There are some trends found around the quarter mark of the NHL season that famously stick around. For example, the oft-cited stat that teams in playoff positions on Thanksgiving have made the playoffs 77% of the time in the salary-cap era (since 2005-06).
But for every harbinger of things to come, there are early season aberrations and trends that are all but forgotten by season's end.
Here's a look at several NHL trends that have caught our eyes through the first quarter of the season, and whether there's evidence that they'll continue through the 2022-23 campaign.
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More goals | New coach success
No lead is safe | Team turnarounds
Power kills | Scoring leaders
Fewer ENG
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