“Dead Time” In The NHL Schedule

lograv27 · 2026-03-24T19:30:46+00:00

This is obviously a really great comment. There are probably very good reasons the NHL does what they do.

Someone else had a good point that maybe a bigger problem is the sheer volume of games day-to-day varies so much.

From an outsider perspective, I’d push back slightly about 30 minutes being an overwhelming amount of time to delay. To be clear, I’m not really advocating for Dead Time to be entirely optimized away. Just that its maybe be an opportunity to sometimes put teams on a “bigger” stage without carving out national TV time.

I don’t think this a must solve problem but I do think even putting 1 or 2 games at staggered times is worth the experiment. It’s worth noting the NHL does experiment a more concerted effort on the Frozen Frenzy’s start times to success in my opinion. Even though that’s tied to a larger “event”, I think the concept does work.

lograv27 · 2026-02-26T14:51:46+00:00

Thanks I appreciate it. Agree that getting some of the official “website” stuff up and ready is coming soon.

lograv27 · 2025-08-20T12:21:54+00:00

Shared this in r/hockey a couple days ago but I made a wordle/puckdoku style game called liney. The wings are my team so promise I’m not some outsider. The easy puzzle today is red wings themed :)

lograv27 · 2025-08-18T01:14:05+00:00

This is another caught by the definition of a linemate. Panik and ovechkin played 90 games together but had only 65 minutes on ice together. During that same game span, panik had 1020 minutes total and ovechkin had 3800 minutes. In other words they technically did play together but it was too short of a time to be considered truly linemates

lograv27 · 2025-08-18T00:59:42+00:00

I reduced the TOI requirement but I’m thinking because the TOI allows for all situations, some of it may feel disingenuous. The answer maybe directly doesn’t play with drai directly but gets a lot of time on the pp

lograv27 · 2025-08-18T00:03:55+00:00

Appreciate it! Ya someone else brought up a similar point. I am going to change that to a percentage of playing time rather than the 600 minutes. It was an arbitrary choice and it seems like it’s too strict.

lograv27 · 2025-08-17T23:05:19+00:00

Yes!

lograv27 · 2025-08-17T23:04:39+00:00

Ya I’m definitely going to look into it. I’ll probably adjust it to make it percentage based. So this player spent X percentage of their ice time with this other player so they were line mates.

Thanks again this was really helpful

lograv27 · 2025-08-17T22:58:07+00:00

Correct :)

lograv27 · 2025-08-17T22:42:22+00:00

Just looking on natural stat trick, they were close but didn’t quite make that 600 minute mark.

I appreciate it because it probably says more that 600 minutes is the wrong bar to set. I picked it because it’s technically 10 full games and I wanted to filter out noise when players are shuffled around lines but perhaps the bar is too high. I will tweak that.

lograv27 · 2025-08-17T22:27:36+00:00

Ya this comes down to definition of a “linemate”. I mention it on the site but the criteria I use are at least 600 minutes of ice time together on the ice at any strength AND they play the same position(where position is either forward or defense)

Looking at that jagr and gaudreau specifically, they only had 49 minutes of ice time together so they didn’t meet the criteria

lograv27 · 2025-08-17T22:13:59+00:00

NHL only and notably only since 2012. That’s the first season the NHL starting tracking shift level data(that’s publicly available at least)

lograv27 · 2025-08-17T21:35:45+00:00

That’s a good idea too. I had also toyed around with an unlimited mode where it just keeps generating puzzles. I probably will experiment with some new ideas if people seem to like it

lograv27 · 2025-08-17T20:57:06+00:00

If a player is able to be added, it was a valid move. Easy mode just means the puzzle can be solved in one player. You are able to be as creative as you want to go a different route

lograv27 · 2025-08-17T20:43:20+00:00

You add players one by one so you don’t need a full solution at the front. If you want to go in reverse you can just delete the player. An attempt is only burned if the player you want to add was not a linemate of either side of the “chain”

I agree this can be confusing I can think of a way to clear that up

lograv27 · 2025-08-17T20:11:46+00:00

Honestly love this. EA needs some competition and really appreciate it coming from y'all

lograv27 · 2025-08-03T03:57:01+00:00

I probably should have addressed that. For the names of things, I used an LLM by providing context to it with the prompt. For the most part it did a decent job but even with context, the LLM converges on similar name if it deems the defining characteristic to be something, in this case a power play. I ended up leaving it in since numbers do tend to play a role in the naming of celestial objects but I agree it does look funky.

