Article: What's Behind the Wild's Improved Penalty Kill?

[Justin Hein]

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[MNCountryLife]

Let's hope this is greatly improved.  Horrendous special teams resulted in quick exits recently.  The playoffs will put it on full display.  We keep the special teams play even I like our chances.  

[Imyourhuckleberry]

Wild are at 81% on PK% since trading for Nyquist, and 31% on the PP in that timeframe. Sample size too small to be meaningful, but at least the special teams have shown some improved results in the last couple of weeks.

[SkolWild73]

Great informative article.  Let’s hope we can keep it up…the penalty kill that is.

[SkolWild73]

2 hours ago, Imyourhuckleberry said:

Wild are at 81% on PK% since trading for Nyquist, and 31% on the PP in that timeframe. Sample size too small to be meaningful, but at least the special teams have shown some improved results in the last couple of weeks.

Thanks for the positive about Nyquist.  I know it is only 9 games,  and many are ragging on the trade, but numbers like this show some of his benefit.  I might have lost track, but I know he has hit three posts for sure in those 9 games too, might even be more.  

[FredJohnson]

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What's Behind the Wild's Improved Penalty Kill?

NoJo and Johnny Good Vibes! Duh!

[Justin Hein]

2 hours ago, Imyourhuckleberry said:

Wild are at 81% on PK% since trading for Nyquist, and 31% on the PP in that timeframe. Sample size too small to be meaningful, but at least the special teams have shown some improved results in the last couple of weeks.

Notable that some of these games are under the new PK structure too. I did notice one rep in which Faber chased the puck from his strong-side into the slot, so they may still be giving the defensemen freedom to pressure or they may have switched back to the Diamond. Boldy on the PK has been an interesting wrinkle as well. 

[mnfaninnc]

17 minutes ago, Justin Hein said:

Boldy on the PK has been an interesting wrinkle as well. 

This should have happened long ago.

I think what your getting is a new concept bounce. As soon as teams are ready for it, they will figure out how to defeat it. Seems to me that you should have different concepts that you play with and not always come out with the same PK. Some might be high pressure, and then passive pressure but packed in. Some might be a diamond and others the weggie. The bottom line is it requires 4 players to defeat 5 and a goalie who makes saves, sometimes when he's not supposed to.

PK's and PP's run hot and cold. Our PK has been cold all season. And, just for fun, the PPs we've seen recently haven't been stellar ones. I'm waiting to see the 4 + goalie, where 4 guys just block shots around the crease and push people around while the goalie covers everything else. 😉

[Patrick]

Long overdue.  The Wilds PK was on pace to be the WORST in NHL history! (except that somehow Detroit was on pace to be even worse) Glad to see a change.  There are few things more frustrating than a stubborn coach.

[RedLake]

I'd say a higher dosage of adderall.