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From: franti@polaris.utu.fi (Pasi Fr{nti)
Subject: Re: plus minus stat
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Organization: University of Turku, Finland
References: <1993Apr12.035336.27697@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca>> <DREIER.93Apr14092901@jacobi.berkeley.edu> <C5HLvM.10B@polaris.utu.fi> <C5HpAM.FEH@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1993 15:54:55 GMT
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lor@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (edward.lor) writes:

>>	Player:		Points:		+/-	Subtraction:
>>	-------		-------		----	------------
>>	Lemieux		  157		 53	  -104
>>	LaFontaine 	  145		 13	  -132
>>	Oates 		  141		 12	  -129
>>	Yzerman		  138		 33	  -105
>>	Selanne		  137		  8	  -129

>This is wrong. Among Lemieux's 157 points, we do NOT know how many
>are power play points. We may be able to find out how many PP goal he
>scored, but not how many PP assist he accumulated. We also don't know
>the # times he was on the ice but not credited on the goals the Pens 
>scored.

That is what my point really was. There is not straight dependency between
the +/- and scored points. Apparently most of the netters have realized
it by themselves.

