Friday, November 7, 2008

Esoteric NHL Attendance 11/06/2008

Last night, there were 4 out of 11 games played with more than 2,000 empty
seats, or 36.4%.
Out of 191 games played, there have been 51 played with MORE than 2,000
empty seats, or 26.7% of all games played.
There have been 15 east vs. west games out of 51 played on this list, for a
29.4%.
There have been 9 divisional games played on this list, or 4.7%.
There have been 20 games played at less than 75% capacity, or 10.5%.
Out of 51 games, the Islanders appear 4 times on this list, or 7.8% and 2.1%
out of 191 games.
** = new statistic.

Team leaders at more than 2,000 HOME empty seat games (51):
6 - Tampa Bay, New Jersey, Atlanta.
5 - Nashville, Los Angeles.
4 - Florida, Phoenix, Columbus, NY Islanders.
3 - Colorado
2 - Carolina, Boston.

Team leaders at less than 75% capacity games (20):
4 - Atlanta.
3 - Tampa Bay, New Jersey, NY Islanders.
2 - Columbus, Nashville, Florida.
1 - Los Angeles.

Team leaders at more than 2,000 TOTAL (home and away) empty seat games
(102):
8 - Atlanta.
7 - New Jersey, Columbus, Florida, NY Islanders.
6 - Tampa Bay, Los Angeles.
5 - Minnesota, Nashville,
4 - Phoenix, Carolina, Edmonton, Colorado.
3 - San Jose, Dallas, Toronto, Buffalo.
2 - Anaheim, Calgary, Philadelphia, Vancouver, Boston, Ottawa.
1 - Washington, NY Ranjerks, Pittsburgh, Chicago.
0 - Detroit, Montreal, St. Louis.

