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The hockey glossary for reading statistics

You cannot read hockey statistics without the game’s vocabulary. Here are the terms that come up in any serious tracking, with the French equivalent in parentheses since both languages share every rink in Canada.

These terms also structure the buttons of a good tracking tool: shift, slot shot, turnover, hit. In RinkLog each has its own button (adapted to sport and position), keeping vocabulary and measurement consistent game after game.

  • Slot (enclave): the paying zone between the circles, in front of the net, where most goals come from
  • Shift (présence): the game segment from hopping the boards to returning to the bench, typically 45 to 90 seconds
  • Forecheck (échec avant): offensive-zone pressure to win the puck back
  • Backcheck (repli): the defensive effort skating back to your zone
  • One-timer (une-temps): a shot fired directly off a pass without stopping the puck
  • Turnover (revirement): a lost possession; a giveaway or a takeaway
  • Odd-man rush (surnombre): a 2-on-1 or 3-on-2 attack
  • Deke (feinte): a move to beat a defender or the goalie one-on-one
  • Screen (écran): a player parked in front of the goalie to block their view
  • Bodycheck (mise en échec): legal contact to separate an opponent from the puck
  • Hat trick (tour du chapeau): three goals by the same player in one game
  • Shutout (blanchissage): a full goalie game with no goal against

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