Wild 2013-2014 Game 1: Los Angeles at Minnesota

Here are the puck location/zone time percentages for the first Wild game of the season. Each number represents how much time the puck was in each zone. For example, for 29% of the time Keith Ballard was on the ice the puck was in the offensive zone. "Ev" stands for even strength.

Player	Def/TOI (%)	Neut/TOI (%)	Off/TOI (%)	Ev Def/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Neut/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Off/Ev TOI(%)
BALLARD, KEITH	29	17	54	27	18	55
COYLE, CHARLIE	24	18	58	26	21	53
STONER, CLAYTON	31	16	52	31	17	53
SCANDELLA, MARCO	33	19	48	33	20	47
KOIVU, MIKKO	40	16	44	45	17	38
PARISE, ZACH	40	15	45	45	16	39
FONTAINE, JUSTIN	39	21	40	39	21	40
HEATLEY, DANY	22	18	60	24	21	55
MITCHELL, TORREY	42	17	40	43	18	39
SUTER, RYAN	43	16	41	47	17	36
BRODZIAK, KYLE	41	15	44	40	14	46
NIEDERREITER, NINO	20	18	62	22	20	57
COOKE, MATT	41	15	44	40	15	45
BRODIN, JONAS	43	16	42	48	17	36
KONOPKA, ZENON	37	20	43	37	20	43
POMINVILLE, JASON	41	15	44	47	16	37
SPURGEON, JARED	32	16	52	37	18	45
GRANLUND, MIKAEL	28	15	57	34	18	48

The following table shows the puck location numbers for the team as a whole.

Time Interval	Def(%)	Neut(%)	Off(%)	Ev Def(%)	Ev Neut(%)	Ev Off(%)
Entire Game	34	18	48	36	19	45
Period 1	35	17	48	36	19	45
Period 2	37	16	48	40	16	44
Period 3	31	19	50	29	21	50
Period 4	38	22	40	38	22	40

The Wild, with a total of 29 shots in the game, had about 65 seconds of offensive zone time per shot.

The following chart shows the location of the puck throughout the game, with red representing the Wild's zone, gray the neutral zone, and blue the Kings' zone. I see a large mouth. What do you see?

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Zone Times for Game 5 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final

Here are the puck locations/zone times for the fifth game of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final. As always, the percentages in the table represent how long the puck was in a specific zone relative to a player's ice time. For instance, for 49% of Milan Lucic's ice time, the puck was in the Chicago zone. Also, the percentages are rounded, so they may not add up to 100%.

Boston:

Player	Bos/TOI (%)	Neut/TOI (%)	Chi/TOI (%)	Ev Bos/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Neut/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Chi/Ev TOI(%)
LUCIC, MILAN	32	19	49	32	19	49
HORTON, NATHAN	30	20	51	30	20	51
SEGUIN, TYLER	43	22	34	43	22	34
PAILLE, DANIEL	45	24	31	45	26	29
FERENCE, ANDREW	35	22	43	33	23	44
THORNTON, SHAWN	41	23	35	41	23	35
KELLY, CHRIS	44	23	33	42	24	34
CHARA, ZDENO	39	21	40	38	22	40
SODERBERG, CARL	41	22	37	41	22	37
BERGERON, PATRICE	37	23	39	37	23	39
SEIDENBERG, DENNIS	37	20	42	37	21	43
KREJCI, DAVID	33	19	47	33	19	48
KRUG, TOREY	45	20	34	45	20	34
PEVERLEY, RICH	47	21	31	46	23	31
MCQUAID, ADAM	48	22	30	49	22	29
BOYCHUK, JOHNNY	39	21	40	37	22	41
MARCHAND, BRAD	41	22	38	40	22	37
JAGR, JAROMIR	39	25	36	39	25	36

Chicago:

Player	Bos/TOI (%)	Neut/TOI (%)	Chi/TOI (%)	Ev Bos/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Neut/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Chi/Ev TOI(%)
KEITH, DUNCAN	37	24	39	36	25	39
HJALMARSSON, NIKLAS	38	19	42	38	19	42
SEABROOK, BRENT	41	23	36	40	24	36
LEDDY, NICK	48	17	35	46	18	36
SHARP, PATRICK	38	21	42	35	22	43
KRUGER, MARCUS	40	20	40	40	20	40
TOEWS, JONATHAN	38	20	41	37	21	42
SAAD, BRANDON	46	21	33	45	22	33
STALBERG, VIKTOR	50	22	28	50	22	28
HANDZUS, MICHAL	33	24	43	31	24	44
ODUYA, JOHNNY	39	20	41	39	20	41
BICKELL, BRYAN	35	22	43	34	23	43
ROZSIVAL, MICHAL	38	20	41	37	21	42
BOLLAND, DAVE	41	21	39	41	21	39
SHAW, ANDREW	47	22	31	46	22	32
FROLIK, MICHAEL	43	21	36	43	21	36
HOSSA, MARIAN	36	21	42	34	22	44
KANE, PATRICK	36	21	43	35	22	43

