Analytics
Even-Strength On-Ice Goal Share
Combines tagged even-strength on-ice goals for and on-ice goals against into GF%.
This shows who is tilting even-strength goal share in our favour.
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Traditional plus/minus is a raw counting number that often hides the deeper story. On-Ice Goal Share (GF%) provides a clearer scoreboard-efficiency rating for even strength play, offering critical context that standard stats miss.
The GF% Quick Cheat Sheet
Above 50% [The Positive Zone]: We control the scoreboard. A 60% rating means for every 10 goals scored during their shifts, we get 6 and the opponent gets 4.
Between 40% and 49% [The Neutral Zone]: Slightly more goals against, within a competitive range.
Below 40% [The Negative Zone]: The opponent has the edge. Even if a player is skilled offensively, a sub-40% rating shows we are really starting to give up more than we get during their shifts.
Three Reasons Analytics-Minded Coaches Use GF%
It Identifies Player Styles: Plus/minus treats a high-octane player (10 goals for, 8 against) and a shutdown player (2 goals for, 0 against) identically as a +2. GF% reveals the difference in their goal-share profiles, showing one at a 55.5% share while the other controlled all of the recorded goal share at 100%.
It Accounts for Team Quality: On a dominant team, a weaker defensive player can look like a superstar with a +15 rating just by standing on the ice. GF% forces a baseline relative to total output, quickly revealing if a player's individual share is lagging behind the team's overall average.
It Gives a Quick Read on Scoreboard Control: Coaches think in terms of game control, not raw mathematical sums. While a +4 requires digging into a game log for context, a 62% GF% quickly communicates that your team controls nearly two-thirds of the recorded goal share when that player crosses the boards.