Here are all the games played with MORE than 2,000 empty seats.
51. 11/06 - I-Florida @ Los Angeles - 18,118 - 11,267 = 6,851 = 69.9%.
50. 11/06 - D-Minnesota @ Colorado - 18,007 - 14,562 = 3,445 = 80.9%.
49. 11/06 - D-Toronto @ Boston - 17,565 - 15,391 = 2,174 = 87.6%.
48. 11/06 - NY Islanders @ Atlanta - 18,545 - 14,122 = 4,423 = 76.2%.
47. 11/05 - Edmonton @ Columbus - 18,144 - 11,228 = 6,916 = 61.9%.
46. 11/05 - Tampa Bay @ New Jersey - 17,625 - 11,619 = 6,006 = 65.9%.
45. 11/04 - D-Anaheim @ Los Angeles - 18,118 - 14,327 = 3,791 = 79.1%.
44. 11/3 - Buffalo @ New Jersey - 17,625 - 10,567 = 7,058 = 60.0%.
43. 11/3 - I-Columbus @ NY Islanders - 16,234 - 10,184 = 6,050 = 62.7%.
42. 11/2 - San Jose @ Colorado - 18,007 - 15,452 = 2,555 = 85.8%.
41. 11/2 - Toronto @ Carolina - 18,639 - 15,635 = 3,004 = 83.9%.
40. 11/2 - D-Florida @ Atlanta - 18,545 - 10,584 = 7,961 = 57.1%.
39. 11/1 - Ottawa @ Tampa Bay - 19,758 - 16,104 = 3,654 = 81.5%.
38. 11/1 - I-Florida @ Nashville - 17,113 - 14,909 = 2,204 = 87.1%.
37. 11/1 - Minnesota @ Phoenix - 17,799 - 14,817 = 2,982 = 83.3%.
36. 11/1 - Atlanta @ New Jersey - 17,625 - 14,958 = 2,667 = 84.9%.
35. 11/1 - D-Chicago @ Columbus - 18,144 - 14,680 = 3,464 = 80.9%.
34. 11/1 - I-Dallas @ Boston - 17,565 - 14,576 = 2,989 = 83.0%.
33. 11/1 - I-Edmonton @ Carolina - 18,639 - 15,016 = 3,623 = 80.6%.
32. 10/30 - Vancouver @ Los Angeles - 18,118 - 13,652 = 4,466 = 75.4%.
31. 10/30 - I-Pittsburgh @ Phoenix - 17,799 - 15,178 = 2,621 = 85.3%.
30. 10/30 - Ottawa @ Florida - 19,250 - 13,567 = 5,683 = 70.5%.
29. 10/30 - Edmonton @ Nashville - 17,113 - 11,294 = 5,819 = 66.0%.
28. 10/29 - Toronto @ New Jersey - 17,625 - 14,119 = 3,506 = 80.1%.
27. 10/28 - Philadelphia @ Atlanta - 18,545 - 13,207 = 5,338 = 71.2%.
26. 10/27 - Anaheim @ Columbus - 18,144 - 10,494 = 7,650 = 57.8%.
25. 10/26 - Calgary @ Phoenix - 17,799 - 15,038 = 2,761 = 84.5%.
24. 10/26 - Los Angeles @ Nashville - 17,113 - 14,704 = 2,409 = 85.9%.
23. 10/26 - I-San Jose @ Tampa Bay - 19,758 - 16,831 = 2,927 = 85.2%.
22. 10/26 - Carolina @ NY Islanders - 16,234 - 11,219 = 5,015 = 69.1%.
21. 10/24 - I-San Jose @ Florida - 19,250 - 15,232 = 4,018 = 79.1%.
20. 10/24 - D-Philadelphia @ New Jersey - 17,625 - 15,529 = 2,096 = 88.1%.
19. 10/24 - I-NY Ranjerks @ Columbus - 18,144 - 14,724 = 3,420 = 81.2%.
18. 10/23 - I-Washington @ Phoenix - 17,799 - 14,722 = 3,077 = 82.7%.
17. 10/23 - D-Edmonton @ Colorado - 18,007 - 14,898 = 3,109 = 82.7%.
16. 10/23 - Calgary @ Nashville - 17,113 - 12,042 = 5,071 = 70.4%.
15. 10/23 - I-Dallas @ NY Islanders - 16,234 - 10,183 = 6,051 = 62.7%.
14. 10/22 - I-Dallas @ New Jersey - 17,625 - 12,101 = 5,524 = 68.7%.
13. 10/21 - D-Atlanta @ Tampa Bay - 19,758 - 13,922 = 5,836 = 70.5%.
12. 10/21 - Vancouver @ Columbus - 18,144 - 12,057 = 6,087 = 66.5%.
11. 10/20 - Colorado @ Los Angeles - 18,118 - 13,891 = 4,227 = 76.7%.
10. 10/18 - D-Columbus @ Nashville - 17,113 - 13,259 = 3,854 = 77.5%.
9. 10/18 - I-Minnesota @ Tampa Bay - 19,758 - 15,191 = 4,567 = 76.9%.
8. 10/18 - Buffalo @ Atlanta - 18,545 - 14,091 = 4,454 = 76.0%.
7. 10/18 - NY Islanders @ Florida - 19,250 - 16,087 = 3,163 = 83.6%.
6. 10/17 - I-Carolina @ Los Angeles - 18,118 - 14,194 = 3,924 = 78.3%.
5. 10/16 - NY Islanders @ Tampa Bay - 19,758 - 14,420 = 5,338 = 73.0%.
4. 10/16 - I-Minnesota @ Florida - 19,250 - 12,106 = 7,144 = 62.9%.
3. 10/16 - New Jersey @ Atlanta - 18,545 - 11,293 = 7,252 = 60.9%.
2. 10/14 - I-Minnesota @ Atlanta - 18,545 - 11,843 = 6,702 = 63.9%.
1. 10/13 - Buffalo @ NY Islanders - 16,234 - 13,523 = 2,711 = 83.3%.

smallest crowd:
15. 10/23 - I-Dallas @ NY Islanders - 16,234 - 10,183 = 6,051 = 62.7%.
lowest % of attendance:
41. 11/2 - D-Florida @ Atlanta - 18,545 - 10,584 = 7,961 = 57.1%.

