Analytics
Danger Zones
Team shot map using tracked shot and goal locations.
This tells you whether shots are coming from dangerous ice, and still works when only goal locations exist.
Hover rink dots to see the danger-zone shot and goal details. Only showing shots with recorded locations.
| Side | Shots | HD | MD | LD | Goals | HD | MD | LD | HD% | HDSh% | MDSh% | LDSh% | Signal |
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Minor hockey teams often generate a high volume of low-danger shots from the perimeter that inflate the shot clock but rarely beat a positioned goalie. Because of this, evaluating offensive production solely on raw shots on goal can mask execution issues or fake a dominant performance.
Use this quick reference guide to accurately evaluate your squad's efficiency when penetrating the house:
The Inside Game: Shot Selection (HD%)
This metric (High Danger Shots / Total Shots) measures how effectively your team penetrates the dots to generate looks from premium ice:
>=45% [Elite / Inside Game]: Perfect shot discipline. The team works the low cycle, hunts aggressively for net-front rebounds, and refuses to throw low-percentage pucks away from the perimeter.
35% to 40% [Average / Competitive Baseline]: A balanced mix of rush chances, slot plays, and point shots with traffic. Standard distribution for a healthy minor hockey offense.
<=30% [Area of Concern]: The team is getting entirely sealed off on the perimeter by opposing defensemen. Possessions end in easy-to-save, unscreened looks from the blue line or boards that look good on a box score but do not challenge the goaltender.
Making Them Count: Finishing Efficiency (HDSh%)
This isolates pure execution. Out of all the high-danger, premium scoring chances you successfully create inside the home-plate area, how many actually shake the mesh?
>=28% [Elite / Lethal Finish]: Top-tier clinical finishing. Your shooters possess great stickhandling in tight spaces, intentionally change shooting angles to throw off goalie depth, and quickly elevate the puck to beat the pad.
18% to 22% [Average]: Expected minor hockey conversion. Features a normal mix of scramble plays, backdoor clean-ups, and standard slot snaps.
<=12% [Watch Area]: A major coaching red flag. The team is doing the hard skating to get into the slot, but they are panicking under pressure, telegraphing the shot directly into the goalie's logo, missing the net entirely, or waiting too long to release, allowing the goalie to lock down the post.
Comparing Quantity vs. Quality to See the Real Story
An overall game sheet might show a team getting outshot 35 to 20, causing an unanchored coach to panic about possession. However, if your data shows that 12 of your 20 shots were High Danger looks (60% HD%) and you buried 4 of them (33.3% HDSh%), your offense played an incredibly efficient, highly structured game. You did not just throw pucks at the net; you owned the ice that matters.