Campbellnomics - April 1

Brad Boyes has 41 goals this season and has moved up to sixth in Campbellnomics. (Photo by Mark Buckner/NHLI via Getty Images)

Ken Campbell
2008-04-01 09:40:58

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 Nigel Dawes did for the Rangers on March 9, 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	1	Alex Ovechkin	Wsh	9	8	21	16	10	10	11	5	2	2	1	74.5
2	3	Jarome Iginla	Cgy	7	10	22	18	8	8	10	5	2		3	72.5
	4	Pavel Datsyuk	Det	10	15	15	23	5	10	7	15			4	72.5
	5	Joe Thornton	SJ	7	21	16	32	4	10	6	12	2		1	72.5
5	6	Henrik Zetterberg	Det	12	8	19	17	7	7	8	8		2	3	70
6	48	Brad Boyes	StL	9	6	22	8	8	6	8	1	1		4	62.5
7	29	Ales Hemsky	Edm	6	12	12	20	7	13	6	5			6	62
8	13	Marian Gaborik	Min	6	11	16	15	6	9	8	4	3	2	1	60.5
9	2	Evgeni Malkin	Pit	8	10	15	22	7	11	4	8				60
10	38	Rick Nash	Clb	9	8	16	14	9		8	3			4	58.5
11	10	Ilya Kovalchuk	Atl	4	7	12	12	15	4	6	4	1	2	3	55.5
12	8	Jason Spezza	Ott	9	8	13	16	2	8	6	8			4	54
	7	Vincent Lecavalier	TB	7	7	12	13	7	11	7	8		1	1	54
14	35	Sidney Crosby	Pit	6	11	12	23		8	6	12		1	2	53.5
15	12	Alexei Kovalev	Mtl	9	9	13	13	7	6	4	7	1		1	53
	18	Mats Sundin	Tor	2	12	8	17	10	10	6	7		2	3	53
17	26	Daniel Sedin	Van	7	7	13	16	4	4	8	7	2	1	1	52.5
18	9	Daniel Alfredsson	Ott	5	8	14	13	5	3	6	12	1	1	2	51.5
19	36	Scott Gomez	NYR	8	10	10	23	3	6	4	9		3	1	51.5
20	31	Brenden Morrow	Dal	9	7	11	13	6	8	7	4	1		1	50.5
	61	Brian Rolston	Min	10	4	15	8	5	4	8	6		1	1	50.5
	27	Daniel Briere	Phi	4	8	10	16	9	5	5	9		1	3	50.5

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