Arena Capacities:
Anaheim – 17,174, Atlanta – 18,545, Boston – 17,565, Buffalo – 18,690,
Calgary – 19,289, Carolina – 18,639, Chicago – 20,500, Colorado – 18,007,
Columbus – 18,144, Dallas – 18,532, Detroit – 20,066, Edmonton – 16,839,
Florida – 19,250, Los Angeles – 18,118, Minnesota – 18,064, Montreal –
21,273, Nashville – 17,113, New Jersey – 17,625, NY Islanders – 16,234, NY
Rangers – 18,200, Ottawa – 19,153, Philadelphia – 19,536, Phoenix – 17,799,
Pittsburgh –
16,940, San Jose –17,496, St. Louis – 19,022, Tampa Bay – 19,758, Toronto –
18,819, Vancouver – 18,630, Washington – 18,277.



Posted by Islanders Esoteric at 11:30 AM 0 comments

NHL Standings 11/06/2008

EASTERN CONFERENCE (14)
1. NY Ranjerks - 23 [16] --- vs. 8. Washington - 14 [12]
2. Buffalo - 18 [12] ---------- vs. 7. Pittsburgh - 16 [13]
3. Carolina - 16 [13] --------- vs. 6. New Jersey - 16 [12]
4. Montreal - 17 [10] ------- vs. 5. Boston - 17 [13]
OUT OF PLAY-OFFS
9. Ottawa - 14 [13] -0
10. Toronto - 14 [14] -0
11. Tampa Bay - 12 [12] -2
12. Philadelphia - 11 [12] -3
13. Atlanta - 10 [13] -4
14. Florida - 9 [12] -5
15. NY Islanders - 9 [13] -5
THURSDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE RESULTS
D-Toronto 2 @ Boston 5
Tampa Bay 2 @ NY Ranjerks 5
D-Carolina 2 @ Washington 3
NY Islanders 3 @ Atlanta 4
Philadelphia 1 @ Ottawa 4
I-Edmonton 4 @ Pittsburgh 5
I-Florida 2 @ Los Angeles 3
FRIDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE GAMES
Ottawa @ Carolina - 7:00
I-Montreal @ Columbus - 7:00
Atlanta @ Buffalo - 7:30
SATURDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE GAMES
D-Buffalo @ Boston - 7:00
D-Montreal @ Toronto - 7:00
D-Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders - 7:00
Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia - 7:00
NY Ranjerks @ Washington - 7:00
I-New Jersey @ Detroit -  7:30
I-Florida @ Phoenix - 9:00
D=Divisional game
I=Inter-conference game
WESTERN CONFERENCE (13)
1. San Jose - 24 [14] ---- vs. 8. Edmonton - 13 [13]
2. Detroit - 18 [12] ------ vs. 7. Chicago - 15 [11]
3. Minnesota - 17 [12] -- vs. 6. Vancouver - 16 [14]
4. Anaheim - 19 [15] ---- vs. 5. Calgary - 17 [14]
OUT OF PLAY-OFFS
9. Nashville - 13 [13] -0
10. Columbus - 12 [13] -1
11. St. Louis - 11 [12] -2
12. Phoenix - 10 [11] -3
13. Dallas - 10 [12] -3
14. Los Angeles - 10 [12] -3
15. Colorado - 10 [13] -3
191 games played - 49 into OT - 25.7%.
49 OT games - 26 end in shootout = 53.1% OR 13.6% of ALL games end in
shootout.
Yesterday - 72 goals scored in 11 games = 6.55 goals per game.
Total - 1,142 goals scored in 191 games = 5.98 gpg.
1,142 goals minus 26 SO goals = 1,116 = 5.84 gpg minus shootout.
There have been 24 shutouts = 1 per 7.96 games.
The eastern conference is 21-21-9 for 51 out of a possible 102 points
against the western conference. That equates to 50.0%.
The Isles have scored 34 goals = 2.62 gpg.
The Isles have allowed 45 goals = 3.46 gpg.



