KHL Statistical Power Rankings - First Round

Here is the first installment of the KHL Statistical Power Rankings.  These were put together to rank teams based on who they have defeated and by how much.  There is a full explanation of the formula here.  Feel free to comment on the system or let us know what we might be missing.  

Power Rankings

Rank	Team Name	GP	Points Ranking
1	Barys Astana	13	43.4
2	SKA St. Petersburg	15	39.3
3	Dynamo Moscow	16	30.8
4	Metallurg MG	13	28.8
5	Dinamo Riga	14	28.1
6	KHL Medvescak Zagreb	15	28.1
7	Torpedo	14	24.3
8	Donbass	14	20.9
9	Ak Bars Kazan	15	19.2
10	Lokomotiv	14	19.0
11	Neftekhimik	13	18.6
12	Salavat Ufa	13	17.0
13	Severstal	14	16.7
14	Spartak	14	15.8
15	CSKA Moscow	15	15.1
16	Ugra	13	14.3
17	Traktor	12	13.8
18	Lev Praha	14	13.3
19	Admiral	13	12.2
20	Sibir Novosibirsk	13	11.1
21	Atlant	14	11.0
22	Slovan Bratislava	13	10.4
23	Vityaz	15	9.6
24	Amur	13	9.2
25	Avangard	14	7.1
26	Avtomobilist	14	7.0
27	Dinamo Minsk	13	4.4
28	Metallurg Nk	13	3.6

This helps with the question of who is better between Barys Astana and SKA St. Petersburg, with Barys getting the edge.  This is likely due to some huge wins they had early in the season, but nevertheless they take the top spot.  Medvescak is ranked high for defeating both Barys and SKA.  Slovan received a boost for beating Medvescak early in the season, so they are ranked higher than what they show up in the standings.  Is Slovan better than Minsk?  Probably not, but Minsk is not defeating any top teams yet, so this does not indicate it.  Good conversation stuff here.

This next ranking includes a multiplier based on classic (opinionated) KHL Power Rankings published over at The Hockey Writers.  It helps take into account a team having a bad week or two versus having a bad team overall.  Here is an additional set of rankings.

Momentum Rank	Points Rank	Team Name	GP	Momentum Ranking
1	1	Barys Astana	13	117.1
2	2	SKA St. Petersburg	15	109.9
3	3	Dynamo Moscow	16	80.0
4	5	Dinamo Riga	14	61.6
5	4	Metallurg MG	13	72.7
6	7	Torpedo	14	54.1
7	6	KHL Medvescak Zagreb	15	47.6
8	9	Ak Bars Kazan	15	43.0
9	8	Donbass	14	51.4
10	14	Spartak	14	22.8
11	11	Neftekhimik	13	26.1
12	18	Lev Praha	14	17.4
13	16	Ugra	13	18.0
14	10	Lokomotiv	14	26.8
15	20	Sibir Novosibirsk	13	22.7
16	15	CSKA Moscow	15	19.8
17	12	Salavat Ufa	13	12.8
18	13	Severstal	14	25.2
19	21	Atlant	14	11.4
20	17	Traktor	12	24.0
21	19	Admiral	13	17.8
22	22	Slovan Bratislava	13	10.4
23	23	Vityaz	15	9.6
24	24	Amur	13	9.2
25	25	Avangard	14	7.1
26	26	Avtomobilist	14	7.0
27	27	Dinamo Minsk	13	4.4
28	28	Metallurg Nk	13	3.6

Spartak and Lev jump higher in these rankings because the multiplier helps them due to recent losses.  This could change if they cannot get it back on track.  Traktor and Admiral are worse here as they are just starting to turn things around.  If they can keep the momentum going, then they can move up in these rankings.

Enjoy and discuss these with your friends!

 

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