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NarcissusLovesEcho t1_j9g7axj wrote

Reply to comment by UsefulEngine1 in [OC] NHL: Boston Bruins are Doing Well by Hyper-Fluid

In baseball, this is called the Pythagorean W-L stat. It correlates very strongly with actual W-L but not perfectly. Some teams over/underperform.

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Hyper-Fluid OP t1_j9gdvgd wrote

Cool, I haven't heard of that before!

Edit: Actually I just ran through calculating this stat. The comparison with points is pretty much the same as the above, as you might expect. Comparing this stat to the goal differential though; every team is on a tight line with the exception of the ducks, who are underperforming (relative to this statistic). Plots here: https://twitter.com/Super_Fluid_/status/1628115662261587968

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