Posted by Islanders Esoteric at 11:17 AM 0 comments

Thursday, November 6, 2008

NHL Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE (14)
1. NY Ranjerks - 21 [15] --- vs. 8. Toronto - 14 [13]
2. Buffalo - 18 [12] ---------- vs. 7. Pittsburgh - 14 [12]
3. Carolina - 16 [12] --------- vs. 6. Boston - 15 [12]
4. Montreal - 17 [10] ------- vs. 5. New Jersey - 16 [12]
OUT OF PLAY-OFFS
9. Washington - 12 [11](5W) -2
10. Tampa Bay - 12 [11](4W) -2
11. Ottawa - 12 [12] -2
12. Philadelphia - 11 [11] -3
13. Florida - 9 [11] -5
14. NY Islanders - 9 [12] -5
15. Atlanta - 8 [12] -6
WEDNESDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE RESULTS
Tampa Bay 3 @ New Jersey 4 SO
THURSDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE GAMES
D-Toronto @ Boston - 7:00
Tampa Bay @ NY Ranjerks - 7:00
D-Carolina @ Washington - 7:00
NY Islanders @ Atlanta - 7:00
Philadelphia @ Ottawa - 7:30
I-Edmonton @ Pittsburgh - 7:30
I-Florida @ Los Angeles - 10:30
FRIDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE GAMES
Ottawa @ Carolina - 7:00
I-Montreal @ Columbus - 7:00
Atlanta @ Buffalo - 7:30
D=Divisional game
I=Inter-conference game
WESTERN CONFERENCE (13)
1. San Jose - 22 [13] ---- vs. 8. Edmonton - 13 [12]
2. Detroit - 18 [12] ------ vs. 7. Vancouver - 14 [13]
3. Minnesota - 15 [11] -- vs. 6. Calgary - 15 [13]
4. Anaheim - 19 [15] ---- vs. 5. Chicago - 15 [11]
OUT OF PLAY-OFFS
9. Nashville - 13 [12] -0
10. Columbus - 12 [13] -1
11. St. Louis - 10 [11] -3
12. Phoenix - 10 [10] -3
13. Colorado - 10 [12](5W) -3
14. Dallas - 10 [12](4W) -3
15. Los Angeles - 8 [11] -5
180 games played - 48 into OT - 26.7%.
48 OT games - 25 end in shootout = 52.1% OR 13.8% of ALL games end in
shootout.
Yesterday - 23 goals scored in 3 games = 7.67 goals per game.
Total - 1,070 goals scored in 180 games = 5.94 gpg.
1,070 goals minus 25 SO goals = 1,045 = 5.81 gpg minus shootout.
There have been 23 shutouts = 1 per 7.83 games.
The eastern conference is 20-20-9 for 49 out of a possible 98 points against
the western conference. That equates to 50.0%.
The Isles have scored 31 goals = 2.58 gpg.
The Isles have allowed 41 goals = 3.42 gpg.





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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Please Support John McCain

Vote!!!



