Transitional Play Foundations & Key Takeaways

The key elements of transitional play including zone exits, possession, forecheck pressure, and more. Learn about the importance of possession in turning zone exits into successful entries and discover insights on exit direction and behavior across periods.

• Transitional Play
• Zone Exits
• Possession
• Forecheck Pressure
• Hockey

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1. Establishing Foundations of Transitional Play ALEX NOVET @ALEXNOVET RITHAC OCTOBER 21, 2017

2. Key Takeaways (tl;dl) Passes are the ideal zone exit, but carry outs are almost as good 1 On the breakout, possession is key 2 3 On the forecheck, pressure is key 4 We have a lot more to learn

3. Agenda Neutral Zone Tracking 101 Zone Exits Smorgasbord Neutral Zone Transitions

4. A Brief Intro to Neutral Zone Play Zone Exit Zone Entry Zone Transition

5. Zone exits are a trackable event with distinct quantitative results 45,000 Number of Exits Tracked Dump & Recover Carry 30,000 Icing 15,000 Dump and Lose Pass No Exit - Failure Exit without Possession Exit with Possession

6. Our judgment of zone exits should include the next entry

7. Agenda Neutral Zone Tracking 101 Zone Exits Smorgasbord Neutral Zone Transitions

8. The key to turning a zone exit into an entry is possession % of Exits Leading to an Entry If the exiting team recovers the puck after a dump-out, their success rate rises to 87% 89% 87% 19% Carry Out Pass Out Dump Out

9. Exits that start in the center of the zone are more likely to maintain possession Exit Direction Once the exit type occurs, there s no further difference in success rate Left Share of Exits Attempts by Direction Center Right 36% 30% 30% 26% 25% 25% 21% 20% 19% 13% 12% 12% 8% 8% 4% 4% 3% 3% Carry Pass Dump and Recover Dump and Lose No Exit Icing

10. Exit behavior is almost identical across periods Share of Exits Attempts by Period Period 1 2 29% 3 28% 28% 28% 27% 26% 19% 19% 18% 16% 14% 14% 8% 7% 7% 3% 4% 3% Carry Pass Dump and Recover Dump and Lose No Exit Icing Exit pace and success rate are also nearly identical across periods

11. Pressure has a preposterously large impact on what type of zone exit occurs (or doesn t) Share of Exits Attempts by Pressure Exit Pressure? No Yes 38% 35% 34% 25% 22% 13% 8% 7% 7% 4% 4% 3% Carry Pass Dump and Recover Dump and Lose No Exit Icing

12. Pressuring zone exits continues to exert a small influence on carries in the neutral zone % of Exits Leading to an Entry Success Rate No Pressure Pressure 90% 87% 87% 75% 20% 18% Carry Out Pass Out Dump Out

13. Teams that dump the puck more often don t seem any better at recovering it

16. Time to Transition Neutral Zone Tracking 101 Zone Exits Smorgasbord Neutral Zone Transitions

17. Exits with possession lead to entries with possession, and therefore more shots Zone Entry Carry-In %, by Preceding Exit Type 53% 49% 44% Pass Out Carry Out Zone Exit Type Dump Out

18. Successful neutral zone transitions are fast

19. While there are sample size limitations, speed does not seem to impact shots 0.8 Occurrence Per Entry 0.6 Shots Per Carry Shots Per Dump-In 0.4 Goals Per Carry 0.2 Goals Per Dump-In 0.0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Seconds Between Exit and Entry

20. This transitional data gives us a new look at team style and results Warning: Probably not repeatable

21. Conclusion: Lets get to work