Here we see what % each team is better or worse than average on offense and defense.
So Caps are 1.15% better than average on offense and 17% better than average on defense. To use this data to predict score of game take 2.75*1.05*Home offense*Road defense for Home team goals and 2.75*(1/1.05)*Home defense*Away offense for away team goals.
Team | Offense | Defense | Product |
Washington Capitals | 1.15 | 0.83 | 1.39 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 1.28 | 1.04 | 1.23 |
Minnesota Wild | 1.13 | 0.94 | 1.20 |
Columbus Blue Jackets | 1.06 | 0.90 | 1.18 |
New York Rangers | 1.10 | 0.94 | 1.16 |
Edmonton Oilers | 1.09 | 0.95 | 1.15 |
Nashville Predators | 1.07 | 0.93 | 1.15 |
Anaheim Ducks | 1.01 | 0.89 | 1.14 |
St. Louis Blues | 1.01 | 0.91 | 1.11 |
Montreal Canadiens | 0.96 | 0.87 | 1.10 |
Boston Bruins | 1.04 | 0.96 | 1.09 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 1.03 | 0.95 | 1.09 |
San Jose Sharks | 0.97 | 0.90 | 1.08 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.07 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | 1.05 | 0.99 | 1.06 |
New York Islanders | 1.08 | 1.05 | 1.03 |
Calgary Flames | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.02 |
Ottawa Senators | 0.93 | 0.92 | 1.01 |
Los Angeles Kings | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.98 |
Winnipeg Jets | 1.13 | 1.15 | 0.98 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 0.97 | 1.00 | 0.97 |
Carolina Hurricanes | 0.94 | 1.04 | 0.91 |
Florida Panthers | 0.94 | 1.05 | 0.89 |
Buffalo Sabres | 0.90 | 1.05 | 0.86 |
Detroit Red Wings | 0.93 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
Dallas Stars | 0.99 | 1.17 | 0.85 |
Arizona Coyotes | 0.88 | 1.15 | 0.77 |
New Jersey Devils | 0.81 | 1.08 | 0.75 |
Vancouver Canucks | 0.80 | 1.08 | 0.74 |
Colorado Avalanche | 0.74 | 1.23 | 0.6 |