NHL Last Season Cycle

[Glenn-Philadelphia]

Kicked off the engine about 30 minutes ago to cycle through a complete NHL season - results in text format below.

Feel free to discuss.

W L T PTS
COL 51 16 15 117
SJS 48 22 12 108
ANA 49 26 7 105
CHI 49 28 5 103
WSH 48 28 6 102
DAL 40 22 20 100
MTL 41 24 17 99
NYR 38 22 22 98
OTT 42 26 14 98
BOS 39 26 17 95
PIT 39 27 16 94
PHX 41 31 10 92
NYI 41 32 9 91
BUF 38 30 14 90
MIN 35 32 15 85
LAK 36 33 13 85
NJD 36 33 13 85
PHI 35 36 11 81
VAN 32 41 9 73
STL 30 41 11 71
CAR 31 42 9 71
ATL 27 44 11 65
NSH 21 38 23 65
CGY 22 42 18 62
TOR 24 45 13 61
CBJ 23 47 12 58
DET 23 47 12 58
FLA 20 49 13 53
TBL 20 49 13 53
EDM 18 58 6 42

[Brian-Cleveland]

If these were based on last season's rosters then the results aren't at all consistent with the real life results from last season. There are plenty of examples, but the ones that stand out is Detroit having the fourth worst record and Colorado having the best record.

[Glenn-Philadelphia]

Oct 19, 2010 14:23:59 GMT -5 Brian-Cleveland said:

If these were based on last season's rosters then the results aren't at all consistent with the real life results from last season. There are plenty of examples, but the ones that stand out is Detroit having the fourth worst record and Colorado having the best record.

It is a simulation based upon their stats from last year. There will be variance due to bounces of the puck, injuries, etc. You cannot look at one statistical sample and state that it is either dead on or no where near accurate. There will always be variance. I would think that Detroit would usually be higher but Colorado had a very good year last year as well. I will run another cycle and post later for review/comparison.

[Matt-Syracuse]

Are injuries a big variable?

[Glenn-Philadelphia]

Oct 20, 2010 11:21:20 GMT -5 Matt-Syracuse said:

Are injuries a big variable?

That depends on the player going down. They can be if one or two of your stars go down for an extended period of time.