sinicalypse wrote:
also, to stay on topic..... looking at the NHL scoring leader stats.... ovechkin's way out in front of everyone else with 30 goals..... but his team is -12 with him on the ice? wow..... i mean the guy has 30 damn goals but they're STILL -12, and they're a 19-13-4 team good for 6th in the east..... and when the #1 scorer in the league is on the ice they're -12 goals? how/why does that happen?
Simple. Power play goals don't count toward on-ice differential and Ovechkin is a power play beast. Ovechkin's commitment to defense in one helpful gif:
