x-Pittsburgh Penguins: .623, 40-23-6 Well, the Bruins have 26 points… but in 23 games. The league did not explain what the plan was at this point because there is no clear timeline on when the season will resume (if at all), but many have speculated about how they would decide which teams qualify should there not be time to play any more regular season games. :), Please login to leave a reply. In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. The NHL may resume the regular season and play out the dozen or so games left for each team, or may not be able to return to normal at all this year. Arizona Coyotes: .529, 33-29-8 Are you a Stathead, too? All rights reserved. The Vancouver Canucks are also just ahead of the Calgary Flames, meaning both divisions would have a swap. Teams are sorted by the overall percentage of points accumulated out of points available (two times the number of games played) throughout NHL history. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*), Read across for team's record vs. team in each column.

It’s not often in sports that there is a need for something as trivial as a change in how standings are listed. Leafs gonna take out Tampa forsure. Goals Leaders: Alex Ovechkin (48), David Pastrnak (48). It’s amazing (well, not really) that the NHL is not in line with other major sports leagues. December 2, 2017 at 9:39 am CDT | by Zach Leach 5 Comments. Depending on your answer to that, your opinion on the necessity of points percentage would change. None of us as a fan of hockey are “stupid” as you have clearly stated, Aircool? Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. Ottawa Senators: .437, 25-34-12 Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, September 23, 4:23AM. I see merit in the points percentage system too, but that wasn’t what I was commenting on.

With a points-based standings system, a games played gap greatly misrepresents the success of teams relative to one another. Yet, in terms of points percentage they are a ways ahead. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. @goalieguy41 – And I was looking forward to see what carnage they could create in the playoffs. New York Rangers: .564, 37-28-5 Los Angeles Kings: .457, 29-35-6 WHA hat tricks courtesy Scott Surgent. Now for my opinion, I think this is probably a useless suggestion. The full standings by points percentage is as follows: x-Boston Bruins: .714, 44-14-12 There are also other options like a play-in tournament that some have suggested. Since this calculation is not based solely on wins, the statistic is called points percentage. The Metropolitan would be where it would come into play however, as the Islanders currently have a better percentage than the Blue Jackets, despite trailing them by one point in the standings. After the 2019-20 NHL regular season was declared concluded through games of March 11, it was announced that 24 teams -- the top 12 in each Conference on the basis of points percentage … Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. The Blue Jackets just so happen to hold the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.

ESPN, TSN, Fox Sports, and CBS Sports are among the other major sports information outlets who have yet to adopt points percentage for their NHL standings, continuing to leave fans without complete information. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. x-Colorado Avalanche: .657, 42-20-8

QuantHockey stats table: NHL All-Time Power-Play Points Percentage Leaders.
Do you have a blog? They even had the parade route mapped out, too! Montreal Canadiens: .500, 31-31-9
Tampa got mean at the deadline. Similar to winning percentage, the main standings metric for the MLB and traditionally listed on NFL and NBA standings as well, points percentage is an easy way to show how teams are doing relative to a .500 mark and, more importantly, relative to each other. Get the latest NHL Hockey standings from across the league. Follow your favorite team through the 2019-20 season. I must apologize to Zach and to his Airness, I read this while still half-asleep and rushing to a meeting. LA Kings 72.7% (1) 3. NHL standings by points percentage stirs up current playoff positioning.

Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Due to the gap in games played between the B’s and the Habs and Wings, it looks like Boston is just another team in the mix. List of ice hockey players of black African descent, List of Stanley Cup Final overtime series winners, Career Leaders and Records for Points Percentage (Goalie), 2008–2009 – REGULAR SEASON – SUMMARY – POINT PERCENTAGE, https://icehockey.fandom.com/wiki/Winning_percentage?oldid=74355. The result, at any given point in the season, is a wide gap in games played between teams across the league – one that has stretched as high as 8 games between the teams with the most and fewest games played. The Red Wings are at just .481, a success rate much closer to the Florida Panthers than the Bruins. The Bruins are currently at .565, right up there with the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Washington Capitals within the Eastern Conference. Over in the Western Conference there is a similar situation. Please login to leave a reply. Winnipeg Jets: .563, 37-28-6 Do yourself a favor, and take a quick look. Always free!