Overall:

Time Interval	Bos(%)	Neut(%)	Chi(%)	Ev Bos(%)	Ev Neut(%)	Ev Chi(%)
Entire Game	39	21	40	38	22	40
Period 1	37	25	38	37	25	38
Period 2	44	17	39	42	18	40
Period 3	37	23	41	37	23	41

The Bruins had 57 seconds of offensive zone time per shot, while the Blackhawks had 44 seconds of offensive zone time per shot.

This chart shows the location of the puck over time, going forward in time from left to right. Red represents the Bruins'zone, gray the neutral zone, and blue the Blackhawks' zone.
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I see a person with binoculars. What do you see?

Puck Location/Zone Times for Game 4 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final

After a short break, it's back to the 2013 Stanley Cup Final! So here are the zone times for Game 4. Each table has the percentages of a player's ice time the puck is in each zone. For instance, the puck was in the Bruins' zone for 43% of Kaspars Daugavins's ice time. "Ev" stands for even strength.

Boston:

Player	Bos/TOI (%)	Neut/TOI (%)	Chi/TOI (%)	Ev Bos/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Neut/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Chi/Ev TOI(%)
DAUGAVINS, KASPARS	43	24	33	43	24	33
LUCIC, MILAN	38	20	42	41	22	37
HORTON, NATHAN	34	20	46	38	22	40
SEGUIN, TYLER	41	21	37	42	23	35
PAILLE, DANIEL	44	23	33	41	24	35
FERENCE, ANDREW	43	20	37	43	20	36
THORNTON, SHAWN	38	23	40	38	23	39
KELLY, CHRIS	47	22	32	45	23	33
CHARA, ZDENO	44	20	36	40	22	39
BERGERON, PATRICE	38	18	44	36	20	45
SEIDENBERG, DENNIS	41	19	39	38	21	41
KREJCI, DAVID	40	20	40	42	22	36
KRUG, TOREY	31	19	50	35	23	42
PEVERLEY, RICH	48	18	34	48	19	33
MCQUAID, ADAM	36	26	39	36	25	39
BOYCHUK, JOHNNY	44	18	37	44	19	37
MARCHAND, BRAD	39	18	43	38	19	42
JAGR, JAROMIR	34	18	49	34	19	47

Chicago:

Player	Bos/TOI (%)	Neut/TOI (%)	Chi/TOI (%)	Ev Bos/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Neut/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Chi/Ev TOI(%)
KEITH, DUNCAN	41	20	38	39	22	39
HJALMARSSON, NIKLAS	37	20	43	38	22	41
SEABROOK, BRENT	41	21	39	41	22	37
LEDDY, NICK	38	26	36	38	26	36
SHARP, PATRICK	45	20	35	41	21	38
KRUGER, MARCUS	33	16	50	38	18	44
TOEWS, JONATHAN	40	21	39	39	22	39
SAAD, BRANDON	43	21	35	40	23	38
STALBERG, VIKTOR	42	24	35	42	24	35
HANDZUS, MICHAL	41	22	37	41	22	37
ODUYA, JOHNNY	38	17	44	41	18	41
BICKELL, BRYAN	44	22	34	42	23	35
ROZSIVAL, MICHAL	42	21	37	41	21	38
BOLLAND, DAVE	42	18	40	42	18	40
SHAW, ANDREW	42	23	35	39	24	36
FROLIK, MICHAEL	33	17	50	37	21	42
HOSSA, MARIAN	48	19	33	44	20	36
KANE, PATRICK	41	21	38	39	21	40

Overall team zone times:

Time Interval	Bos(%)	Neut(%)	Chi(%)	Ev Bos(%)	Ev Neut(%)	Ev Chi(%)
Entire Game	40	20	40	40	21	39
Period 1	40	17	43	41	18	41
Period 2	42	18	41	40	20	41
Period 3	43	22	35	42	23	35
Period 4	35	26	38	35	26	38

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Each colored bar represents an interval when the puck was in one zone; the longer the bar, the longer the puck is in that zone, with red representing the Boston zone, the grey represents the neutral zone, and the blue represents the Chicago zone. I see a person spilling a chilled beverage. What do you see?

Puck Location/Zone Times for Game 3 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final

Here are the zone times for Game 3 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final. The numbers in the following tables are percentages representing how long the puck was in each zone while a particular player was on the ice. For instance, during 38% of Kaspars Daugavins's time on the ice the puck was in the Bruins' zone. "Ev" stands for even strength.

Player	Bos/TOI (%)	Neut/TOI (%)	Chi/TOI (%)	Ev Bos/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Neut/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Chi/Ev TOI(%)
DAUGAVINS, KASPARS	38	23	39	37	23	40
LUCIC, MILAN	42	20	38	47	20	34
HORTON, NATHAN	43	20	36	44	20	36
SEGUIN, TYLER	37	18	45	44	19	37
PAILLE, DANIEL	43	21	36	42	21	37
FERENCE, ANDREW	39	21	41	37	21	41
THORNTON, SHAWN	38	22	40	37	22	41
KELLY, CHRIS	45	20	35	43	20	37
CHARA, ZDENO	46	19	35	47	20	34
BERGERON, PATRICE	43	15	41	45	17	39
SEIDENBERG, DENNIS	49	20	31	48	20	33
KREJCI, DAVID	45	22	33	47	21	32
KRUG, TOREY	41	19	40	42	19	39
PEVERLEY, RICH	35	25	40	31	25	44
MCQUAID, ADAM	43	18	39	43	18	39
BOYCHUK, JOHNNY	38	21	41	37	22	42
MARCHAND, BRAD	42	16	42	39	17	44
JAGR, JAROMIR	37	18	45	40	19	41

Player	Bos/TOI (%)	Neut/TOI (%)	Chi/TOI (%)	Ev Bos/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Neut/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Chi/Ev TOI(%)
KEITH, DUNCAN	41	20	39	40	21	40
HJALMARSSON, NIKLAS	41	20	38	47	21	32
SEABROOK, BRENT	42	18	39	40	19	41
LEDDY, NICK	43	18	40	43	17	40
SHARP, PATRICK	47	17	36	44	17	39
KRUGER, MARCUS	39	23	38	48	26	26
TOEWS, JONATHAN	47	21	32	47	21	32
SAAD, BRANDON	40	20	40	37	20	43
STALBERG, VIKTOR	42	21	38	37	22	41
HANDZUS, MICHAL	38	19	42	37	19	44
ODUYA, JOHNNY	43	21	36	44	21	35
SMITH, BEN	42	15	43	42	15	43
BICKELL, BRYAN	45	19	36	41	20	39
ROZSIVAL, MICHAL	43	20	36	40	20	40
BOLLAND, DAVE	43	19	38	43	19	38
SHAW, ANDREW	46	20	34	39	20	41
FROLIK, MICHAEL	42	22	36	51	25	24
KANE, PATRICK	43	20	37	41	19	40

The following table contains the overall zone times for the entire game.

Time Interval	Bos(%)	Neut(%)	Chi(%)	Ev Bos(%)	Ev Neut(%)	Ev Chi(%)
Entire Game	42	20	38	42	20	38
Period 1	47	20	33	48	18	34
Period 2	36	22	43	39	22	39
Period 3	44	18	39	39	20	41

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This graph represents which zone the puck was in over the course of the entire game, with the beginning of a period at the left. Red represents the Boston zone, gray represents the neutral zone, and blue represents the Chicago zone. The longer the bar, the longer the puck was in a particular zone. I see an eye; what do you see in the graph?

Something a little different for Game 2 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final: SPC Attempts

So for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between Boston and Chicago, I decided to try something different. Instead of recording zone times for the game, I recorded all shot, pass, and chip attempts. I did not record poke checks or redirections. The reason I choose to record these specific attempts was to try to get a better picture of which team had the puck.

The table below shows the difference between attempts for and attempts against for both teams as well as the difference in attempts when a player was on the ice.

	Difference in attempts
Team	-23
DAUGAVINS, KASPARS	-26
LUCIC, MILAN	55
HORTON, NATHAN	51
SEGUIN, TYLER	-30
PAILLE, DANIEL	-67
FERENCE, ANDREW	-60
THORNTON, SHAWN	-17
KELLY, CHRIS	-30
CHARA, ZDENO	55
BERGERON, PATRICE	-8
RASK, TUUKKA	-23
SEIDENBERG, DENNIS	31
KREJCI, DAVID	24
KRUG, TOREY	-10
PEVERLEY, RICH	-5
MCQUAID, ADAM	-38
BOYCHUK, JOHNNY	-52
MARCHAND, BRAD	11
JAGR, JAROMIR	16

