Playoff Campbellnomics - Final edition

Sidney Crosby finished with 27 playoff points, tied with Henrik Zetterberg for first place. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Ken Campbell
2008-06-05 01:16:16

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.

Campbellnomics
RK.	NHL RK.	NAME	TEAM	FIRST		AHEAD		TIE		GWG		OT		TOTAL
				G	A	G	A	G	A	G	A	G	A
1	2	Sidney Crosby	Pit	2	8	3	12	1	1	1	6		1	21
2	3	Marian Hossa	Pit	4	2	6	3	1	2	2	2	1		18.5
3	5	Evgeni Malkin	Pit	2	2	5	5			3	1		1	15.5
4	6	Johan Franzen	Det	2	1	4	3			5		1		14
	1	Henrik Zetterberg	Det		3	2	5	2	2	4	2			14
6	10	R.J. Umberger	Phi	4		4	1	2	1	3				13.5
7	4	Pavel Datsuyk	Det	1	1	3	4	2	3	1	4			12.5
8	8	Daniel Briere	Phi	1	1	2	4	2		3	1		1	11.5
	25	Alexei Kovalev	Mtl	1	2	3	2	3		1	2	1		11.5
	12	Jaromir Jagr	NYR	2	1	3	3	1	5	1				11.5
11	22	Mike Modano	Dal		2	3	2	1	2	3	1			10.5
	T34	Joe Pavelski	SJ	2		3		1	1	3		1		10.5
13	15	Jiri Hudler	Det		3	2	4	1		2	3			10
	11	Brenden Morrow	Dal		1	3	1		3	2	1	2		10
15	28	Stephane Robidas	Dal		2		6	2			5		2	9.5
16	18	Sergei Gonchar	Pit	1	4	1	7				2		1	9
	7	Mike Ribeiro	Dal	1		1	4	1	3		3		2	9
18	21	Mikael Samuelsson	Det	2	1	2	3			1	3			8.5
	T59	Brad Stuart	Det	2	2	2	2			2	1			8.5
	17	Brian Rafalski	Det	2	1	3	3		3					8.5
	9	Ryan Malone	Pit	1	2	2	4		1	2				8.5
	29	Joffrey Lupul	Phi	1	2	2	3		2	1		1		8.5

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