NHL Shot Probability Maps
By Michael Schuckers | April 4th, 2012 | Category: Empirical Sports Blog, Hockey, Uncategorized
I recently made some league-wide shot probability maps based upon the 2009-10 NHL regular seasons. Each map is of a particular shot type and strength of the shooting team. The strength of the shooting team is whether they were at even strength, on the power play or were shorthanded. The maps are limited to shots taken in the offensive zone. Most of the methodology is the same as what is found in the DIGR paper. I did some non-parametric smoothing using the LOESS function in [...]
