The Road to the Final Five - Statistical Previews
First Round of the WCHA Playoffs!
Who doesn't love a little statistical analysis when filling out a WCHA bracket? I mean especially since this will be the last WCHA bracket a lot of us will fill out with our favorite team participating in the tournament!
Anyway, I put together a list so y'all can review your WCHA picks. Each team has their own statistical series preview against their first round opponent. I used full season statistics as well as the numbers they have been putting up over the last two weekends of play. Yes, I do in fact know that some teams played "more difficult" teams than others, but take it or leave it.
Here ya go:
(1) St. Cloud State Huskies vs (12) Alaska Anchorage Seawolves
Huskies
|
(OVERALL)
|
Seawolves
|
Huskies
|
(Last 4 Games)
|
Seawolves
|
21-14-1
|
Record
|
4-23-7
|
2-2-0
|
Record
|
0-4-0
|
18-9-1
|
WCHA
|
2-20-6
|
2-2-0
|
WCHA
|
0-2-0
|
13-7-0
|
Home
|
2-10-5
|
1-1-0
|
Home
|
0-1-0
|
8-7-1
|
Away
|
1-12-2
|
1-1-0
|
Away
|
0-3-0
|
3.31
|
Avg. Offense
|
1.91
|
3.00
|
Avg. Offense
|
1.00
|
2.53
|
Avg. Defense
|
3.59
|
3.25
|
Avg. Defense
|
4.50
|
16.4%
|
Power Play
|
15.2%
|
10.5%
|
Power Play
|
9.1%
|
82.3%
|
Penalty Kill
|
75.2%
|
71.4%
|
Penalty Kill
|
86.7%
|
8.1
|
PIM/G
|
13.5
|
2.5
|
PIM/G
|
12.8
|
29.4
|
Shots/G
|
21.3
|
29.8
|
Shots/G
|
23.3
|
(2) Minnesota Gophers vs (11) Bemidji State Beavers
Gophers
|
(OVERALL)
|
Beavers
|
Gophers
|
(Last 4 Games)
|
Beavers
|
24-7-5
|
Record
|
6-20-8
|
3-1-0
|
Record
|
0-3-1
|
16-7-5
|
WCHA
|
5-16-7
|
3-1-0
|
WCHA
|
0-3-1
|
14-3-3
|
Home
|
4-10-4
|
1-1-0
|
Home
|
0-2-0
|
10-3-2
|
Away
|
2-8-4
|
2-0-0
|
Away
|
0-1-1
|
3.64
|
Avg. Offense
|
2.06
|
3.50
|
Avg. Offense
|
2.00
|
0.87
|
Avg. Defense
|
3.06
|
1.75
|
Avg. Defense
|
3.75
|
25.2%
|
Power Play
|
17.7%
|
23.1%
|
Power Play
|
0.0%
|
87.0%
|
Penalty Kill
|
80.3%
|
87.5%
|
Penalty Kill
|
62.5%
|
9.6
|
PIM/G
|
11.5
|
5.0
|
PIM/G
|
5.0
|
34.0
|
Shots/G
|
24.0
|
36.0
|
Shots/G
|
22.0
|
(3) North Dakota vs (10) Michigan Tech Huskies
North D.
|
(OVERALL)
|
Huskies
|
North D.
