NHL Fantasy Hockey: The Underrated Stats

When you talk about fantasy hockey with your buddies, it won’t take long till someone brings up how many goals Steven Stamkos has or how many assists Henrik Sedin has.  The discussion usually centers on goal, assist and point totals. However, the smart fantasy GM knows there are a few underrated stats that are extremely important.

Points, especially goals, garner all the highlights on TV. To be successful in your fantasy pool you can’t just look at points.  Time-on-ice per game, power play time-on-ice per game, and team penalty minutes per game are underrated stats that fantasy players don’t use to their potential.

Time-on-ice per game is exactly as it sounds; the average amount of time a player gets into the