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It’s been said that the best way to defend is to have the puck on your stick. If that’s the case, you may be able to start engraving Erik Karlsson’s name on the Norris Trophy once again.
Karlsson, 24, is in just his fifth season in the NHL and may be on his way to his second nod as the league’s best defenseman. Some have called his defensive play a detriment, but it’s often masked by his incredible offensive game. If Sunday’s game between Karlsson’s Ottawa Senators and the Vancouver Canucks is any indication, there’s almost no stopping Karlsson.
TSN’s Travis Yost pointed out late in Sunday’s contest that Karlsson may have posted what was the greatest advanced stats game since statistics like Corsi and Fenwick have come into widespread use. It was great in the sense that during the minutes Karlsson logged the Senators attempted 52 shots on goal. During those same minutes, the Canucks were only able to muster 17 attempts towards the Ottawa goal.
What’s more is that of those 52 attempts, 23 came off the stick of Karlsson, including the game-winning goal in overtime. For some added perspective, the next highest total on the Senators was Bobby Ryan, who had 10 attempts. To more than double the figure of his team’s star forward is an incredible feat of puck possession, not to mention that Karlsson accomplished the feat from the blueline.
The thing is, though, we may have been able to see this coming.
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http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/did-e ... game-ever/
Karlsson, 24, is in just his fifth season in the NHL and may be on his way to his second nod as the league’s best defenseman. Some have called his defensive play a detriment, but it’s often masked by his incredible offensive game. If Sunday’s game between Karlsson’s Ottawa Senators and the Vancouver Canucks is any indication, there’s almost no stopping Karlsson.
TSN’s Travis Yost pointed out late in Sunday’s contest that Karlsson may have posted what was the greatest advanced stats game since statistics like Corsi and Fenwick have come into widespread use. It was great in the sense that during the minutes Karlsson logged the Senators attempted 52 shots on goal. During those same minutes, the Canucks were only able to muster 17 attempts towards the Ottawa goal.
What’s more is that of those 52 attempts, 23 came off the stick of Karlsson, including the game-winning goal in overtime. For some added perspective, the next highest total on the Senators was Bobby Ryan, who had 10 attempts. To more than double the figure of his team’s star forward is an incredible feat of puck possession, not to mention that Karlsson accomplished the feat from the blueline.
The thing is, though, we may have been able to see this coming.
......
http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/did-e ... game-ever/
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