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Monday, November 3, 2008

Esoteric Standings 11/03/2008

EASTERN CONFERENCE (13)
1. NY Ranjerks - 21 [14] --- vs. 8. Toronto - 13 [12]
2. Montreal - 17 [10] ------- vs. 7. Pittsburgh - 14 [12]
3. Carolina - 14 [11] --------- vs. 6. New Jersey - 14 [10]
4. Buffalo - 16 [11] ---------- vs. 5. Boston - 15 [12]
OUT OF PLAY-OFFS
9. Washington - 11 [10](5W) -2
10. Tampa Bay - 11 [10](4W) -2
11. Philadelphia - 11 [11] -2
12. Ottawa - 10 [11] -3
13. Florida - 9 [11] -4
14. Atlanta - 8 [12] -5
15. NY Islanders - 5 [10] -8
SUNDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE RESULTS
I-Edmonton 5 @ Philadelphia 4
Toronto 4 @ Carolina 6
D-Florida 3 @ Atlanta 5
MONDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE GAMES
Buffalo @ New Jersey - 7:00
I-Columbus @ NY Islanders - 7:00
TUESDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE GAMES
NY Islanders @ NY Ranjerks - 7:00
Carolina @ Toronto - 7:30
Washington @ Ottawa - 7:30
D=Divisional game
I=Inter-conference game
WESTERN CONFERENCE (13)
1. San Jose - 20 [12] ---- vs. 8. Nashville - 13 [11]
2. Detroit - 18 [12] ------ vs. 7. Edmonton - 13 [11]
3. Minnesota - 15 [10] -- vs. 6. Chicago - 13 [10]
4. Calgary - 15 [12] ------ vs. 5. Anaheim - 15 [13]
OUT OF PLAY-OFFS
9. Vancouver - 12 [12] -1
10. St. Louis - 10 [10] -3
11. Colorado - 10 [11] -3
12. Dallas - 10 [12] -3
13. Columbus - 9 [11] -4
14. Phoenix - 8 [9] -5
15. Los Angeles - 7 [10] -6
167 games played - 43 into OT - 25.8%.
43 OT games - 24 end in shootout = 55.8% OR 14.4% of ALL games end in
shootout.
Yesterday - 45 goals scored in 6 games = 7.50 goals per game.
Total - 1,000 goals scored in 167 games = 5.99 gpg.
1,000 goals minus 24 SO goals = 976 = 5.84 gpg minus shootout.
There have been 20 shutouts = 1 per 8.35 games.
The eastern conference is 20-20-9 for 49 out of a possible 98 points against
the western conference. That equates to 50.0%.
The Isles have scored 25 goals = 2.50 gpg.
The Isles have allowed 37 goals = 3.70 gpg.



Posted by Islanders Esoteric at 10:15 AM 0 comments

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Esoteric Tavares Sweepstakes

I could do an esoteric on last night's collapse. But I am not. I could tell you that Yann is the 429th player to or the 35th Goalie ever to... Yadda, Yadda, Yadda, -but - I am not.

I think this season is all a matter of perspective. In order to survive this season with our sanity intact there are two things we must latch onto over the course of the season.

1) Lighthouse Project is coming. We will be so involved in getting the future home of the Islanders going that we won't even have time to worry about the 20 game losing streak. Season ticket holder seats will actually be relocated to Town Hall. This is a positive and Islander Esoteric will soon start a countdown clock until we believe ground will be broken. This is a positive.

2) The Tavares Sweepstakes. Perspective, my friends, perspective. Remember this will be the reward for a yucky season. I was out campaigning last night and I happened to see the Islanders were up 4-1. I thought to myself, "There is no way they hold a 3-goal lead." If I had expected a win the boys would have let me down. I expected the worst and I am content. Perspective.

No matter what the standings might say we are NOT winning the Tavares Challenge right now. We must try harder.

Atlanta is in the lead right now with 148 Points Available compared to our 149 Points available. UNACCEPTABLE. We must win the Tavares Sweepstakes! Plus there are 7 other teams within 5 Points Available striking distance.

Islanders Esoteric is announcing the Tavares Challenge. The challenge will announce who the Tavares Challenge Goat is and who the Tavares Challenge Eagle is. The Goat is awarded to the player who is doing his best to keep Tavares away from the Island. The Tavares Eagle is the player who is doing his best to get Tavares on LI. To qualify a player must play in roughly 75% of the games and have played in roughly the three preceeding games to qualify.

Without further ado, Islanders Esoteric Presents:

TC GOAT: STREIT - 2nd on team in Pts; 4 Goals in last 5 Games
TC EAGLE: PARK - 2 Assists on the season; On pace for 16 Points on the season.

Congrats, Richard!!! Keep up the good work to help bring Tavares to Long Island.

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Posted by Islanders Esoteric at 10:00 AM 1 comments
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