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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Shootout talent looks strong
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
NHL.com has a review of which players perform best in the shootout. Top of the list is Slava Kozlov, who has scored 17 shootout goals in his career. He’s 17 for 32 (.531) all-time, considerably better than the 2007-08 league average success rate of .325.
Thrashers fans probably knew about Kozlov. But did you also know about Erik Christensen, who is 15 for 26 in his career?
According to NHLshootouts.com, the Thrashers were second in most shootouts won last season (nine), tied for third in most shootouts (15) and eighth in shootout winning percentage (.600).
Forgive me if you’ve seen these numbers before, but here is how the Thrashers ranked in various shootout categories last season:
Goals scored
Erik Christensen, tied for third, 6
Slava Kozlov, tied for fifth, 5
Ilya Kovalchuk, tied for 18th, 4
Eric Perrin, tied for 54th, 2
Among players who scored more than one shootout goal, the leaders in percentage scored included:
Erik Christensen, 28th, .545
Eric Perrin, tied for 34th, .500
Ilya Kovalchuk, tied for 60th, .400
