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
KADRI	NAZEM	C	TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS	1	2010-02-08	41.01	43.39	55.75
JUNLAND	JONAS	D	ST. LOUIS BLUES	3	2010-04-10	45.72	38.14	55.72
OVECHKIN	ALEXANDER	L	WASHINGTON CAPITALS	72	2010-04-11	44.88	38.50	53.67
GREEN	MIKE	D	WASHINGTON CAPITALS	75	2010-04-11	44.65	37.54	52.10
BOYLE	DAN	D	SAN JOSE SHARKS	76	2010-04-10	44.79	37.47	52.05
CROSBY	SIDNEY	C	PITTSBURGH PENGUINS	81	2010-04-11	43.93	38.63	51.92
GONCHAR	SERGEI	D	PITTSBURGH PENGUINS	62	2010-04-11	43.97	38.21	51.80
TOEWS	JONATHAN	C	CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS	76	2010-04-11	42.62	39.37	51.64
LIDSTROM	NICKLAS	D	DETROIT RED WINGS	82	2010-04-11	43.96	37.92	51.57
RAFALSKI	BRIAN	D	DETROIT RED WINGS	78	2010-04-11	44.17	37.84	51.39

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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	3	2010-04-10	45.72	38.14	55.72
GREEN	MIKE	D	WASHINGTON CAPITALS	75	2010-04-11	44.65	37.54	52.10
BOYLE	DAN	D	SAN JOSE SHARKS	76	2010-04-10	44.79	37.47	52.05
GONCHAR	SERGEI	D	PITTSBURGH PENGUINS	62	2010-04-11	43.97	38.21	51.80
LIDSTROM	NICKLAS	D	DETROIT RED WINGS	82	2010-04-11	43.96	37.92	51.57
RAFALSKI	BRIAN	D	DETROIT RED WINGS	78	2010-04-11	44.17	37.84	51.39
DOUGHTY	DREW	D	LOS ANGELES KINGS	82	2010-04-11	43.21	38.78	51.39
PRONGER	CHRIS	D	PHILADELPHIA FLYERS	82	2010-04-11	43.11	38.41	50.93
CAMPBELL	BRIAN	D	CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS	68	2010-03-14	43.26	38.37	50.91
TIMONEN	KIMMO	D	PHILADELPHIA FLYERS	82	2010-04-11	42.58	38.93	50.84

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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
KADRI	NAZEM	C	TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS	1	2010-02-08	41.01	43.39	55.75
OVECHKIN	ALEXANDER	L	WASHINGTON CAPITALS	72	2010-04-11	44.88	38.50	53.67
CROSBY	SIDNEY	C	PITTSBURGH PENGUINS	81	2010-04-11	43.93	38.63	51.92
TOEWS	JONATHAN	C	CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS	76	2010-04-11	42.62	39.37	51.64
MALKIN	EVGENI	C	PITTSBURGH PENGUINS	67	2010-04-11	44.28	37.98	51.07
KOPITAR	ANZE	C	LOS ANGELES KINGS	82	2010-04-11	42.68	38.99	50.96
BACKSTROM	NICKLAS	C	WASHINGTON CAPITALS	82	2010-04-11	42.84	38.81	50.86
DATSYUK	PAVEL	C	DETROIT RED WINGS	80	2010-04-11	42.15	39.10	50.77
ZETTERBERG	HENRIK	L	DETROIT RED WINGS	74	2010-04-11	42.91	38.59	50.67
PARISE	ZACH	L	NEW JERSEY DEVILS	81	2010-04-11	42.61	38.90	50.57

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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
BERNIER	JONATHAN	G	LOS ANGELES KINGS	3	2010-04-01	1.55	51.86
KHUDOBIN	ANTON	G	MINNESOTA WILD	2	2010-02-06	1.38	50.57
LUNDQVIST	HENRIK	G	NEW YORK RANGERS	73	2010-04-11	1.00	47.62
LABARBERA	JASON	G	PHOENIX COYOTES	17	2010-04-08	0.79	46.06
CRAWFORD	COREY	G	CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS	1	2010-03-17	0.78	45.96
RASK	TUUKKA	G	BOSTON BRUINS	45	2010-04-10	0.75	45.77
HILLER	JONAS	G	ANAHEIM DUCKS	59	2010-04-11	0.75	45.75
HALAK	JAROSLAV	G	CANADIENS MONTREAL	45	2010-04-10	0.75	45.71
JOHNSON	CHAD	G	NEW YORK RANGERS	5	2010-01-31	0.74	45.67

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