Advanced Statistics: Follow CHL games in more depth

In the Champions Hockey League playoffs, every small detail counts as teams battle to make it through each round.

This season, the CHL introduced Advanced Statistics to their website, which give you more ways to follow and analyse games - just as coaches and team staff do live during each match! So what's available to follow online?

CORSI Data - Game Impact

Which players are on the ice when their team has the most offensive chances? Conversely, who's out there when their team gives up the most shots? The Game Impact chart shows you which players are having a positive and negative effect on the game for their team. The more players a team has above the mid-point, the more they are generating positive impacts when they're on the ice.

You can see this data by game in the 'Tracking' tab under each individual game. Alternatively, we're also comparing this over the entire CHL season in our Advanced Statistics section.

Storhamar (left) came back from two down to beat Tappara (right) - two players made a big difference for them.

THOMAS SABO Ice Tigers (left) beat Kärpät Oulu (right), despite the visitors creating more chances.

SC Bern (left) needed a late winner to beat Cardiff (right), but more of their players had a positive impact on the game.

Game Flow

Who's dominating the game? Often that's something subjective, but with the Game Flow graphic you can see which team is creating the most shot attempts through each minute of the game. Sometimes you'll find teams have long periods of pressure that result in a goal - other times it's the opposite, they soak it up before pouncing at the other end.

Pilsen (black) and HC Lugano (red) both scored in periods of pressure - after periods of defending later in the game

Tappara (black) and Třinec (red) both made use of their dominant spells

While Kometa (black) and Berlin (red) both had long periods where they were on top

Where can I see this data?

During each game, check out the 'Tracking' tab for visualisations of the game statistics. If you want to check out who has the best (and worst) CORSI data after the Group Stage, check out the Advanced Statistics section.

What else is there?

"Get to the slot" is a famed quote of coaches and analysts - with shot maps and shot comparison charts you can see where each team is taking their shots from - or giving them up, if you're the defending side. You can also see where each player has shot from in each individual game. All of this comes in live during each game.

In the Advanced Statistics section you can also see Offensive and Defensive Zone Starts - which players coaches tend to trust to be on the ice when face-offs are in the attacking, or their own, zone.

Almost every goal in Turku was scored from the slot

ZSC Lions were shooting from all over, but had lots of success to the goalie's left; while Aalborg were more efficient close in.

Mountfield HK outshot the Ice Tigers but lost the game in OT - the hosts also blocked a lot of shots from the blue line