	Difference in attempts
Team	23
KEITH, DUNCAN	2
HJALMARSSON, NIKLAS	-78
SEABROOK, BRENT	31
LEDDY, NICK	48
SHARP, PATRICK	71
KRUGER, MARCUS	-1
TOEWS, JONATHAN	-18
SAAD, BRANDON	-15
HANDZUS, MICHAL	45
ODUYA, JOHNNY	-30
BICKELL, BRYAN	-59
ROZSIVAL, MICHAL	53
BOLLAND, DAVE	-13
CRAWFORD, COREY	23
BOLLIG, BRANDON	41
SHAW, ANDREW	-28
FROLIK, MICHAEL	10
HOSSA, MARIAN	-8
KANE, PATRICK	71

Puck Location/Zone times for Game 1 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final, Boston at Chicago (June 12, 2013)

Here are the zone times for individual players as well as the zone times for the teams.  For individual players, the percentages represent the proportion of the players' ice time the puck was in a specific zone.  For example, in Game 1 52 percent of the time Kaspars Daugavins was on the ice, the puck was in the Boston zone.

Bruins:

Player	Bos/TOI (%)	Neut/TOI (%)	Chi/TOI (%)	Ev Bos/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Neut/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Chi/Ev TOI(%)
DAUGAVINS, KASPARS	52	17	31	52	17	31
LUCIC, MILAN	40	20	39	41	21	38
HORTON, NATHAN	42	20	39	43	21	37
SEGUIN, TYLER	44	18	38	46	19	35
PAILLE, DANIEL	45	21	34	45	21	34
FERENCE, ANDREW	44	19	37	43	19	37
THORNTON, SHAWN	49	20	31	49	20	31
KELLY, CHRIS	48	19	33	47	19	34
CHARA, ZDENO	44	21	35	43	22	35
BERGERON, PATRICE	40	20	41	40	21	39
SEIDENBERG, DENNIS	45	19	36	45	20	35
KREJCI, DAVID	42	19	39	43	20	37
KRUG, TOREY	43	15	41	46	15	39
PEVERLEY, RICH	49	18	33	48	19	33
MCQUAID, ADAM	49	17	34	49	17	34
BOYCHUK, JOHNNY	40	21	39	39	21	39
MARCHAND, BRAD	38	19	43	40	20	41
JAGR, JAROMIR	39	19	42	40	20	40

Blackhawks:

Player	Bos/TOI (%)	Neut/TOI (%)	Chi/TOI (%)	Ev Bos/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Neut/Ev TOI (%)	Ev Chi/Ev TOI(%)
KEITH, DUNCAN	43	19	37	44	21	36
HJALMARSSON, NIKLAS	39	20	41	41	20	39
SEABROOK, BRENT	42	20	38	42	21	37
LEDDY, NICK	50	18	32	51	18	31
SHARP, PATRICK	49	18	32	48	19	34
KRUGER, MARCUS	40	20	40	44	21	35
TOEWS, JONATHAN	45	20	35	43	21	36
SAAD, BRANDON	41	20	39	41	20	39
HANDZUS, MICHAL	40	20	41	40	20	39
ODUYA, JOHNNY	39	20	41	39	20	40
BICKELL, BRYAN	42	21	37	42	21	37
ROZSIVAL, MICHAL	49	18	32	49	18	33
BOLLAND, DAVE	47	17	37	48	17	36
BOLLIG, BRANDON	44	22	33	44	22	33
SHAW, ANDREW	45	15	40	45	15	40
FROLIK, MICHAEL	43	21	36	46	23	31
HOSSA, MARIAN	43	19	38	42	20	38
KANE, PATRICK	46	20	34	43	21	36

Overall:

Time Interval	Bos(%)	Neut(%)	Chi(%)	Ev Bos(%)	Ev Neut(%)	Ev Chi(%)
Entire Game	44	19	37	44	20	37
Period 1	42	20	38	42	20	38
Period 2	48	17	34	45	18	37
Period 3	44	18	39	44	18	38
Period 4	43	18	39	45	19	36
Period 5	44	22	34	45	23	33
Period 6	39	22	39	39	22	39

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The graph is read from left to right, with the beginning of the period at the left and the end of the period at the right. A red bar represents an interval where the puck was in the Boston zone. Gray represents the neutral zone, and blue represents the Chicago zone. The longer a colored bar is, the longer the puck was in a zone. I see a biathlete getting ready to fire. What do you see?

The purpose of this blog is to present puck location/zone time for NHL games.  Puck location refers to the amount of time the puck spends in each of the three zones during one game, which I measure using the game clock shown on television.  Therefore the numbers I post will be approximate.  Additionally, I match up the puck location information with players' shift charts from nhl.com to determine the proportion of a player's ice where the puck is in a specific zone.