Team By Team Generated Chances

by Dirk Hoag on Jan 24, 2007 11:43 AM EST

Extending our review yesterday of the top players in the league at generating offensive chances through forced turnovers (Hits & Takeaways), let's take a look at the team-by-team numbers:

Team	Hits	Takeaways	Total
Montreal Canadiens	69	144	213
Ottawa Senators	99	100	199
Carolina Hurricanes	95	90	185
New York Islanders	98	81	179
Dallas Stars	94	82	176
Washington Capitals	75	88	163
Toronto Maple Leafs	97	60	157
New York Rangers	92	65	157
Edmonton Oilers	60	96	156
Florida Panthers	90	65	155
Atlanta Thrashers	73	73	146
New Jersey Devils	59	83	142
Buffalo Sabres	63	77	140
Anaheim Ducks	70	68	138
Los Angeles Kings	74	64	138
Philadelphia Flyers	60	74	134
Minnesota Wild	58	72	130
Detroit Red Wings	64	66	130
Columbus Blue Jackets	64	58	122
Vancouver Canucks	64	55	119
Nashville Predators	50	68	118
San Jose Sharks	78	39	117
St. Louis Blues	52	64	116
Phoenix Coyotes	67	49	116
Boston Bruins	61	53	114
Calgary Flames	47	61	108
Tampa Bay Lightning	35	72	107
Colorado Avalanche	27	77	104
Pittsburgh Penguins	61	39	100
Chicago Blackhawks	49	40	89

Comparing to last year's figures, we see a few interesting items. Most of the top teams from last year remain at the top of this list (Montreal, Ottawa, the Islanders, etc.) and the same holds true at the bottom as well (Pittsburgh, Chicago, Tampa Bay). The most extreme moves upwards have been made by Florida (28th to 10th), Carolina (20th to 3rd), and Buffalo (26th to 13th). Those teams plummeting downwards include Calgary (5th to 26th), Colorado (8th to 28th), and Philadelphia (6th to 16th).