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Campbellnomics - Jan. 22

Henrik Zetterberg has moved into second on Campbellnomics.

Ken Campbell
2008-01-21 21:50:52

At thehockeynews.com, we don't ask how or even how many. We ask: How many of them were important?

That's the crux behind Campbellnomics, a statistic unique to THN.com that measures meaningful goals. We're not concerned with who scores the sixth goal in a 6-1 game. We're more concerned with the players who can be counted on to contribute when it matters most.

And since goals should be worth more than assists, goals in this system count for one point, assists for a half. And points are awarded only when the following goals are scored: the first goal of a game, a goal that puts the team ahead or into a tie, game-winning goals, overtime goals and shootout goals.

Some goals are worth more than one point. For example, the first goal of the game is always worth two points, one for the first of the game and another for putting the team ahead. So if a player scores the shootout winner in a 1-0 victory, as Ales Hemsky did for the Oilers on Nov. 14, that player receives four points - one for the first goal of the game, one for putting his team ahead, one for the game-winner and one for the shootout.

Campbellnomics
RK.	NHL RK.	NAME	TEAM	FIRST		AHEAD		TIE		GWG		OT		SOG	TOTAL
				G	A	G	A	G	A	G	A	G	A	G
1	3	Jarome Iginla	Cgy	6	6	16	11	5	6	6	4	1		2	49.5
2	6	Henrik Zetterberg	Det	9	5	14	11	5	5	5	4			3	48.5
3	11	Pavel Datsyuk	Det	8	8	11	14	2	5	5	8			4	47.5
	4	Sidney Crosby	Pit	6	10	10	21		7	5	10		1	2	47.5
5	2	Ilya Kovalchuk	Atl	3	4	11	8	12	2	4	3	1	2	2	42.5
	51	Brad Boyes	StL	8	6	15	7	5	3	5	1			1	42.5
7	46	Ales Hemsky	Edm	4	9	8	13	4	8	5	2			5	42
8	1	Vincent Lecavalier	TB	6	6	10	9	5	8	5	4			1	40.5
9	12	Joe Thornton	SJ	4	13	8	19	2	6	3	6			1	40
10	8	Ryan Getzlaf	Ana	3	8	6	14	6	7	3	8		1	1	38
	5	Alex Ovechkin	Wsh	4	2	12	6	7	5	6	2		1	1	38
12	T20	Kristian Huselius	Cgy	3	7	10	12	3	1	5	5			4	37.5
13	T20	Shawn Horcoff	Edm	4	5	8	10	3	6	5	4		1	4	37
	7	Daniel Alfredsson	Ott	3	6	9	10	4	3	5	8		1	2	37
15	17	Mats Sundin	Tor	1	11	4	15	4	7	4	3		2	3	35
	19	Marian Gaborik	Min	4	6	10	7	3	7	5	2	1		1	35
17	32	Corey Perry	Ana	5		8	2	7	6	5	2			3	33.5
	43	Rick Nash	Clb	4	5	9	10	5		5	2			2	33.5
	15	Mike Ribeiro	Dal	5	6	8	11	3	3	3	5	1		1	33.5
20	26	Olli Jokinen	Fla	3	3	5	7	8	7	3	4		1	3	33
	37	Scott Gomez	NYR	7	6	7	14	2	4	2	4		2		33
	25	Daniel Sedin	Van	5	4	8	10	3	1	5	6	1	1		33

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