>What is the definition of the Plus-Minus rating?
 
>I know (always be wary of what you know) that a player gets a +1 when his
>team scores a goal when he is on the ice and a -1 when the other team scores
>while he is on the ice. How do power-play and penalty killing situations
>effect the stat?
 
Pwer Play and Penalty Killing goals do not count in the +/-.
However, I have always been of the opinion that +/- as a net total is
a meaningless statistic.  One player that is +2 and -1 has a +/- of
+1.  Another player could be +39 and -38 for the same net toal of +1.
 
It seems that looking at +, PP+, SH+, -, SH+ amd SH- are more
valuable statistics as separate values.  Then you have a better sense
of offensive and defensive ability.
 
Ofcourse this all hinges on how much ice time a player logs as well.
 
 
 
Rick Traugott
Head Hockey Coach
Trinity College School Bears
Port Hope, Ontario L1A 3W2
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