Just a little stat I was curious about

[chelios4eva 0]

I'm sorry if this is concidered a "stupid topic" or whatever, but I've been very curious latley as to how many times this season the Wings have let a goal in the first period. It seems that the majority of the time, Wings usually don't let in a goal until the half way point of the game or even after the second, anyone agree with me on this or am I just catching the games where this happens?

[wingsfan40 0]

I would have to agree. I dont have the stats for it but it seems like we are usually pretty solid for the first 30 minutes then it goes down hill from there.

Thats probably when Lids gets a little tired and we have to put Lilja in

[Viperar 16]

cue eva...this would be interesting to see

[irishtemper14+25 11]

yea something like that seems right as to what i remember

[stormboy 47]

detroit:

goals for, 1st period: 54. rank, 1.

goals against, 1st period: 30. rank, 4.

goal diff, 1st period: +24.

goals for, 2nd period: 61. rank, 2.

goals against, 2nd period: 47, 15.

goal diff, 2nd period: +14.

goals for, 3rd period: 49. rank, 7.

goals against, 3rd period: 28. rank, 1.

goal diff, 3rd period: +21.

so we can see that the second is their word period although, interestingly, they also score the most in that period. it's pretty clear that in general the second period seems to be the most wide open period of the game, not just for the wings, but for the whole league, as 54gf is good for first in the league in the first period, but 61 is only good for second in the league in period number two.

other observations: the wings are the best first period team in goals for, and probably differential, although i don't have the rank for those stats (i just did the math). the wings also play a good shutdown game in the third, which makes sense since they have, a majority of the time, secured a lead by that point. still great goal differential, but a lot less goals both for and against.

but, yeah, the worst stats there are that we are exactly average in goals against in the second (using median, not mean as average) and that we have the worst diff in the second. but, even for having bad defensive seconds, we score a s*** ton in that period as well and still keep a comfortably positive positive differential.