Player SAI Metrics - Top 10

Most statistics used in hockey do not accurately reflect players’ true abilities because they are influenced by external factors. For example, the plus-minus statistic is affected by the quality of the goaltenders, and save percentage is affected by the quality of each team's defensive play. We used economics and statistics to create SAI metrics that accurately reflect each player’s ability regardless of the external factors. Then we determined each player's Contribution to Winning Index (CWI); each player’s contribution to winning over 80 games compared to the "average" player.

All Players - Top 10

Last Name	First Name	Position	Team	Games Played	Last Game	Average Theoretical Goals For Index	Average Theoretical Goals Against Index	Average Contribution to Winning Index
ENNIS	TYLER	C	BUFFALO SABRES	1	2009-11-14	45.15	43.50	65.75
JUNLAND	JONAS	D	ST. LOUIS BLUES	1	2009-11-30	45.48	38.41	55.79
KADRI	NAZEM	C	TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS	1	2010-02-08	41.01	43.39	55.75
OVECHKIN	ALEXANDER	L	WASHINGTON CAPITALS	57	2010-03-06	44.77	38.43	53.43
BOYLE	DAN	D	SAN JOSE SHARKS	59	2010-03-06	45.03	37.48	52.42
TOEWS	JONATHAN	C	CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS	59	2010-03-07	42.61	39.64	52.29
LIDSTROM	NICKLAS	D	DETROIT RED WINGS	65	2010-03-07	44.36	37.82	52.20
GONCHAR	SERGEI	D	PITTSBURGH PENGUINS	50	2010-03-07	44.25	37.90	51.85
REESE	DYLAN	D	NEW YORK ISLANDERS	2	2010-03-06	40.18	42.53	51.73
DOUGHTY	DREW	D	LOS ANGELES KINGS	64	2010-03-06	43.33	38.82	51.68

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Defense - Top 10

Last Name	First Name	Position	Team	Games Played	Last Game	Average Theoretical Goals For Index	Average Theoretical Goals Against Index	Average Contribution to Winning Index
JUNLAND	JONAS	D	ST. LOUIS BLUES	1	2009-11-30	45.48	38.41	55.79
BOYLE	DAN	D	SAN JOSE SHARKS	59	2010-03-06	45.03	37.48	52.42
LIDSTROM	NICKLAS	D	DETROIT RED WINGS	65	2010-03-07	44.36	37.82	52.20
GONCHAR	SERGEI	D	PITTSBURGH PENGUINS	50	2010-03-07	44.25	37.90	51.85
REESE	DYLAN	D	NEW YORK ISLANDERS	2	2010-03-06	40.18	42.53	51.73
DOUGHTY	DREW	D	LOS ANGELES KINGS	64	2010-03-06	43.33	38.82	51.68
RAFALSKI	BRIAN	D	DETROIT RED WINGS	61	2010-03-07	44.30	37.78	51.45
STREIT	MARK	D	NEW YORK ISLANDERS	65	2010-03-06	44.82	36.84	51.12
GREEN	MIKE	D	WASHINGTON CAPITALS	60	2010-03-06	44.18	37.48	50.99
PRONGER	CHRIS	D	PHILADELPHIA FLYERS	64	2010-03-07	42.99	38.53	50.89

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Forwards - Top 10

Last Name	First Name	Position	Team	Games Played	Last Game	Average Theoretical Goals For Index	Average Theoretical Goals Against Index	Average Contribution to Winning Index
ENNIS	TYLER	C	BUFFALO SABRES	1	2009-11-14	45.15	43.50	65.75
KADRI	NAZEM	C	TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS	1	2010-02-08	41.01	43.39	55.75
OVECHKIN	ALEXANDER	L	WASHINGTON CAPITALS	57	2010-03-06	44.77	38.43	53.43
TOEWS	JONATHAN	C	CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS	59	2010-03-07	42.61	39.64	52.29
CROSBY	SIDNEY	C	PITTSBURGH PENGUINS	65	2010-03-07	43.73	38.53	51.28
FRANZEN	JOHAN	C	DETROIT RED WINGS	10	2010-03-07	42.17	40.07	51.27
MANCARI	MARK	R	BUFFALO SABRES	2	2010-03-07	41.27	41.21	51.24
KOPITAR	ANZE	C	LOS ANGELES KINGS	64	2010-03-06	42.76	38.97	51.07
SEDIN	DANIEL	L	VANCOUVER CANUCKS	47	2010-03-07	42.88	38.90	51.06
MALKIN	EVGENI	C	PITTSBURGH PENGUINS	59	2010-03-07	44.36	37.82	50.87

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Goalies - Top 10

Last Name	First Name	Position	Team	Games Played	Last Game	Average Theoretical Goals Saved	Average GoalieContribution to Winning Index
BRODEUR	MIKE	G	OTTAWA SENATORS	3	2010-01-16	1.92	54.71
KHUDOBIN	ANTON	G	MINNESOTA WILD	2	2010-02-06	1.38	50.57
PETERS	JUSTIN	G	CAROLINA HURRICANES	4	2010-03-06	1.35	50.32
LUNDQVIST	HENRIK	G	NEW YORK RANGERS	57	2010-03-07	1.08	48.28
VOKOUN	TOMAS	G	FLORIDA PANTHERS	53	2010-03-06	0.79	46.01
NABOKOV	EVGENI	G	SAN JOSE SHARKS	56	2010-03-06	0.78	45.96
RASK	TUUKKA	G	BOSTON BRUINS	30	2010-03-02	0.77	45.87
MILLER	RYAN	G	BUFFALO SABRES	55	2010-03-07	0.75	45.76
HALAK	JAROSLAV	G	CANADIENS MONTREAL	32	2010-03-07	0.75	45.73
JOHNSON	CHAD	G	NEW YORK RANGERS	5	2010-01-31	0.74	45.67

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