Ben Queen-USA TODAY SportsPayback time, gang. OPENING THOUGHTS The Climb is BACK! Perhaps the most encouraging thing in a Saturday rife with encouraging things was the way our Mountaineers fought back after getting off to the worst start imaginable. That resilience in the face of adversity is something this team can hang its hat on…… read more »
Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty ImagesGood morning! This is the Shotgun Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup. Welcome, By-Godders, to The Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU’s best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor, and daily distractions. Football Dante Stills named PFF Preseason All-American West Virginia defensive lineman Dante Stills was named a Preseason Second Team All-American by…… read more »
Even the best goal scorers will have a tendency to dry up for a few games, and if it happens at the wrong time, it’s the only thing people remember. Regular season 5v5 advanced stats Corsi For%: 51.68% Goals For%: 53.95% xGF%: 49.12% Scoring Chance %: 51.9% High Danger Scoring Chance%: 48.53% 5v5 on-ice shooting%:…… read more »
Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty ImagesGood morning! This is the Shotgun Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup. Welcome, By-Godders, to The Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU’s best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor, and daily distractions. Football Where Tavon Austin ranks among the top college football receivers of the last 50 years We know he was…… read more »
It was a great pairing, with Carter providing a ton of goals down the stretch and playing well off McCann. Regular season 5v5 advanced stats data via Natural Stat Trick. Ranking is out of 16 forwards on the team who qualified by playing a minimum of 150 minutes Corsi For%: 54.7% (1st) Goals For%: 69.2%…… read more »
Jun. 1—After the New York Islanders eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the East Division playoffs, they advanced to play the Boston Bruins. When asked to compare the Bruins’ top line of David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron to Sidney Crosby’s line with Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust, Islanders head coach…… read more »
For the second time in three years, the New York Islanders did a masterful job shutting down Penguins stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, got some timely goals and are now headed to the second round of the playoffs. Brock Nelson scored twice in New York’s three-goal second period and the Islanders rallied to beat…… read more »
Photos by Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty ImagesGood morning! This is the Shotgun Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup. Welcome, By-Godders, to The Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU’s best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor, and daily distractions. Track and Field Two podium finishes for WVU track and field close out Big 12s The West Virginia track…… read more »
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan fits some of these stereotypes — especially the jacket with a logo at practice — but the two-time Stanley Cup winner is also fascinated by advanced stats and analytics. Well, to a point. “I’m not going to lie: I’m a skeptic.… read more »