PFHL 2024-2025 Season Preview - By the Numbers

Okay, I'll start by saying that myself and everyone else is aware that the OV stat isn't the be all and end all by any margin. It's a VERY rough indicator of someone's talent and can be skewed easily depending on the formula used to generate it.
As such everything below should be taken with a pinch of salt...

20 Man Roster Overall:

If we go by pure depth of numbers, the Dallas Stars have the best team in the league, followed by the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks. Interesting, I personally have Dallas down as a wildcard contender rather than a sure thing. That could mean I know absolutely f all, or it could hint that this probably isn't the best indicator to use. This is because with most teams the percentage of playing time is usually assigned heavily towards the top lines with the fringe players having very little impact overall.

1. Dallas Stars -76.5
2. Los Angeles Kings -76.4
3. Chicago Blackhawks -76.2
4. San Jose Sharks -76
5. Vegas Golden Knights -76
6. Nashville Predators -75.9
7. Anaheim Ducks -75.8
8. Calgary Flames -75.8
9. Boston Bruins -75.7
10. Montreal Canadiens -75.7
11. Seattle Kraken -75.6
12. Buffalo Sabres -75.6
13. Ottawa Senators -75.3
14. Colorado Avalanche -75.3
15. Edmonton Oilers -75.1
16. Philadelphia Flyers -75
17. New York Rangers -74.8
18. Pittsburgh Penguins -74.7
19. Washington Capitals -74.7
20. Tampa Bay Lightning -74.6
21. Utah Hockey Club -74.6
22. Winnipeg Jets -74.2
23. New York Islanders -74
24. St Louis Blues -74
25. Detroit Red Wings -73.9
26. Florida Panthers -73.9
27. Carolina Hurricanes -73.5
28. Vancouver Canucks -72.8
29. Minnesota Wild -72.7
30. New Jersey Devils -72.5
31. Toronto Maple Leafs -72.4
32. Columbus Blue Jackets -71.4


Top 6 Overall (Forwards):

In theory this one should correlate to who puts up the most goals. Again I don't think it's a great indicator as it can be skewed easily by just one player (see McDavid and San Jose as the lead example), but it's probably more indicative than the depth one as these guys are leaned on for top minutes and the powerplay. 

1. San Jose Sharks -83.3
2. Vegas Golden Knights -83.2
3. Dallas Stars -82.5
4. Chicago Blackhawks -82
5. Montreal Canadiens -81.3
6. Los Angeles Kings -80.7
7. Seattle Kraken -80.7
8. Detroit Red Wings -80.5
9. Philadelphia Flyers -80.5
10. Edmonton Oilers -80.5
11. Buffalo Sabres -80.2
12. Ottawa Senators -80
13. Washington Capitals -80
14. Boston Bruins -79.8
15. Calgary Flames -79.5
16. Anaheim Ducks -79.3
17. Florida Panthers -79.3
18. Tampa Bay Lightning -79.3
19. Colorado Avalanche -79.2
20. New York Islanders -79
21. New York Rangers -78.7
22. Nashville Predators -78.8
23. Utah Hockey Club -78.2
24. Pittsburgh Penguins -77.7
25. St Louis Blues -77.5
26. Minnesota Wild -76.7
27. Winnipeg Jets -76.5
28. Vancouver Canucks -76.2
29. Toronto Maple Leafs -75.8
30. Carolina Hurricanes -75.8
31. New Jersey Devils -75
32. Columbus Blue Jackets -73.5


Top 4 Overall (Defenseman):

Same story as the top 6 forwards.

1. Vegas Golden Knights -81.6
2. Philadelphia Flyers -80.8
3. Nashville Predators -79.5
4. Los Angeles Kings -79
5. Calgary Flames -79
6. Seattle Kraken -79
7. Boston Bruins -79
8. Anaheim Ducks -78.8
9. Chicago Blackhawks -78.8
10. Ottawa Senators -78.3
11. Winnipeg Jets -78.3
12. New York Islanders -77.5
13. Edmonton Oilers -76.8
14. Buffalo Sabres -76.3
15. San Jose Sharks -76.3
16. Colorado Avalanche -76
17. Minnesota Wild -76
18. Detroit Red Wings -76
19. St Louis Blues -76
20. Dallas Stars -75.8
21. Utah Hockey Club -75.8
22. New York Rangers -75.8
23. Carolina Hurricanes -75.5
24. Montreal Canadiens -75.3
25. Pittsburgh Penguins -75
26. Toronto Maple Leafs -74.8
27. Tampa Bay Lightning -74.5
28. Washington Capitals -74.3
29. Florida Panthers -73.8
30. Vancouver Canucks -73.3
31. New Jersey Devils -73
32. Columbus Blue Jackets -72.5


Starting Goalies:

Goalies, like in real life, are a bit of a dark art in the sim and the numbers don't always add up to what you expect. I find OV is especially useless for them vs skaters as well.

1. Detroit Red Wings -91
2. Los Angeles Kings -87
3. Minnesota Wild -86
4. Utah Hockey Club -85
5. New York Islanders -85
6. Buffalo Sabres -85
7. Philadelphia Flyers -85
8. Vegas Golden Knights -84
9. Anaheim Ducks -84
10. Winnipeg Jets -84
11. Colorado Avalanche -83
12. Edmonton Oilers -83
13. Ottawa Senators -83
14. New York Rangers -83
15. Dallas Stars -82
16. Pittsburgh Penguins -81
17. Vancouver Canucks -81
18. Chicago Blackhawks -81
19. Nashville Predators -81
20. Boston Bruins -80
21. Calgary Flames -80
22. San Jose Sharks -80
23. Seattle Kraken -80
24. Columbus Blue Jackets -80
25. Washington Capitals -80
26. New Jersey Devils -80
27. St Louis Blues -79
28. Carolina Hurricanes -79
29. Montreal Canadiens -78
30. Tampa Bay Lightning -78
31. Toronto Maple Leafs -78
32. Florida Panthers -77


Combined Top 6 Forwards and Top 4 Defenseman:

I think this one will be the most accurate indicator of how good a team is. Again, OV is just a rough guide, but then so is this. Goalies were left out of the combined result as their OV is a crock of shit generally.

1. Vegas Golden Knights -164.8
2. Philadelphia Flyers -161.3
3. Chicago Blackhawks -160.8
4. Los Angeles Kings -159.7
5. Seattle Kraken -159.7
6. San Jose Sharks -159.6
7. Boston Bruins -158.8
8. Calgary Flames -158.5
9. Dallas Stars -158.3
10. Nashville Predators -158.3
11. Ottawa Senators -158.3
12. Anaheim Ducks -158.1
13. Edmonton Oilers -157.3
14. Montreal Canadiens -156.6
15. Buffalo Sabres -156.5
16. New York Islanders -156.5
17. Detroit Red Wings -156.5
18. Colorado Avalanche -155.2
19. Winnipeg Jets -154.8
20. New York Rangers -154.5
21. Washington Capitals -154.3
22. Utah Hockey Club -154
23. Tampa Bay Lightning -153.8
24. St Louis Blues -153.5
25. Florida Panthers -153.1
26. Pittsburgh Penguins -152.7
27. Minnesota Wild -152.7
28. Carolina Hurricanes -151.3
29. Toronto Maple Leafs -150.6
30. Vancouver Canucks -149.5
31. New Jersey Devils -148
32. Columbus Blue Jackets -146