Ice hockey statistics

The following are statistics commonly tracked in the sport of 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 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

References

* [http://www.ncaa.org/library/statistical/ice_hockey_stats_manual/2005/2005_ice_hockey_stats_manual.pdf 2005 NCAA Ice Hockey Statisticians Manual] (PDF)