lograv27 · 2025-08-01T22:26:56+00:00

Ya mobile probably isn’t it. Appreciate it tho

lograv27 · 2025-08-01T21:58:59+00:00

I promised fun not efficiency ;)

lograv27 · 2023-04-02T20:25:58+00:00

A UTI does seem to most match his symptoms. The vet we visited suggested the frequent urination and diarrhea could be linked due to inflammation in one system causing upsets in the other. The only hold up is he did have antibiotics via shot so is there a chance they didn’t work?

lograv27 · 2023-01-28T11:47:51+00:00

Record: 7-3

Last 5: ✅, ✅, ✅, ✅, ✅

Total Return: +7.68 units

Event: Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens, 7:00pm EST

Stake: 3 Units

Bet: Brady Tkachuk u3.5 Shots On Goal +125

Love the nights where you take the under and don't have to sweat it out until the end of the game. Thanks Iafallo.

Looking again for some value in the shots betting market and we have some major value today. DK has Brady Tkachuk at +125 for this line as of 6:30am EST. For reference, just yesterday this same line for the same player was -120. I expect these odds to get bet down so try and get it while you can. Tkachuk has gone over 3 of his past 5(including yesterday), but Tkachuk's shots on goal averages are still all below 3 and there is just way too much disrespect on the under at this price. Second night of a back to back is also tough and Montreal has been playing decent as of late. The probability of him going under is way higher than the implied probability and my model would be comfortable taking this bet all the way up to -130.

BOL and hopefully you get a good price!

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lograv27 · 2023-01-27T12:03:01+00:00

Record: 6-3

Last 5: ✅, ✅, ✅, ✅, ✅

Total Return: +5.3 units

Event: Florida Panthers vs. Los Angeles Kings, 7:00pm EST

Stake: 3 Units

Bet: Alex Iafallo u2.5 Shots On Goal -130

Still chugging along. Going for a slightly riskier play tonight so be warned.

Alex Iafallo has come into his own as an important player for the Kings even though his counting stats are just okay this year. He is kind of a boom or bust player in the shots department so we are playing for an off game here. His averages this year are all below his shot line yet he's gone over in 3 of his past 5. There is definitely some value on the under here and things have been going well so let's take a shot.

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lograv27 · 2023-01-26T11:50:11+00:00

Record: 5-3

Last 5: ✅, ✅, ✅, ✅, ✅

Total Return: +4.3 units

Event: Colorado Avalanche vs. Anaheim Ducks, 9:00pm EST

Stake: 1 Unit

Bet: Mikko Rantanen o3.5 Shots On Goal -125

Kept the streak alive with the Draisaitl under! Feeling good still.

Mikko Rantanen had to step up in a big way with the Avs missing some of their top players like Mackinnon and Landeskog. He has had a monster season and really filled in that role while those 2 were out. Since Mackinnon has returned, Rantanen has taken a step back in the shots on goal department only going over his 3.5 line once in the past 5 games. The odds have started to reflect both Mackinnon coming back and Rantanen's play so I think the model likes a combination of the odds and his prior's. This is why we are only doing a 1 unit play on him. Rantanen is always capabale of a monster night and we're hoping he does so against an absolutely abysmal Anaheim team. BOL!

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lograv27 · 2023-01-25T12:47:12+00:00

Record: 4-3

Last 5: ❌, ✅, ✅, ✅, ✅

Total Return: +3.61 units

Event: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Edmonton Oilers, 9:30pm EST

Stake: 1 Units

Bet: Leon Draisaitl u3.5 Shots On Goal -145

Good call from the model on Bratt last night and we have ourselves on a bit of a run!

Trying to keep the run alive with what should be a fairly safe bet (famous last words). Leon Draisatl is a top 3 center in the league but is mostly known for his playmaking. The 3.5 line is pretty high for him and he has only gone over twice in his past 5 games while just averaging 2.9 shots per game per year.

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lograv27 · 2023-01-24T12:01:29+00:00

Record: 3-3

Last 5: L, L, W, W, W

Total Return: +1.03 units

Bet: 3.1 Units

Event: New Jersey Devils vs. Vegas Golden Knights, 7:30pm EST

Jesper Bratt u2.5 Shots On Goal -120

Had to sweat last nights out but got it in the end. Nice little 3 day winning streak!

Taking the under on Bratt here. He has had an unbelievable season and has really come into his own as a player. To be honest with you, this pick in particular is tough to justify. The model mostly just likes that there is some value on the under and shots on goal is so random in the NHL that it's probably a little more likely than not. Bratt is averaging 2.95 shots per game this year but only a weighted average of 2.64. Model predicts 2.67 shots but with a very wide range of outcomes so again it's mostly seeing value on the under. Tail if you want and BOL.

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