|
(Last 4 Games)
|
Huskies
|
19-10-7
|
Record
|
12-18-4
|
2-1-1
|
Record
|
2-2-0
|
14-7-7
|
WCHA
|
8-16-4
|
2-1-1
|
WCHA
|
2-2-0
|
9-3-6
|
Home
|
6-8-2
|
1-0-1
|
Home
|
1-1-0
|
9-7-1
|
Away
|
4-10-2
|
1-1-0
|
Away
|
1-1-0
|
3.25
|
Avg. Offense
|
3.00
|
2.75
|
Avg. Offense
|
3.25
|
2.47
|
Avg. Defense
|
3.06
|
2.25
|
Avg. Defense
|
2.50
|
21.4%
|
Power Play
|
21.6%
|
12.5%
|
Power Play
|
18.2%
|
83.5%
|
Penalty Kill
|
80.6%
|
90.0%
|
Penalty Kill
|
88.9%
|
14.8
|
PIM/G
|
12.7
|
7.0
|
PIM/G
|
11.5
|
31.4
|
Shots/G
|
31.7
|
27.3
|
Shots/G
|
38.5
|
(4) Wisconsin Badgers vs (9) Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
Photo: Dave Harwig
Bulldogs
|
(OVERALL)
|
Badgers
|
Bulldogs
|
(Last 4 Games)
|
Badgers
|
14-17-5
|
Record
|
17-12-7
|
4-0-0
|
Record
|
3-1-0
|
10-13-5
|
WCHA
|
13-8-7
|
2-0-0
|
WCHA
|
3-1-0
|
9-8-1
|
Home
|
8-8-3
|
4-0-0
|
Home
|
1-1-0
|
5-7-4
|
Away
|
8-2-4
|
0-0-0
|
Away
|
2-0-0
|
2.69
|
Avg. Offense
|
2.50
|
4.75
|
Avg. Offense
|
3.75
|
2.83
|
Avg. Defense
|
2.11
|
1.50
|
Avg. Defense
|
2.75
|
24.1%
|
Power Play
|
12.4%
|
47.8%
|
Power Play
|
25.0%
|
82.1%
|
Penalty Kill
|
80.0%
|
92.9%
|
Penalty Kill
|
81.2%
|
16.2
|
PIM/G
|
14.2
|
17.0
|
PIM/G
|
17.0
|
33.5
|
Shots/G
|
28.9
|
36.0
|
Shots/G
|
30.3
|
(5) Denver Pioneers vs (8) Colorado College Tigers
Pioneers
|
(OVERALL)
|
Tigers
|
Pioneers
|
(Last 4 Games)
|
Tigers
|
19-11-5
|
Record
|
14-17-5
|
3-1-0
|
Record
|
2-2-0
|
14-9-5
|
WCHA
|
11-13-4
|
3-1-0
|
WCHA
|
2-2-0
|
13-5-3
|
Home
|
9-8-2
|
2-0-0
|
Home
|
1-1-0
|
6-6-2
|
Away
|
5-9-3
|
1-1-0
|
Away
|
1-1-0
|
3.43
|
Avg. Offense
|
3.22
|
4.00
|
Avg. Offense
|
2.50
|
2.69
|
Avg. Defense
|
3.50
|
1.75
|
Avg. Defense
|
3.25
|
22.0%
|
Power Play
|
18.8%
|
20.0%
|
Power Play
|
20.0%
|
84.4%
|
Penalty Kill
|
78.1%
|
92.9%
|
Penalty Kill
|
79.2%
|
16.9
|
PIM/G
|
13.5
|
9.0
|
PIM/G
|
23.3
|
30.8
|
Shots/G
|
27.7
|
38.5
|
Shots/G
|
25.3
|
(6) Minnesota State Mavericks vs (7) Nebraska Omaha Mavericks
Mavericks
|
(OVERALL)
|
Mavericks
|
Mavericks
|
(Last 4 Games)
|
Mavericks
|
22-11-3
|
Record
|
18-16-2
|
2-2-0
|
Record
|
0-4-0
|
16-11-1
|
WCHA
|
14-12-2
|
2-2-0
|
WCHA
|
0-4-0
|
11-6-1
|
Home
|
9-8-1
|
1-1-0
|
Home
|
0-2-0
|
10-5-2
|
Away
|
8-7-1
|
1-1-0
|
Away
|
0-2-0
|
3.25
|
Avg. Offense
|
3.36
|
3.25
|
Avg. Offense
|
2.25
|
2.28
|
Avg. Defense
|
3.03
|
2.75
|
Avg. Defense
|
5.25
|
23.1%
|
Power Play
|
19.2%
|
21.7%
|
Power Play
|
23.1%
|
83.0%
|
Penalty Kill
|
77.0%
|
81.2%
|
Penalty Kill
|
55.0%
|
13.8
|
PIM/G
|
14.6
|
15.3
|
PIM/G
|
22.3
|
33.2
|
Shots/G
|
31.7
|
28.5
|
Shots/G
|
29.0
|
Make your predictions wisely now. I hope this gives you a little bit of an insight as to how you can expect teams to perform based on their performances over the last two weekends in comparison to the rest of the season. I'll release more statistical rankings later on, but for now...
Enjoy.
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