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Hockey Stats and Official Abbreviations You Need to Know

Like many other sports, hockey is full with hockey stats and official abbreviations. Therefore, in a particularly busy season or intense game, a new hockey fan can get confused and overwhelmed by numerous amounts of abbreviations and stat terms he or she must understand. Whether you are starting to like hockey or a hockey bettor, make sure you know all the important stats.

Important Hockey Stats to Remember
Here are the most important hockey stats and abbreviations:

  • G. This is short of ‘Goal,’ and there are other variations related to this term. There are GW (Game-winning Goal), S (Shots on Goal), PP (Power Play Goal) and SH (Short Handed Goal). However, if related to team position, G also means ‘Goaltender.’
  • POS. A stat for player position, there are several related stats such as LW (Left Wing), RW (Right Wing), D (Defense) and C (Center), plus the aforementioned G.
  • PTS or P means ‘Points.’
  • NO means the numbers on players’ jerseys.
  • PIM means Penalty Minutes, given to player that must be off for certain minutes because of penalty.
  • SPCT means Shooting Percentage, resulting from dividing the goal numbers by the amounts of taken shots.
  • P/G means average scores in one game.

There are still many more specific hockey stats, but knowing the basics will help you in understanding the game first.