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Hockey shot zones and how dangerous each one is

Not all shots are equal, and origin zone is the first factor: a slot shot (between the circles, in front of the net) becomes a goal roughly one time in four or five; an undeflected point shot, about one in thirty. Logging each shot’s zone turns a raw shot count into a read on chance quality.

These zones feed two tools: xG (each shot gets its scoring probability from its zone) and heat maps, which show where a player shoots from and where a goalie gets beaten. In RinkLog, logging the zone means tapping the rink map at the moment of the shot: one extra second per event, months of analysis in return.

  • Low slot (net front): the most dangerous zone in hockey
  • High slot (between the circles): dangerous, especially on one-timers
  • Faceoff circles: average quality, lethal for accurate shooters
  • Point (blue line): low probability alone, useful with a screen or a tip
  • Sharp angles (along the goal line): very low, barring a defensive or goalie mistake

RinkLog measures and computes this statistic automatically during your hockey, ball hockey and ringette games.

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