LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

The following guide provides a brief explanation of the abbreviations used on this website and in the tables.

# ...................... The player's sweater number (the last number worn during the season)
POS .................... The player's position (per nhl.com or thepwhl.com's Player Stats database)
NAME ................... The player's name (per nhl.com or thepwhl.com's Player Stats database)
NAT'L .................. The player's current nationality (per nhl.com's Player Stats database or hockeydb.com - can differ from birthplace)
TEAM ................... The player's team for which the statistics are displayed
                         > if Team = NHL, stats are total of all NHL teams the player played for that season
                         > if Team = EAS, stats are total of all NHL Eastern Conference teams the player played for that season
                         > if Team = WES, stats are total of all NHL Western Conference teams the player played for that season
                         > if Team = ALL, stats are total of all PWHL teams the player played for that season
GP ..................... Games Played
G ...................... Goals scored
A ...................... Assists
PTS .................... Points (goals plus assists)
NHL +/- ................ The NHL's Plus/Minus statistic (see Learn More)
PWHL +/- ............... The PWHL's Plus/Minus statistic (see Learn More)
TM GF .................. Team Goals For - how many goals his team scored while the player was on the ice
TM GA .................. Team Goals Against - how many goals were scored against his team while the player was on the ice
                         (Note: Team Goals excludes penalty shot and shootout goals)
GOAL DIFF .............. Goal Differential (team goals for minus team goals against)
ALL SIT +/- ............ All Situations Situational Plus/Minus (EV + ADV + SH + XUP + XDN ... see below)
EV SIT +/- ............. Even Strength Situational Plus/Minus (6v6 + 5v5 + 4v4 + 3v3 ... see next)
6V6 .................... Sit +/- for 6-on-6, where both goalies have been pulled for an extra attacker (it could happen!)
5V5 .................... Sit +/- for 5-on-5, or 5 skaters for each side (normal "even strength" situation)
4V4 .................... Sit +/- for 4-on-4, or 4 skaters for each side
3V3 .................... Sit +/- for 3-on-3, or 3 skaters for each side
ADV SIT +/- ............ Advantage Situational Plus/Minus (5v4 + 5v3 + 4v3 ... see next)
5V4 .................... Sit +/- for 5-on-4, or 5 skaters for player's team and 4 skaters for the opposition
5V3 .................... Sit +/- for 5-on-3, or 5 skaters for player's team and 3 skaters for the opposition
4V3 .................... Sit +/- for 4-on-3, or 4 skaters for player's team and 3 skaters for the opposition
SH SIT +/- ............. Short-Handed Situational Plus/Minus (4v5 + 3v5 + 3v4 ... see next)
4V5 .................... Sit +/- for 4-on-5, or 4 skaters for player's team and 5 skaters for the opposition
3V5 .................... Sit +/- for 3-on-5, or 3 skaters for player's team and 5 skaters for the opposition
3V4 .................... Sit +/- for 3-on-4, or 3 skaters for player's team and 4 skaters for the opposition
XUP SIT +/- ............ Extra Attacker Up Situational Plus/Minus (6v5 + 6v4 + 6v3 ... see next)
6V5..................... Sit +/- for 6-on-5, or 6 skaters for player's team and 5 skaters for the opposition
6V4 .................... Sit +/- for 6-on-4, or 6 skaters for player's team and 4 skaters for the opposition
6V3 .................... Sit +/- for 6-on-3, or 6 skaters for player's team and 3 skaters for the opposition
XDN SIT +/- ............ Extra Attacker Down Situational Plus/Minus (3v6 + 4v6 + 5v6 ... see next)
3V6 .................... Sit +/- for 3-on-6, or 3 skaters for player's team and 6 skaters for the opposition
4V6 .................... Sit +/- for 4-on-6, or 4 skaters for player's team and 6 skaters for the opposition
5V6 .................... Sit +/- for 5-on-6, or 5 skaters for player's team and 6 skaters for the opposition
SIT +/- VS NHL ......... Difference between Situational Plus/Minus and NHL Plus/Minus
SIT +/- VS PWHL ........ Difference between Situational Plus/Minus and PWHL Plus/Minus
SIT +/- VS GOAL DIFF ... Difference between Situational Plus/Minus and Goal Differential