Some Insight On The Ducks & Kings 2016 Season

12 surprising statistics from the first half

The New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings

The Stat: 6-1 overtime records, after each went 1-7 last season

On June 24, 2015, the NHL Board of Governors approved a number of rule changes for the 2015-16 season, including the addition of 3-on-3 overtime. At that time it was hard to predict which teams would benefit most from this change. But both the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils improved their 1-7 overtime records in 2014-15 to 6-1 this season.

This success has vaulted the Kings to the top of the Pacific Division and the Devils back into contention for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Anaheim Ducks

The Stat: 6.3 shooting percentage

The Ducks scored on 75 of their 1,200 shots for a 6.3 shooting percentage, down from 9.3 percent last season. It's the lowest shooting percentage in the League this season by 1.0 percent, and the lowest by the Ducks post-2005 by 2.5 percent.

Despite having seven former 20-goal scorers in its lineup, three of whom have topped 30 goals, only one Anaheim player had more than eight goals this season at the halfway point; Corey Perry had 15 goals in 40 games.

The Pacific Division

The Stat: A combined minus-66 goal differential

The shared struggles of Pacific Division teams of comes as so much of a surprise, selecting a single statistic isn't an easy task. Despite the Los Angeles Kings outscoring their opponents by 28 goals, which ranks third in the League, the division is being outscored by 66 goals as a whole.

At the halfway mark the Pacific Division included three of the four teams that have allowed the greatest number of goals, and five of the nine teams with 42 standings points or fewer. The Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks each had their worst win-loss records since the 2005 lockout, and the Anaheim Ducks their second worst.

(NHL.com)