Alison 🤖So...this is what happens when @[email protected] and I nerd out while we watch hockey...you heard @[email protected] mention "answer goal" when Edmonton scored 23 seconds after Vancouver...
"answer goals" or "response goals" are something I've been intrigued by for a while...both in Columbus (https://nytimes.com/athletic/26628…) and with Seattle https://nhl.com/kraken/news/se…...
Examining Blue Jackets' momentum: Start goals, response goals and special teams
Consistency, managing momentum. These are two themes Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella has touched upon frequently throughout this season. “We still don’t have that strut when we’re struggling, or a team is coming back on us. We still get nervous,” Tortorella said. “I don’t think...
So when Shayna says after Janmark's goal..."I wonder if Edmonton has the most response goals of the playoffs..." I went digging...
I historically look at a two minute window post goal to quantify a response goal...with Janmark's score, EDM now is tied with FLA for most of the year's playoffs... (these are goals going into tonight's games)
And if you want to go to a one minute window, going into tonight's game, EDM already had the leads and adds to it tonight
ST to @[email protected] for the data
That second column is supposed to be 1 minute. I don't pay for twitter to edit so give some grace :)
(also I'm tweeting about a #Lukman project - of course there will be a typo in honor of @[email protected])