first round stats

damn, i got to this a little late. Following chart includes last night's games; I don't feel like editing it so here's what happened:

Vanek 1ESG, 1PPG
Pominville 1ESG
Nylander 2 ESA

RK	Player	Team	Pos	GP	ESG	ESA	ESP	PPG	PPA	PPP	SHG	SHA	SHP	GW		OT
1	MICHAEL NYLANDER	NYR	C	5	3	4	7	1	2	3	0	0	0	2		0
2	MARTIN ST. LOUIS	TBL	R	6	2	4	6	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		0
3	SCOTT GOMEZ	NJD	C	6	2	4	6	0	3	3	0	0	0	1		1
4	JOE THORNTON	SJS	C	5	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
5	VINCENT LECAVALIER	TBL	C	6	4	1	5	1	1	2	0	0	0	1		0
6	THOMAS VANEK	BUF	L	6	3	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	1		0
7	JAROMIR JAGR	NYR	R	5	2	3	5	0	2	2	0	0	0	0		0
8	TAYLOR PYATT	VAN	L	8	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1
9	FEDOR TYUTIN	NYR	D	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
10	ZACH PARISE	NJD	C	6	4	0	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	1		0
11	BRIAN GIONTA	NJD	R	6	4	0	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	1		0
12	MILAN MICHALEK	SJS	R	5	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0
13	ALEXANDER RADULOV	NSH	R	4	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
14	CHRIS KELLY	OTT	C	5	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
15	JASON POMINVILLE	BUF	R	6	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
16	BRYAN SMOLINSKI	VAN	C	8	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
17	PETER FORSBERG	NSH	C	5	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
18	JOHAN FRANZEN	DET	C	6	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		1
19	PATRICK MARLEAU	SJS	C	5	2	2	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	1		0
20	JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT	NSH	R	5	2	2	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	1		0

ESG leaders

Your even-strength goal leaders as of March 16th. I keep mentioning ESP because I think it really does give a deeper look at true goal-scoring talent in the league. As with any counting stat, you're only going to get good totals by getting more opportunities. I haven't looked at the numbers yet but you'd have to figure that if some of these guys got more time on the power play they'd be closer to the overall league lead in goals. Jason Pominville, for example, is 12th on the Sabres in average PP-time per game at 2:30 per. Contrast that with the 4:58 per that Daniel Briere is getting.

David Legwand is another vastly underrated player having a terrific breakout season - he's only getting an average of 1:53 on the power play each game.

Zach Parise is another personal favourite - he's looking every bit like a future 40 goal scorer in this league.

RK	Player	Team	Pos	GP	ESG	PPG	SHG
1	ALEX OVECHKIN	WSH	L	71	26	15	0
2	VINNY LECAVALIER	TBL	C	71	25	16	5
3	JASON POMINVILLE	BUF	R	70	25	2	2
4	DANY HEATLEY	OTT	R	71	24	15	3
5	BILL GUERIN	SJS	R	69	24	8	0
6	ALEXANDER FROLOV	LAK	L	71	23	10	1
7	SIMON GAGNE	PHI	L	68	23	12	2
8	RAY WHITNEY	CAR	L	71	22	5	0
9	JASON BLAKE	NYI	L	70	22	13	0
10	DANIEL BRIERE	BUF	C	69	21	8	0
11	MARTIN ST. LOUIS	TBL	R	71	21	14	4
12	JAROME IGINLA	CGY	R	60	21	12	1
13	THOMAS VANEK	BUF	L	70	21	13	0
14	MARIAN HOSSA	ATL	R	72	21	16	3
15	OLLI JOKINEN	FLA	C	71	21	9	1
16	DAVID LEGWAND	NSH	C	68	21	1	1
17	HENRIK ZETTERBERG	DET	L	63	21	11	1
18	ILYA KOVALCHUK	ATL	L	72	21	16	0
19	ZACH PARISE	NJD	C	71	21	7	0
20	MATS SUNDIN	TOR	C	63	20	6	1

updated Even Strength point leaders

This was an interesting statistical look the last time we checked it - the most dangerous players at 5-on-5.

No other way to say it: Martin St. Louis is having a farking monster season and should be heavily involved in MVP talk (if you believe in such awards). Not only leading in even-strength scoring, he's got 9 shorthanded points. Add those two columns together and the best duo in the league resides in Tampa Bay - a frightening combo for any playoff foe.

And how about David Legwand finally arriving this season?

RK	Player	Team	Pos	GP	G	A	P	+/-	ESP	SHP	PPP
1	MARTIN ST. LOUIS	TBL	R	66	39	49	88	5	51	9	28
2	DANIEL BRIERE	BUF	C	62	27	50	77	18	50	0	27
3	SIDNEY CROSBY	PIT	C	60	26	71	97	12	49	0	48
4	VINCENT LECAVALIER	TBL	C	66	42	45	87	3	48	8	31
5	DANY HEATLEY	OTT	R	64	38	44	82	26	48	3	31
6	ALEXANDER OVECHKIN	WSH	L	65	38	42	80	-15	47	0	33
7	ALEX TANGUAY	CGY	L	63	18	45	63	14	47	0	16
8	JAROME IGINLA	CGY	R	53	30	42	72	11	46	1	25
9	DANIEL ALFREDSSON	OTT	R	59	22	43	65	30	46	2	17
10	THOMAS VANEK	BUF	L	63	32	30	62	35	45	0	17
11	RAY WHITNEY	CAR	L	66	27	46	73	-1	45	0	28
12	PAUL KARIYA	NSH	L	65	20	43	63	13	44	0	19
13	OLLI JOKINEN	FLA	C	65	29	37	66	5	43	1	22
14	DAVID LEGWAND	NSH	C	62	22	31	53	32	43	3	7
15	JOE SAKIC	COL	C	65	27	49	76	0	42	0	34
16	HENRIK ZETTERBERG	DET	L	63	33	35	68	26	41	3	24
17	JAROMIR JAGR	NYR	R	64	24	53	77	17	41	0	36
18	JASON BLAKE	NYI	L	64	32	25	57	7	40	0	17
19	MARC SAVARD	BOS	C	63	21	62	83	-7	40	1	42
20	MARIAN HOSSA	ATL	R	65	36	44	80	11	39	4	37
21	JASON POMINVILLE	BUF	R	63	26	24	50	22	39	3	8
22	ROD BRIND'AMOUR	CAR	C	62	20	49	69	8	39	3	27
23	DAYMOND LANGKOW	CGY	C	64	26	38	64	19	39	2	23
24	PAVEL DATSYUK	DET	C	61	19	46	65	23	39	1	25
25	MARTIN STRAKA	NYR	C	62	27	38	65	12	38	0	27
26	JASON SPEZZA	OTT	C	50	27	38	65	14	38	1	26
27	TEEMU SELANNE	ANA	R	65	38	38	76	20	38	0	38
28	MAXIM AFINOGENOV	BUF	R	53	23	34	57	17	38	0	19
29	MICHAEL CAMMALLERI	LAK	C	63	25	39	64	8	37	0	27
30	EVGENI MALKIN	PIT	C	59	29	40	69	0	37	0	32