Monday, March 9, 2015

Stat Pack: Road and OT Warriors

A look at potentially dangerous road playoff teams, overtime heroes, top seniors and more.

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

1. With playoffs underway in five of six conferences, road teams will be looking for upsets. Of those underdogs, these teams have the best road records this season:

Best Road Record Among Teams on the Road this Weekend
.679 – Harvard (9-4-1)
.647 – Minnesota Duluth (11-6-0)
.625 – Dartmouth (6-3-3)
.588 – Vermont (9-6-2)
.583 – Union (10-7-1)
.500 – Notre Dame (6-6-2)

2. Six playoff games went to overtime last weekend, including three multiple-OT games and the longest game in college hockey history.

Most OT Wins
5 – Boston University
4 – Air Force, Merrimack, Providence
3 – Alaska, Ferris State, North Dakota, Northern Michigan, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Vermont

3. These goaltenders have played the most in overtime without allowing a goal:

Most OT Minutes without a Goal Against
24:45 – Alex Murray, AIC
22:16 – Brandon Wildung, Mercyhurst
21:11 – Michael Garteig, Quinnipiac
20:25 – Terry Shafer, Robert Morris
20:00 – Jayson Argue, Bentley
20:00 – Jordan Ruby, RIT
20:00 – Joel Rumpel, Wisconsin

4. In the playoffs, any weekend could be the last one for a group of seniors. These teams have received the most offense from their senior classes this year:

Most Points, Senior Class
171 – Mercyhurst
143 – Air Force
128 – Minnesota
124 – Denver
120 – North Dakota
113 – Denver
111 – Michigan Tech
109 – Miami
107 – Minnesota State
103 – Canisius

5. Two Hockey East playoff series pit top-eight scoring defenses against each other.

Most Points, Defensemen
101 – North Dakota
98 – Denver
95 – Minnesota State
93 – UMass Lowell
92 – Minnesota
90 – Boston College
89 – Notre Dame
88 – Vermont