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NHL referee reports
Two referees, two linesmen. Each minor penalty is about two minutes of power play at roughly 20% conversion, so a tight crew moves goals, shots and save props.
01 · The card
Two referees pulling in opposite directions. The busy one wins the first period; the third period goes quiet.
02 · What we measure
Penalty Propensity
Penalties per 60 minutes against league average.
Power Play Yield
Expected goals created per penalty the crew calls.
Star Ice-Time Risk
Minutes a top-six forward loses to the box under this crew.
Game Management Score
How evenly the crew splits penalties between home and road.
03 · The officials
Busy in the first period, puts the whistle away in the third.
Lets them play. Below average on stick infractions.