Statistics

Statistics are a very important part of ice hockey.

The following are the most commonly tracked statistics in ice hockey:

Team statistics

 * GP – Games played – Number of games the team has played
 * W – Wins – Games the team has won, either in regulation or in overtime
 * L – Losses – Games the team has lost in regulation
 * T – Ties – Games that have ended in a tie
 * OTL – Overtime losses – Games the team has lost in overtime (Note: Many leagues do not separate overtime losses and regulation losses, including all losses in the losses statistic)
 * SOL – Shootout losses – Games the team has lost in a shootout
 * PTS – Points – Team points, calculated from W, L, T, OTL, and SOL; used to determine standings. Most leagues award 2 points for a W and 1 point for a T, OTL, or SOL.
 * GF – Goals for – Number of goals the team has scored
 * GA – Goals against – Number of goals scored against the team
 * SO – Shutouts – Number of games the team held the opposition scoreless

Player statistics

 * GP – Games played – Number of games the player has set foot on the ice in
 * G – Goals – Total number of goals the player has scored
 * A – Assists – Number of goals the player has assisted in
 * PTS – Points – Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
 * PIM – Penalties infraction minutes – Number of penalty minutes the player has been assessed. For statistical purposes, ten minutes are recorded for a game misconduct, gross misconduct, or match penalty.
 * PPG – Power play goals – Number of goals the player has scored while his team was on the power play
 * PPA – Power play assists – Number of goals the player has assisted in while his team was on the power play
 * SHG – Shorthanded goals – Number of goals the player has scored while his team was shorthanded
 * SHA – Shorthanded assists – Number of goals the player has assisted in while his team was shorthanded
 * GWG – Game-winning goals – Number of game-winning goals the player has scored (a goal is considered game winning when the team would win the game without scoring any more goals, for example, the third goal in a 5–2 game)
 * GTG – Game-tying goals – Number of game-tying (that is, the last goal scored in a tie game) goals the player has scored
 * ENG – Empty net goals – Number of goals scored on an empty net
 * +/- or P/M – Plus/minus – The number of team goals for minus the number of team goals against while the player is on the ice and the teams are at even strength (see plus/minus)
 * TOI – Time on ice – Total time on ice
 * ATOI – Average time on ice – The average amount of time the player spent on the ice in the games he played (total time on ice divided by games played)
 * Some other penalty terms that are used somewhat less often include hits, faceoff wins, faceoff win percentage, takeaways, giveaways, shots on goal (SOG).

Goaltender statistics

 * GP, G, A – Same as player statistics. Note: +/- is not recorded for goaltenders.
 * GS – Games started – The number of games the goaltender has started
 * MIN – Total number of minutes the goaltender has been on the ice
 * GA – Goals against – Number of goals scored against the goaltender
 * GAA – Goals against average – Mean goals-per-game scored on the goaltender (see goals against average)
 * W – Wins – Games the goaltender has won
 * L – Losses – Games the goaltender has lost (A goaltender is credited with a win or loss when he is either on the ice when – or was pulled for an extra attacker immediately before – the game-winning goal was scored)
 * T – Ties – Games the goaltender has tied (a goaltender is credited with a tie when he was on the ice for – or was pulled for an extra attacker immediately before – the game-tying goal was scored. In the case of 0–0 ties, the starting goaltender is credited with the tie)
 * SOG – Total number of shots on goal the goaltender has faced
 * SV – Saves – Number of shots on goal the goaltender has saved
 * SVP, SV%, or PCT – Save percentage – Percentage of the total shots faced the goaltender has saved (see save percentage)
 * SO – Shutouts – Number of games where the goaltender had no goals against him and was the only goaltender from his team to play in the game
 * ENG – Empty net goals – Number of goals scored while the goaltender was off the ice for an extra attacker