Part 1 of this article began a comparison between the first two seasons of Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson and those of the NHL’s other young star forwards.
By looking first at “total points”—where Pettersson placed fifth—and then the more refined “points per game” with Petey moving up to second, trailing only Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid. Here, in Part 2, we look to the world of Advanced Statistics for help in refining our analysis still further.
*Stats used in “pts/60” calculations drawn from Hockey Reference & Sportsnet*
Among the myriad of complex metrics offered by Advanced Statistics, there is a relatively simple one that provides a sharper assessment of player performance than that offered by the “points-per-game” metric, and that is “points per 60 minutes” (“pts/60”).