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GDT #47 Caps at Oilers W 3-2
Mickstix:
--- Quote from: Surreylily on Wednesday January 22, 2025, 06:29:16 PM Eastern ---
I'm a bit stumped at why shots on posts don't count though. :huh:
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Because "technically" shots on goal are supposed to be shots that would (go in) score, if not for the goalie saving them. If it hits the post, it's not going in.
It is kinda a silly stat though. If the goalie blocks it, it's a SOG. If the defender does, it's not. But most nights when we bitch about low shots on goal, it's not because they're getting blocked. It's because we're playing most of the minutes in our own end.
Surreylily:
So, if a shot hits the post and bounces in, even though a goal is scored, it's still not counted as a shot on goal? :raised-eyebrow:
BlackIce:
--- Quote from: Surreylily on Thursday January 23, 2025, 07:31:54 AM Eastern ---So, if a shot hits the post and bounces in, even though a goal is scored, it's still not counted as a shot on goal? :raised-eyebrow:
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No, the fact that a shot goes in makes it a shot on goal. The problem for stats counters would be, how much of a miss does a shot have to be before it's not counted as a shot? To the NHL, an unimpeded shot that hits a post and stays out is not a shot on goal, any more than a shot that misses the goal by a foot -- or two -- or five ...... And conversely, any shot that goes in is a shot on goal, whether it goes into the dead center of the net or nicks/hits a post on the way in.
I guess the confusing part might be, what about a shot that hits the post, ricochets into the goalie out front, and then bounces into the net? Is that a shot on goal? I THINK the ruling is that ANY play of the puck by the scoring team that ends up as a goal is counted as a shot on goal. My one question would be, what about the situation earlier where Lindgren (I think) directly played the puck into his own net? That may count as not being a shot on goal -- but maybe even THAT is credited. Isn't the goal credited to the last player on the scoring team who touched the puck?
Surreylily:
Ta.
I believe you're right about the last player on the scoring team getting the credit.
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