I saw something pretty interesting that I wanted to pass along. Sean Tierney has created a data visualization of the kinds of shots that each player in the league has been taking over the years.

I've published a viz to look at individual player shot types (and results) over time.

Have a look and download views here: https://t.co/VplT8byTP8 pic.twitter.com/Gud7oEEOLz

— Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) August 18, 2018

Here is Sidney Crosby's profile for example

Crosby is an interesting case at the individual level. He's wrister-first, like everyone. But he's varied his % of snaps, slaps, tips, and backhands over time. By last year, he had basically retired his slapshot. pic.twitter.com/a6rgZdVOyF

— Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) August 17, 2018

It's not a surprise that Sidney Crosby would work towards diversifying his attack. The ability he's shown to adapt and change is one of his best traits as a hockey players. Is some additional information from the graphic



There's a reason I clamor for Sidney Crosby playing near the goal line and it is because he's great at the types of shots necessary down there.

Phil is predictably more one-dimensional, but not as much as some

By request, here's Kessel. He has a well-earned reputation for being a one-shot guy but JT and Tarasenko are even more exclusively wrist-shot-oriented than Kessel is. pic.twitter.com/EoJF5qn913

— Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) August 17, 2018

There's a reason Phil doesn't take slapshots. He isn't very good at it.


It probably isn't a surprise that Evgeni Malkin's second favorite shot is the slap shot. Except for that one season where he actually took more backhands than slapshots



You can go back and do this for any player in the league.

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— Ryan Wilson (@GunnerStaal) August 18, 2018

Thanks for reading!

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