Currently, I’m working on re-building my database and models. In this series I will take you through the process. The aim is to be as transparent and precise as possible. I will share all my code and all my files for everyone to use. Hopefully, this can be helpful in getting more people into hockeyContinue reading “Hockey Analytics – Testing the xG Models”
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Hockey Analytics – Building xG models in Python
Currently, I’m working on re-building my database and models. In this series I will take you through the process. The aim is to be as transparent and precise as possible. I will share all my code and all my files for everyone to use. Hopefully, this can be helpful in getting more people into hockeyContinue reading “Hockey Analytics – Building xG models in Python”
Goaltenders have no apparent influence on shot misses!
Introduction In this article I basically seek answers to these two questions: Can a goaltender impact shot misses? How does this affect current goaltender metrics? But before we get to that point, we need to answer a wide variety of questions. In this piece I’m solely looking at 5v5 data, and the shot information isContinue reading “Goaltenders have no apparent influence on shot misses!”
Indications that shot location data is flawed – Depends on where games are being played
Abstract The goal in this article is to determine whether xG data is impacted by where the games are being played. Do certain arenas impact the shot location data one way or the other? All data for this article is 5v5 data from http://www.evolving-hockey.com Henrik Lundqvist vs. Tuukka Rask A big part of the inspirationContinue reading “Indications that shot location data is flawed – Depends on where games are being played”
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