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Tracking data, honestly quoted

Latest article Are There Shootouts in the NHL Playoffs? No Feature • 6 October 2026 Read it

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Hockey Ice Skill covers the measurable game: what the tracking numbers say skill looks like, from youth benchmarks to the NHL's fastest.

Largest Hockey Score: 92–0, 82–0 and NHL Records GWG in Hockey: How Game-Winning Goals Are Chosen Hockey Stick Lie: What the Number Means and How to Fit It Average Goals per Game in the NHL: 6.16 in 2025–26

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Feature • 6 October 2026 Largest Hockey Score: 92–0, 82–0 and NHL Records Compare South Korea’s 92–0 U18 win, Slovakia’s Guinness-listed 82–0 result, and the NHL records for team goals, combined scoring and winning margin. Read article Feature • 5 October 2026 GWG in Hockey: How Game-Winning Goals Are Chosen Find which goal earns GWG credit from a hockey game's final score, with scoring examples, overtime and empty-net cases, and the NHL's shootout exception. Read article Feature • 5 October 2026 Hockey Stick Lie: What the Number Means and How to Fit It Learn what hockey stick lie means, how higher and lower lies differ, and how stance, stick length and tape wear help you check blade contact. Read article Feature • 4 October 2026 Average Goals per Game in the NHL: 6.16 in 2025–26 NHL games averaged 6.16 goals in 2025–26, or 3.08 per team. See recent seasons, the calculation and why shootout scorelines give a different total. Read article
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What we write about

  1. 01 Skating Burst speeds and acceleration — the numbers behind the eye test.
  2. 02 Shooting Shot speed and release data across levels.
  3. 03 Benchmarks What good looks like at every level, in numbers.