2007-06-02 09:53:56 · 7 answers · asked by larsisstoopid 2 in Sports ➔ Hockey
The basics: If you are on the ice when your team scored you get a +, if you are on the ice when they other teams scores, you get a minus. Then they keep a running total.
More specific: A power play goal doesn't count. But a short handed goal does.
It's a stat to see how well rounded a player is, with insight beyond goals and assists. I mostly look at it for a defenseman. But you sometimes look at your star players, who could have huge minus scores. They are probably taking big risks to try score, and if so, that could be the team strategy. Or it just could be they are put on the ice at clutch times (last minute with a one goal lead)
2007-06-02 09:58:40 · answer #1 · answered by JuanB 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Anybody who said yes has obviously never played both. Floor hockey and ice hockey are two very different machines, take it from a guy who has seen many people wipe out trying to do an ice hockey stop on roller blades. It doesn't matter if you're talking about street hockey (Roller blades) or floor hockey (Shoes) both are VERY different from ice hockey. For starters the skating is different obviously, it's a lot more common to blow a tire on ice, it's harder to change directions, harder to stop, harder to do cross-overs, and most of it is due to the slippery surface. Other difference is the stickhandling. There's a HUGE difference between playing with a puck and a ball, and I shouldn't even have to explain it. Another minor difference that just takes some adjusting is that, if you're playing in shoes and not rollerblades, you're a lot more likely to whiff your first couple shots. You'd be surprised how involuntary it gets to take that shot, and when there's a two inch difference between skates and shoes you're likely to skip right over the puck on the first few shots.
2016-04-01 12:04:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the total of goals scored for the players team minus the goals allowed, at even strength. Good comparative stat to measure performance between players on the same team - I don't like it across teams - too many other things impacting (mainly the quality of the teams Goalie and skill players around them)
2007-06-02 10:02:37 · answer #3 · answered by bob m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how many goals were scored when the player was on the ice. When a goal is scored against that would be -1 on the players stats. if the player was on for a goal in favour of his team that would be +1 on his stats. You know a player is doing well when you see he is in the high pluses.
2007-06-02 14:41:56 · answer #4 · answered by Jacob 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When your team is on the ice and you score you get a + when the other team scores you get a -.
Ex. Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh) scores against Ottawa everyone (that was on the ice) on the Pittsburgh team gets a (+) and everyone on Ottawas team (that was on the ice)Gets a (-)
2007-06-02 14:58:10 · answer #5 · answered by sidney2011crosby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
+/- refers to the good/bad things that happen when you're on the ice, such as your team scoring versus being scored on
2007-06-06 05:57:43 · answer #6 · answered by driflyer13 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It works by what you do.... If you have 1goal and 2 assists. you have 3 pts its whatever goals and assists you have for the game.
2007-06-02 10:01:52 · answer #7 · answered by baseballpro0716 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