New York Rangers analysis: On PDO, puck luck, and shot suppression versus quality shot suppression
The Rangers difficult start was a factor of a few things, but to simply call it "bad luck" is leaving out a lot of context.
Analytics
Comparing the Rangers Power Play Part 2
Just a little while ago, we looked at how the Rangers were entering the zone on the power play this year and compared it to how they did last season during the playoffs. Now in part 2, I’ll be taking a look at what the Rangers have been doing
Taking a Look at the Rangers Penalty Kill
This article was ideally supposed to be up before the season started, but it took a bit longer than I hoped. If you haven’t seen the first piece of this series, focusing on Rangers power play, you can find it here. In this article I’ll be taking an
Taking a Look at the Rangers Power Play
Throughout the playoffs last year, I collected a lot of my own data on team’s power plays and penalty kills. And while I’ve written about more general topics using the data (like here and here), before the season starts I want to take a detailed look at how
Ryan McDonagh's Dan Girardi Problem
The problem with Ryan McDonagh, right now, is that he's still playing with Dan Girardi.
2015 Report Card: Cam Talbot
There isn't a ton to be said about Cam Talbot's season, or the entirety of his time in New York, that hasn't been said already.
Over his brief career, Talbot has been tasked with the seemingly unenviable position of being backup to one of
The Passing Project: Tracking Passing Plays Highlights Individual Impact On Team Success
Editor's Note: Last season, Ryan Stimson, from our frienemies over at InLouWeTrust, embarked upon an expansive manual tracking project focused around passing statistics. Through that project, and with the help of volunteer trackers, he was able to cull data from several teams, including the New York Rangers. The