Power player goal attempts?

Question

To figure the power play percentage you obviously have to take the number of power play goals over the number of the power play goal attempts. What I want to know is what constitutes as a power play goal attempt? If you have overlapping penalties it's possible to have 1 second of a power play, does that 1 second count as a single attempt? Is there a minimum number of seconds required to be considered a full attempt?

I know, I know it should be power play, not playER.

Answer 1

You have it right, and it is something I have heard mentioned for change over the years. Casually, anyway.

It's number of power play goals divided by number of power plays. Some of those pp might last a second or so, some of them might be 5 minute majors with 2 or 3 goals scored, but they all count as one.

Answer 2

each time an opposing player goes into the penalty box it is a powerplay attempt.......so if you are on a powerplay for 1 second and then another penalty happens then it is 2 powerplay attempts......BUT i think if both penalties happen at the same time then it is only 1 attempt