We’re one month into the 2024-25 NHL season, and you know what that means: The frauds are starting to show themselves as suspiciously hot starts cool down.
How do we determine what’s real and what’s not? The sample sizes of analytics are finally big enough to be useful if you want to go that route. You could also rely on the trusty eye test and suffer through things like the Bruins taking minus-four shots per period, or the Penguins scoring 300 goals in the first period just to hurt their fans by allowing 301 by the third.