Monday, January 26, 2015

Stat Pack: Overtime is Eichel’s Time

BU freshman has quickly proven to be a difference maker, plus more in this week’s Stat Pack.

Stat Pack: Overtime is Eichel's Time
BU is 3-1-4 in overtime this season, with Jack Eichel scoring all three game-winners.

In our Stat Pack feature, College Hockey Inc. highlights five obscure but telling statistics from the world of college hockey.

1. Jack Eichel (N. Chelmsford, Mass./U.S. NTDP) is just the fifth player in the last 10 years to score three overtime goals in a season; he’s the first freshman to do so in that time and the first player in that time to do so in the regular season.

Most Career OT Goals, Active Players
3 – Jack Eichel, Boston University (22 GP)
3 – Brett Switzer, Bentley (134 GP)
3 – Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech (139 GP)
3 – Kyle Rau, Minnesota (143 GP)

2. Here are the top performers at the faceoff dot, both as teams and individuals:

Best Faceoff Percentage, Team
56.6% – Miami
55.8% – Minnesota
55.5% – Union
54.9% – Michigan
54.3% – North Dakota

Best Faceoff Percentage, Individual
67.9% – A.J. Reid, Air Force
67.7% – Ben Dalpe, Clarkson
66.7% – Danny O’Regan, Boston University (SJ)
65.3% – Blake Coleman, Miami (NJ)
61.7% – Jedd Soleway, Wisconsin (ARI)
Minimum 50 faceoffs attempted

3. As January comes to a close, the two largest schools in Michigan have posted the month’s best special teams performances:

Best Power Play, January
41.2% – Michigan
36.4% – Colorado College
29.0% – Boston University
27.6% – American International
27.6% – Providence

Best Penalty Kill, January
100% – Michigan State
97.2% – Bowling Green
95.7% – Clarkson
93.1% – Air Force
91.7% – Alabama-Huntsville
91.7% – Minnesota State

4. Here’s a look at the top players – at defense and forward – in terms of blocking opponents’ shots this season:

Most Blocked Shots, Defensemen
3.00 – Kevin Schulze, Wisconsin
2.58 – Andy Simpson, Dartmouth
2.56 – Matt Roy, Michigan Tech
2.54 – Brandon Carlson, Alabama-Huntsville
2.50 – Max Everson, Harvard (TOR)

Most Blacked Shots, Forwards
1.79 – Patrick Kirkland, Connecticut
1.60 – Brayden Jaw, Harvard
1.43 – Nolan LaPorte, Western Michigan
1.43 – Kenny Babinski, Ferris State
1.42 – Tyler Vesel, Nebraska Omaha (EDM)

5. Eleven teams have had multiple hat tricks already this season:

Most Hat Tricks
4 – Minnesota State (4 players: Blueger, Gervais, Knowles, Margonari)
3 – Ohio State (2 players: Greco-2, Johnson)
3 – Robert Morris (2 players: Wydo-2, Friedmann)
2 – Bentley (French, Gladiuk)
2 – Canisius (Cuddemi-2)
2 – Denver (Shore, Moore)
2 – Michigan (Hyman, Selman)
2 – North Dakota (MacMillan, O’Donnell)
2 – Notre Dame (Lucia, Russo)
2 – Union (Ciampini-2)
2 – Western Michigan (LaPorte, Tiffels)