Forensic Hockey

Forensic Hockey

Forensic Takes

The most striking things our models found this week - who's riding luck, who got robbed, which goalie is running hot, the flukiest Cups. Auto-surfaced and ranked by punch. Tap any card to dig into the numbers.

Cursed

Washington Capitals keep running into hot goalies

12 playoff series lost to the team with better goaltending since 2010 — the most in the league.

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Takes are generated from our own models - luck-adjusted standings, the goaltending verdict, finishing luck, and the Monte-Carlo deserved bracket - and ranked by how far each is from the norm. They refresh as the season's data updates.