"Whether it's stepping out on the field or stepping into the student government office, you give your 100 percent effort every day you wake up." -Taylor Dumpson Today we will explore how players have changed from the first two rounds of the NHL playoffs by exploring the changes in goals against and points. First Chart: The remaining four goaltenders in the playoffs were compared to see if their goals against average dropped (a good thing!) in the next round in order for them to advance. As you can see, Craig Anderson improved the most, starting from 3.09 vs. Boston to 1.94 vs. New York. Marc-Andre Fleury also improved in the second round as well, going from 2.58 to 2.52, while Pekka Rinne and John Gibson did not improve but they both faced better competition and ultimately did what it took to advance. Second Chart: Evgeni Malkin remains supreme in both rounds but Ryan Getzlaf made the biggest jump in the second round. Erik Karlsson is the most consistent and changed only slightly in the second round while Ryan Johansen's production went down by half. The second round definitely showed a negative association by sloping downward but hopefully these players will make it positive in the third round and do exactly what Getzlaf did in the second round.
"I am so sick of feeling alone and helpless. Mental illness is not something you should be ashamed of but breaking down that stigma starts with us, the student-athletes. We can change the culture and make it easier for our friends and teammates to get the help that they need." -Lanesha Reagan "Imagine how stressful that must be? You've been training for years and you might miss out because you're not at the ideal weight... There is such a specific body type that people aim for in rowing, But I do think that a lot of that pressure comes from within the squad itself. I have never felt pressure from a single one of my coaches... I've never felt pressure from them to lose weight." -Ruth Whyman "Part of the reason I stay racing is I'm inspired by how much female participation there is, especially in comparison to road racing. There's so much growth and positive participation on the women's side." -Jo Celso "It makes me so happy to race my bike... When I found bikes, it really empowered me. I realized I can do this. There's this space for me to be aggressive and push my body to the limit." -Sammi Runnels "You hang out and don't think of [other women] as competitors. When you're on the bike, you're in a different mode. It's cool that you can separate relationships on the bike and off the bike." -Ash Duban "My name is unique, It ties it all together ... like I was meant to play [basketball]." -Zipporah 'Zippy' Broughton The Washington Capitals' struggles in the second round have become the storyline almost every playoffs recently after the team manages to win the President's Trophy most of those years. With a roster stacked with top goal scorers, it would be strange to think that are on the brink of elimination tonight. Today's investigation compares how they played in both rounds using confidence intervals. Alex Ovechkin Intervals of both First Round-Second Round: 0.34 to -0.326 T.J. Oshie Intervals of both First Round-Second Round: 0.557 to -0.129 Justin Williams Intervals from First Round-Second Round: 0.519 to -0.167 Evgeny Kuznetsov Intervals from First Round-Second Round: 0.187 to -0.415 Interpreting the Numbers Above: For Ovechkin, he had a 0.34 chance of scoring in both rounds while he has -0.326 less chance of scoring in both rounds. Same goes for the others EXCEPT Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov actually did better in the second round than in the first even though his interval does not show it up there but his difference between the two rounds was -0.114, the only negative difference out of everyone. Obviously there is work needed to be done but since the intervals pass through 0, it means that at one point the Capitals players could have had the same ability in the first and second round, therefore debunking the idea that they are not playing to their ability right now. Their performance may not be the best right now but their ability is still the same and they can still score. Schedules and scores are posted in the Hockey section while past playoff stats can be found in the Sports Staturday category!
"I think young gymnasts need to know that pursuing the Olympics or a college career requires a lot of hard work and takes a ton of commitment, and not to lose sight of what they want, but at the end of the day it's also OK if they can't get there. I'd tell them, 'It's OK if you have an injury and you need to take time off to let it heal. It's OK. Really.'" -Kristen Maloney |
AuthorHi, I'm Jenna and I'm a sports fan! I've been avidly watching sports since 2011 because I found that by watching sports, I would be able to communicate with my dad and brother better. Ever since I got into sports, I've been able to enjoy myself more when I go to sporting events with my family. Archives
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