Statistics

Statistics are a very important part of ice hockey. 
The following are the most commonly tracked statistics in ice hockey:
== Team statistics ==
* GP – Games played – Number of games the team has played
* W – Wins – Games the team has won, either in regulation or in overtime
* L – Losses – Games the team has lost in regulation
* T – Ties – Games that have ended in a tie
* OTL – Overtime losses – Games the team has lost in overtime (Note: Many leagues do not separate overtime losses and regulation losses, including all losses in the losses statistic)
* SOL – Shootout losses – Games the team has lost in a shootout
* PTS – Points – Team points, calculated from W, L, T, OTL, and SOL; used to determine standings. Most leagues award 2 points for a W and 1 point for a T, OTL, or SOL.
* GF – Goals for – Number of goals the team has scored
* GA – Goals against – Number of goals scored against the team
* SO – Shutouts – Number of games the team held the opposition scoreless
==Player statistics==
* GP – Games played – Number of games the player has set foot on the ice in
* G – Goals – Total number of goals the player has scored
* A – Assists – Number of goals the player has assisted in
* PTS – Points – Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
* PIM – Penalties infraction minutes – Number of penalty minutes the player has been assessed. For statistical purposes, ten minutes are recorded for a game misconduct, gross misconduct, or match penalty.
* PPG – Power play goals – Number of goals the player has scored while his team was on the power play
* PPA – Power play assists – Number of goals the player has assisted in while his team was on the power play
* SHG – Shorthanded goals – Number of goals the player has scored while his team was shorthanded
* SHA – Shorthanded assists – Number of goals the player has assisted in while his team was shorthanded
* GWG – Game-winning goals – Number of game-winning goals the player has scored (a goal is considered game winning when the team would win the game without scoring any more goals, for example, the third goal in a 5–2 game)
* GTG – Game-tying goals – Number of game-tying (that is, the last goal scored in a tie game) goals the player has scored
* ENG – Empty net goals – Number of goals scored on an empty net
* +/- or P/M – Plus/minus – The number of team goals for minus the number of team goals against while the player is on the ice and the teams are at even strength (see plus/minus)
* TOI – Time on ice – Total time on ice 
* ATOI – Average time on ice – The average amount of time the player spent on the ice in the games he played (total time on ice divided by games played)
* Some other penalty terms that are used somewhat less often include hits, faceoff wins, faceoff win percentage, takeaways, giveaways, shots on goal (SOG).
== Goaltender statistics ==
* GP, G, A – Same as player statistics. Note: +/- is not recorded for goaltenders.
* GS – Games started – The number of games the goaltender has started
* MIN – Total number of minutes the goaltender has been on the ice
* GA – Goals against – Number of goals scored against the goaltender
* GAA – Goals against average – Mean goals-per-game scored on the goaltender (see goals against average)
* W – Wins – Games the goaltender has won 
* L – Losses – Games the goaltender has lost (A goaltender is credited with a win or loss when he is either on the ice when – or was pulled for an extra attacker immediately before – the game-winning goal was scored)
* T – Ties – Games the goaltender has tied (a goaltender is credited with a tie when he was on the ice for – or was pulled for an extra attacker immediately before – the game-tying goal was scored. In the case of 0–0 ties, the starting goaltender is credited with the tie)
* SOG – Total number of shots on goal the goaltender has faced
* SV – Saves – Number of shots on goal the goaltender has saved
* SVP, SV%, or PCT – Save percentage – Percentage of the total shots faced the goaltender has saved (see save percentage)
* SO – Shutouts – Number of games where the goaltender had no goals against him and was the only goaltender from his team to play in the game
* ENG – Empty net goals – Number of goals scored while the goaltender was off the ice for an extra attacker
== References ==
* 2005 NCAA Ice Hockey Statisticians Manual (PDF)
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