byfield on there. Gives much needed reassurance to fans that you just have to be patient sometimes.
I also read Arpon Basu’s article this morning
You sorted on goals for? Hardly the best metric to use. You could at least use Goals for/60, or go further and use goals% or xG%. They’ve definitely been a great line this year, but I wouldn’t classify them as one of the best in the league
While GF isn’t the best metric, that’s good company to be in (McDavid, MacKinnon, and co.)
Goals for lol. Goals % or xGF% should be the standard with this
it’s the third line with the most minute played, it’d be pretty sad if they wern’t in the top 10
Sorting by goals for. Incredible stuff here OP
Using the same parameters, the line is:
48th in xG%
43rd in G%
26th in GF/60
34th in xGF/60
What this tells us is the Slaf-Suzuki-Caufield line is definitely a 1st line in the NHL right now, but far from elite yet. Expect those numbers to go up as the players get more experience though.
Another interesting thing is they’re great at finishing their plays. They’re better at actual goals than they are at expected goals, meaning they defy the odds when you take into account where and how those scoring chance take place. A great quality to have. Will that portion regress? Hard to tell, because Suzuki had an amazing goal scoring year while Caufield went through a rough year, as you can see through their shooting percentages:
Suzuki: 17,8%
Slaf: 13,2%
Caufield: 8,9%
Anyway, I’m very much excited to see how they fare next year!
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Love seeing Slaf, Laf, and Byfield on there. Gives much needed reassurance to fans that you just have to be patient sometimes.
I also read Arpon Basu’s article this morning
You sorted on goals for? Hardly the best metric to use. You could at least use Goals for/60, or go further and use goals% or xG%. They’ve definitely been a great line this year, but I wouldn’t classify them as one of the best in the league
While GF isn’t the best metric, that’s good company to be in (McDavid, MacKinnon, and co.)
Goals for lol. Goals % or xGF% should be the standard with this
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it’s the third line with the most minute played, it’d be pretty sad if they wern’t in the top 10
Sorting by goals for. Incredible stuff here OP
Using the same parameters, the line is:
48th in xG%
43rd in G%
26th in GF/60
34th in xGF/60
What this tells us is the Slaf-Suzuki-Caufield line is definitely a 1st line in the NHL right now, but far from elite yet. Expect those numbers to go up as the players get more experience though.
Another interesting thing is they’re great at finishing their plays. They’re better at actual goals than they are at expected goals, meaning they defy the odds when you take into account where and how those scoring chance take place. A great quality to have. Will that portion regress? Hard to tell, because Suzuki had an amazing goal scoring year while Caufield went through a rough year, as you can see through their shooting percentages:
Suzuki: 17,8%
Slaf: 13,2%
Caufield: 8,9%
Anyway, I’m very much excited to see how they fare next year!
Lafrenire
The 1st line is at best, a top-10.
The 1st line is at best, a top-10.