Research Article
The Impact of the Instigator Rule on Fighting in the National Hockey League
Table 3
Fighting and penalty data comparing NHL Stanley Cup champions and nonplayoff teams.
| | Stanley Cup champions | Nonplayoff teams | value | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Modern Era (2005–2019) | Fights/gm | 0.36 | 0.24 | 0.42 | 0.19 | 0.44 | Total penalty (minutes/gm) | 11.01 | 2.90 | 12.06 | 3.06 | 0.15 | Net penalty (mins/gm) | 0.17 | 0.36 | -0.04 | 0.47 | 0.03 | Expansion Era (1967–1980) | Fights/gm | 0.45 | 0.21 | 0.51 | 0.24 | 0.49 | Total penalty (minutes/gm) | 14.50 | 3.75 | 13.74 | 3.61 | 0.01 | Net penalty (mins/gm) | -0.41 | 0.77 | 0.08 | 0.62 | <0.0001 |
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Gm = game.
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