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Visualizing Top NHL Skater Stats Throughout Their Careers
Visualizing Top NHL Skater Stats Throughout Their Careers
We previously looked at what age NHL players scored their career-high point totals. Here, we look at a few of the best players and track…
Christian Lee
Jul 28, 2022
At What Age Do NHL Players Reach Their Career-High Point Totals?
At What Age Do NHL Players Reach Their Career-High Point Totals?
Is it worth investing a large chunk of the salary cap into an aging player on the other side of their prime?
Christian Lee
Jul 25, 2022
Is Trading for NHL Draft Picks Worth the Risk?
Is Trading for NHL Draft Picks Worth the Risk?
Piling up draft picks is exciting, but they may develop into fewer serviceable players than you might expect.
Christian Lee
Jul 12, 2022
Building a Web Application Interfacing the NHL API in R with Shiny
Building a Web Application Interfacing the NHL API in R with Shiny
A brief discussion of the process of making a desktop hockey data visualization application with Shiny.
Christian Lee
Apr 1, 2022
Comparing Current NHL Superstars with NHL All-Time Greats
Comparing Current NHL Superstars with NHL All-Time Greats
Here we use k-means and hierarchical clustering of basic career stats to compare the top NHL skaters of all time and within the 2020–21…
Christian Lee
May 25, 2021
How has regular season NHL goal scoring changed over time?
How has regular season NHL goal scoring changed over time?
We often talk about how much the game of hockey has changed. It is faster, more skilled, less physical, has improved gear and new…
Christian Lee
May 8, 2021
Identifying the Best Predictors of NHL Game Outcomes Using Random Forest
Identifying the Best Predictors of NHL Game Outcomes Using Random Forest
There exist dozens of different metrics discussed by NHL statisticians and fans to better understand the game. Here, we develop a Random…
Christian Lee
Mar 24, 2021
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How to scrape (NHL.com) dynamic data in R using rvest and RSelenium
How to scrape (NHL.com) dynamic data in R using rvest and RSelenium
NHL.com is a great reference and database, except for one thing: you can only download records 100 rows at a time. Unacceptable. Let’s…
Christian Lee
Dec 5, 2020
Advanced Hockey Stats 101: Corsi (Part 1 of 4)
Advanced Hockey Stats 101: Corsi (Part 1 of 4)
There exist a few beginner guides on the web, but here we take a deeper look at the underlying formulas and make some visualizations along…
Christian Lee
Nov 30, 2020
Are Shot Attempts and Shots on Goal Meaningful Predictors of NHL Game Outcomes? Not Really.
Are Shot Attempts and Shots on Goal Meaningful Predictors of NHL Game Outcomes? Not Really.
One thing is for certain when watching a hockey game, there will always be fans yelling at their TV demanding players to shoot the puck…
Christian Lee
Dec 24, 2020
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