January 27, 2015

Good morning!

For today's statistical analysis, I decided to analyze the factors which I looked at in the previous statistical analysis but just for the teams who made the play-offs for the 2013-14 season. These teams were: 

Anaheim Ducks
Boston Bruins
Chicago Blackhawks
Colorado Avalanche
Dallas Stars
Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
Minnesota Wild
Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
San Jose Sharks
St. Louis Blues
Tampa Bay Lightning 
 

Results

1) Pearson Correlation between number of points and number of wins in the regular season:  0.963.
This is a  very strong positive correlation. Naturally this makes sense because the number of wins you have correlates strongly with making the playoffs and earning a high amount of points.

2) Pearson Correlation between the number of points and average number of goals per game in the regular season: 0.695.
This shows that there is no correlation or relationship between the number of points accumulated and the goals per game for the play-off making teams. Oddly enough, there was a strong positive correlation for all of the teams. 
 
3)  Pearson Correlation between number of points and average number of goals against per game in the regular season-0.457.
This is a rather weak negative correlation. Therefore, more goals you let in has a negative effect on your success but it is not a strong relationship.

4)  Pearson Correlation between number of points and average out-shot percentage in the regular season:  0.872.
Once again, the out-shot percentage strongly correlates with success of the playoff teams.

5) Pearson Correlation between number of points and average out-shooting percentage in the regular season:  0.604.
There is still a a weak positive correlation between points and out-shooting opponents.

6) Pearson Correlation between number of points and average win percentage when a team scores first in the regular season:  0.648.
For the play-off making teams, there was no strong correlation with winning games when scoring first and the number of points accumulated in the regular season.
 
Next, I will do a new analysis on simply the play-offs from 2013-14 before moving on into past seasons.