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A primer on advanced hockey statistics.

BN providing a little bit of context for 2010-11 player performances, and also discussing how we'd do well to do this for more metrics.

BN takes a second look at BZS, improving the Expected Zone Shift measures and giving you a chart for it.

BN looks at the relationship of BZS to age, and includes a bonus graph of Zone Start% versus age as well.

BN takes BZS and uses it to find the best from the last three or four seasons combined. It doesn't make Raitis Ivanans look any better.

A quick look at Zone Starts, Finishes, and the Expected Zone Shift when comparing forwards to defensemen from 2007-08 to 2010-11. Essentially, it's to make sure we don't lose anything by bringing the two groups together.

Taking a look at Zone Starts and Finishes over four years of NHL data in order to develop an Expected Zone Shift for the league.

A look back at a previous article noting the odd usage of Alex Ovechkin in 2010-11, and where he is now.

Based on a comment in Monday's post looking at the New Jersey Devils and Corsi, I've looked at the even strength zone start and zone finish totals for the Devils this season. I find that while most of the team has good offensive zone start percentages, most of the team has bad offensive zone finish percentages.

What is the relationship between where a player begins his shift and where he ends it?