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4 Nations Face-Off: Revolutionizing hockey analytics with AWS
The highly anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off (February 12-20, 2025) doesn’t just showcase international hockey excellence—it also highlights the future of hockey analytics. NHL EDGE IQ analytics powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) machine learning help transform how fans experience the game.
Breaking down Ice Tilt
Watch as Stathletes’ CEO Meghan Chayka and NHL’s Brant Berglund explain how Ice Tilt provides real-time insights into game momentum. This analytic helps fans understand which team has the momentum at any moment, offering a new dimension to game analysis.
Opportunity Analysis deep dive
In this breakdown, Meghan Chayka and Brant Berglund explore how NHL EDGE Puck and Player Tracking data and AWS machine learning evaluate scoring chances at the point of release. The NHL measures 27 explanatory factors in sub-second latency to derive a Projected Goal Rate (PGR), answering the question, how good was that scoring chance?
The player’s perspective on Projected Goal Rate
New York Rangers’ Adam Fox joins Meghan Chayka to provide a player’s insight into Projected Goal Rate (PGR). This innovative analytic brings a new level of understanding to scoring opportunities, evaluating the percentage chance of being a goal at the point of release.
As the tournament unfolds across the Bell Centre in Montreal and TD Garden Boston, NHL EDGE IQ analytics powered by AWS provide fans with deeper insights into the game than ever before.
For more information on these game-changing analytics, visit aws.com/nhl.