Tage Thompson

Which fans are naughty or nice? What about the players? Carol Schram digs through the numbers to assemble the NHL Stat Pack's naughty or nice list.

After winning a playoff round in each of the two previous years, the 1995-96 Sharks finished last in the Pacific Division with 47 points and a horrific goal differential of minus-105. Also showing nice tendencies in somewhat non-traditional hockey markets: North Carolinians are supporting their Hurricanes and Ohioans backing the Blue Jackets. Deeper in the desert, there's a similar scene: the Arizona Coyotes win New Mexico but cede their home turf to the Detroit Red Wings. A little higher up, are the Anaheim Ducks getting a Northern boost from having the same name as the University of Oregon's sports teams? When the Washington Capitals allowed 2.16 goals a game in 2016-17, an avearge of just 5.54 goals were being scored. Lucic, 34, is in the last season of the seven-year deal he signed in Edmonton and is now in his fourth year with Calgary. They've given up 10 goals in their last four games — which is high, for them — but are still sitting at 2.16 goals against so far this season. This season, he's managed just four goals and seven points in 31 games — costing the Ducks $750,000 per point. But both these squads have been historically bad in their own zones through the first part of this season. He's in the final season of a five-year deal he originally signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins, which carries a cap hit of $5.3 million. At 29, he's signed for two years after this at a cap hit of $3.4 million. With a cap hit of $1.4 million, he's also the NHL's best bargain so far this season, according to