LB-Hockey

Welcome to LB-Hockey!

Innovative hockey analytics visualizations at your fingertips! At LB-Hockey, you can find player cards, comparison dashboards, progression timelines, roster builders, and various other tools with a combination of depth and visual style not usually available in the public sphere.

If you’re new to LB-Hockey, we recommend visiting the About page to learn more about the site, the Registration page for info on accessing the visualizations, and our SPAR model breakdown article to get an in-depth look at how we evaluate players!

Multi-Year Player Cards

Immerse yourself in a vast array of skill metrics that make up the foundation of LB-Hockey, supplemented with player badges, similar styles, and ideal linemates/systems

Single-Season Player Cards

Rewind to any given season since 2020-21 with detailed player cards on both skaters & goalies, covering various categories and impact ranks across the selection’s team, position, & league

Mini Cards

Smaller, more digestible versions of the main player cards (available in multi-year and single-season formats)

Comparison Atlas

Compare how players contribute on the ice with their distinctive styles, production outputs, impact progression, and more

Progression Tracker

Examine which skills have evolved for players over the years and the progression of different areas of their game

Development Matrix

Evaluate the efficiency of a player’s toolkit by plotting their skills’ frequency against their success rates, along with categorical scores

Line Compatibility Lab

Visualize how compatible any theoretical line in the NHL would be with their player styles, expected chemistry, line role, ideal linemates, & standings impact

Roster Builder

Be GM & Coach by creating the lineup you want and seeing how it would be expected to play together through chemistry boosts, team style, and standings expectations

Team Blueprints

Classify team styles by how they play with vs without the puck in various parts of the game, how they have evolved over time, and who drives their success

Matchup Engine

Contrast NHL teams’ strengths & weaknesses through how one’s offensive play stacks up in a specific area against the other’s defensive ability

Contract Projector

Compare a player’s current contract to their projected worth and market expectation given the cap environment, along with likely extensions for those on expiring deals

Steals & Chokes Report

Measure a goalie’s game-breaking ability through in-depth reports of their stolen & choked games, and how they fare relative to other starters, backups, or call-ups across the league

Recent Articles

Our Flagship “Blueprints” Series

A collection of articles focusing on innovation in the public hockey analytics sphere.
With these, we hope to devise new ways to capture player impacts, redefine hockey skills through an analytical lens, and create free tools to help explore these concepts.