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.
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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.
Explore the numbers →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.