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Fenwick is an advanced statistic used in the National Hockey League to measure shot attempt differential while playing at even strength. It is also known as unblocked shot attempts (USAT) by the NHL. [1] This includes shots on goal and missed shots on goal towards the opposition’s net minus the same shot attempts directed at your own team’s ...
For example, a player is on the ice for 30 shots on net and 20 shots against. Based on this, his Corsi number will be +10, but based on his actual play on the ice, he really created five shot attempts and gave up 15 shot attempts to the other team, meaning his Corsi number should actually be -10. [6]
A shot in ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking or snapping the puck with their stick in the direction of the net. Bryan Rust (far right) attempts a shot, to try scoring a goal past goaltender Braden Holtby
Corsi, called shot attempts (SAT) by the NHL, [4] is the sum of shots on goal, missed shots and blocked shots. [5] It is named after coach Jim Corsi, but was developed by an Edmonton Oilers blogger and fan who developed the statistic to better measure the workload of a goaltender during a game. [6]
The player who blocks the shot is credited with a 'blocked shot', and the player who shoots the puck is credited with an 'attempt blocked'. Shots that sail wide or high of the net, and shots that hit the goalpost or crossbar but do not enter the net, are not counted as shots on goal; they are counted as 'missed shots'.
After Dadonov shot from a bad angle off the mask of the Golden Knights' Logan Thompson in the Stars' Game 4 victory, Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger theorized that half the goals this time of year ...
Most penalty shot attempts, career: Vincent Lecavalier, 13; Most penalty shot attempts, playoffs career: Mats Sundin and Michael Frolik, 2; Most penalty shot attempts, one season: Erik Cole, 5; Most penalty shot attempts, one game: Erik Cole (November 9, 2005), Max Pacioretty (February 6, 2009), and Auston Matthews (November 3, 2017), 2
In 1979, Billy Smith became the first NHL goaltender in history to be credited with a goal. In 1987, Ron Hextall became the first goaltender to score via a direct shot on goal, and later became the first with a short-handed goal. Hextall is the only goaltender to have scored more than once with a direct shot on goal.