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Useful for measuring power play opportunities for players with less total ice time.

Useful for measuring short-handed opportunities for players with less total ice time.

Corsi measure all shot attempts and is a measure to indicate puck possession in the offsensive zone. The greater the puck possession in the zone, the greater a players's chance of scoring, assisting, etc.

Provides insight into players that coaches think are better defensive players.

Fenwick is a variant of Corsi that counts only shots on goal and missed shots; blocked shots are not included. Its another measure to indicate puck possession in the offensive zone. The greater the puck possession in the zone, the greater a players's chance of scoring, assisting, etc.

Only moderately useful for fantasy, stars simply show how well a player has performed overall. Players with the most stars often tend to be the highest ranked fantasy players.

Provides insight into players that coaches think are better offensive players.

The more often a player is on the ice during a power play the better chance they have of earning goals, assists and, obviously, power play points. Players whose coaches trust them in the power play can be quite valuable for fantasy.

You can't score fantasy points if you're not on the ice. Along with time on ice, shift count is a direct measure of how much general opportinity a player is receiving.

The more often a player is on the ice when their team is in the penalty the better chance they have of earning short-handed statistics.

Players with a higher zone start percentage tend to have more opportunities to shoot, score and assist because they are in the offensive zone more than in the defensive zone.