After my previous article about the importance of the Corsi stat, I was asked to further explain why the Los Angeles Kings didn’t win the Stanley Cup, why Toronto didn’t make the playoffs, and why the Colorado Avalanche didn’t get to pick Auston Matthews at this year’s NHL draft if Corsi is so dang important. Well, as fate would have it, there’s a stat just for that, and it’s called PDO.
What is PDO?
PDO is a team’s save percentage plus shooting percentage, and is used as a measurement of the raw skill and luck of a team over a season.