2013-14 MEDIA GUIDE

HOW TO FIGuRe…
ASSIST: An assist is awarded to the player or players (maximum of two) who touched the puck
prior to the goal, provided no defender plays or possesses the puck in between.
GAME PLAYED: A player receives credit for playing in a game if: i) he steps on the ice during time
played or; ii) serves any penalty.
GAME-WINNING GOAL: After the final score has been determined, the goal which leaves the
winning club one goal ahead of its opponent is the game-winning goal (example: if Team A beats
Team B 8-3, the player scoring the fourth goal for Team A receives credit for the game-winning
goal).
GOAL: A goal is awarded to the last player on the scoring club to touch the puck prior to the puck
entering the net.
GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE: Multiply goals allowed (GA) by 60 and divide by minutes played
(MINS).
GOALTENDER: A goaltender receives a “W” for a win in regulation, overtime or shootout; an “L” for
a loss in regulation; or an “OT” for a loss in overtime or shootout.
PENALTY-KILLING PERCENTAGE: Subtract total number of power-play goals allowed from total
number of shorthanded situations to get total number of power-plays killed. Divide the total number
of power-plays killed by the total number of shorthanded situations.
PLUS-MINUS: A player receives a “plus” if he is on the ice when his club scores an even-strength
or shorthand goal. He receives a “minus” if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal
scored by the opposing club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player’s plus-minus
statistic.
POWER-PLAY GOAL: A goal scored by a club while it has a manpower advantage due to an
opponent’s penalty. Following are some examples of what is and is not considered a power-play
goal:
• if a club has an advantage on a minor penalty starting at 2:02 of the period and it scores at
4:02, the goal is not a power-play goal.
• if a club scores on a delayed penalty, the goal is not a power-play goal.
• if a club has an advantage due to a five-minute major or match penalty, that club is always
credited with having one more advantage than the number of power-play goals it scores
during that advantage, because the penalty does not expire. A new advantage begins after
each power-play goal. For example, if Team A scores three goals during a major penalty, it is
credited with four advantages.
• if a club is on a power-play for any length of time, it is considered to have had an advantage.
• if a minor penalty is incurred by a club on a power-play due to a major penalty, a new
advantage is given to that club when its minor penalty expires, provided the opponent’s major
penalty is still in effect.
POWER-PLAY PERCENTAGE: Total number of power-play goals divided by total number of
power-play opportunities.
SAVE PERCENTAGE: Subtract goals allowed (GA) from shots against (SA) to determine saves.
Then divide saves by shots-against.
SHOOTING PERCENTAGE: Divide the number of goals scored by the number of shots taken.
SHORTHAND GOAL: A goal scored by a club while it is at a manpower disadvantage. The same
cases apply for shorthand as for power-play goals, but in the opposite manner.
SHOT ON GOAL: If a player shoots the puck with the intention of scoring and if that shot would
have gone in the net had the goaltender not stopped it, the shot is recorded as a “shot on goal.”
SHUTOUT: If two goaltenders combine for a shutout, neither receives credit for the shutout.
Instead it is recorded as a club shutout.
TENTHS OF A SECOND: If a penalty or goal occurs in the last minute, the time is rounded off to
the previous second (ex: if a penalty is called with 12.4 seconds left in a period, the time is
indicated as 19:47 and not 19:48.)
2013-14 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE ALIGNMENT
On March 14, 2013, the National Hockey League's Board of Governors approved realignment and a
division-based format for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, effective for the 2013-14 season. The
realignment plan creates two eight-team divisions in the Eastern Conference and two seven-team
divisions in the Western Conference.
The new alignment will place several clubs in more geographically-appropriate groupings and will
intensify already-fierce rivalries throughout the league. The new scheduling matrix will ensure that
all 30 teams play in all 30 arenas at least once a season.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific
Central
Anaheim
Chicago
Calgary
Colorado
Edmonton
Dallas
Los Angeles Minnesota
Phoenix
Nashville
San Jose
St. Louis
Vancouver
Winnipeg
NEW REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE MATRIX
Western Conference (7-team divisions)
Within conference (division): 29 games
• 5 games vs. five teams AND 4 games vs.
one team. Teams rotated on a yearly basis.
Within conference (non-division): 21 games
• 3 games vs. each team. Teams rotated on
a yearly basis.
(exception: 1 team from each div. plays 1
less game inside div. & 1 more game inside
conf. outside div.).
Non-conference: 32 games
• 2 games vs. each team
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Metropolitan Atlantic
Carolina
Boston
Columbus
Buffalo
New Jersey Detroit
NY Islanders Florida
NY Rangers Montreal
Philadelphia Ottawa
Pittsburgh Tampa Bay o
Washington Toronto
Eastern Conference (8-team divisions)
Within conference (division): 30 games
• 5 games vs. two teams AND 4 games vs.
five teams. Teams rotated on a yearly
basis.
Within conference (non-division): 24 games
• 3 games vs. each team. Teams rotated on
a yearly basis.
Non-conference: 28 games
• 2 games vs. each team.
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF FORMAT
Playoff qualification will be primarily division-based, with the top three finishers in each division
qualifying for the first 12 spots in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (and the first three "seeds" in each division).
The two additional playoff spots in each conference, designated as "Wild Cards," will be awarded to
the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, ranked on the basis of regular-season
points and regardless of division.
"Seeding" of the Wild Card teams within each divisional playoff will be determined on the basis of
regular-season points. The first-place finisher with the highest number of regular-season points in
the conference will be matched against the Wild Card team with the lowest number of regularseason
points, and the first-place finisher with the second-highest number of regular-season points
in the conference matched against the Wild Card team with the second-lowest number of regularseason
points.
The playoffs will proceed as follows:
• #1 vs. #4 / #2 vs. #3 – winners play each other for berth in conference championship.
• Conference finals – two advancing teams in the West and two advancing teams in the East
meet in conference championship.
• Eastern and Western Conference Champions will meet in Stanley Cup Finals.
The NHLPA has given its consent to play under this new alignment and playoff system for a
minimum of three seasons, through the 2015-16 NHL season.
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COACHES RECORD: A coach receives a “W” for a win in regulation, overtime or shootout; an “L”
for a loss in regulation; or an “OT” for a loss in overtime or shootout.
** NOTE: No individual skater/goaltender statistics apply for the shootout
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