Fenwick Number

Fenwick is the total number of unblocked shot attempts (shots and missed shots, but not blocked shots). It is also known as “Unblocked Shot Attempts” (USAT).

“Fenwick” has 3 main statistics:

1. “Fenwick” (Fenwick +/-, F+/- or USAT+/-): The total number of offensive unblocked shot attempts minus the total number of defensive unblocked shot attempts.
2. “Fenwick For %” (FF% or USAT For %): The percentage of all the total unblocked shot attempts produced by the team and their opponents. A FF% of more than 50% means that the team produced more shot attempts than their opponent.
3. “Relative Fenwick” (FF% Rel or USAT% Rel): Shows the relative effect of a player on the ice. A positive FF% Rel means that when the player is on the ice, the team’s FF% is higher than when the player is not on the ice.

Fenwick is similar to Corsi (SAT). The difference is that Corsi includes blocked shots in its calculation.

Formula:

FF (USAT For) = Shots on Target For + Missed Shots For

FA (USAT Against) = Shots on Target Against + Missed Shots Against

Fenwick (also known as F+/- or USAT +/-) = FF – FA

FF% (USAT For %) = FF ÷ (FF + FA) x 100%

FF% Rel. = FF% with the player on the ice – FF% with the player off the ice

All stats are taken from even strength, 5 on 5 play.

• Shot is an action that moves the puck towards the net that is either stopped by the goalie or is a goal.
• Blocked shot is an action that moves the puck towards the net that is blocked by a non-goalie player.
• Missed shot is an action that moves the puck towards the net that misses the net or hits the goalpost.
• For is an offensive action.
• Against is a defensive action.