The people have spoken - At last count 143 of you had voted, which was about 142 more than expected (Thanks mom!!)
If I’m reading this right, the general consensus is that we as hockey fans don’t mind the occasional burst of excessive violence but can’t stomach the receiver of said burst to be a total […]

Now that he’s out of the hospital, I think Avery is fair game again… well, that’s what the memo said anyway.
Sports Illustrated conducted a poll of 365 NHL players asking them who is the dirtiest player. To absolutely no one’s surprise Mr. Avery tops the list…
Sean Avery, Rangers LW ….. 24%
Chris Pronger, Ducks D ….. […]

Here at Puck That Hit, it hasn’t escaped our notice that a lot of teams have recently won games in which they were outshot. In fact, it has been happening more than a lot. Why? Is it better coaching? More skilled or patient players?
That got our stat geeks to wondering which team makes the most […]

Puck That Hit has once again let the nerds out of the cage to compile an interesting stat: Penalties in Dollars, or Pi$.
By breaking down a player’s salary by minute, and then multiplying it by their penalty minutes, we can determine how much some players are being paid to sit in the box.
Of course, some […]

Will Phil Esposito’s 1971 record of 550 shots on goal in a single season hold forever?
Maybe not.
Depending on how you count a “shot on goal”, a certain forward is on pace for 640 shots this season!
Not so long ago, blocked shots were a rarity. Only certain players did it: it was dangerous and required skill. […]