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How much does scoring first really matter in the NHL?
It is well known that the team scoring first has an advantage. Over the past two regular seasons, 2024-25 and 2025-26, teams that scored first won 66.5 percent of games. That is the top-line number, but I wanted to go one level deeper. Does team strength, venue, or...
2026 NHL-affiliated prospects ranking
Welcome to our fourth annual analysis of all NHL-affiliated prospects and each organization's prospect pipeline. September is here. Rookie camps and tournaments are right around the corner with training camps following soon thereafter. There is no better time to...
Data Dump: Scoring chances under Lane Lambert
After digging into Lane Lambert’s impact on Kraken goal scoring in my last piece, I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was still more research to look at or areas to explore. Goal scoring tells part of the story, but it doesn’t tell us how teams are generating...
Friday Film Room – Caden Price, Lukas Dragicevic
With Kraken Rookie Camp right around the corner—starting on Friday, Sept. 11—we're nearing the end of our summer Seattle Kraken prospects series here at Sound Of Hockey. "Down on the Farm" posts with actual game updates are on the horizon. Today, we'll get you...
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