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Proud USC Alumnus. Writer/Podcaster/Co Creator of Crash The Pond Contact: jrudolph91@gmail.com Work has previously appeared at SB Nation and the Sporting Tribune

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Analytics Breakdown: Step Into Christmas (Vs Dallas, Vs Columbus, Vs Seattle) — Crash The Pond It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when everyone is cheery and gearing up for Christmas and enjoying the wonderful holiday time with their families. The Ducks during this period had a nice litt...

Analytics Breakdown: Step Into Christmas

-A look into the 2nd line
-A dive into the 3 games this past week

Along with the usual bits!

www.crashthepond.com/articles/ana...

23.12.2025 21:29 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Analytics Breakdown: Duality (@PIT, @NYI, @NJD, @NYR, @CBJ) — Crash The Pond This was an interesting week for the Ducks, where they played ok in totality with a very poor game mixed in, but somehow came out of it with a 2-2-1 record for the road trip. We will dive into the ove...

Analytics Breakdown: Duality

-Ducks awful performance vs Pitt
-Improved defensive game in the following 4 games
-Growing McTavish concerns?

www.crashthepond.com/articles/ana...

18.12.2025 23:16 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Analytics Breakdown: Tubthumping (VS UTA, VS WSH, VS CHI) — Crash The Pond This might be the most unique and interesting week for the Ducks, with them losing by a score of 7-0 to the Utah Mammoth, having a solid performance vs a red-hot Capitals team, and then decimating the...

Analytics Breakdown: Tubthumping

-Ducks topsy turvy week
-Historic performance vs Hawks

along with the usual hijinks!
www.crashthepond.com/articles/ana...

08.12.2025 20:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A 3210 point system would be better than what we have now, but we could get all of its benefits with an even simpler system: base the standings on regulation record, and break ties using post-regulation games. Can only gain ground with regulation wins, can only lose ground with regulation losses.

02.12.2025 15:56 👍 42 🔁 5 💬 12 📌 2

I will do my best to remember!

02.12.2025 21:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Analytics Breakdown: December (VS VAN, VS LA, @ CHI, @ STL) — Crash The Pond And just like that, we have passed the Thanksgiving milestone in the NHL and have officially entered December. I always feel like the month of December is when we truly are in the middle of the season...

Analytics Breakdown: December

-Ducks go 2-2 but was the play reflective of those results?
-A look at Husso's career numbers as he takes the net

And much more!

www.crashthepond.com/articles/ana...

02.12.2025 19:53 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Thought it would be interesting to just see a global trend of xG per 60 in the game to see if over time the games become lower event as teams start to gameplan for them more

24.11.2025 20:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Hit refresh and let me know if it looks like that still lol

24.11.2025 19:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

What the heck. That is supposed to be something different. It was square spaces template.

24.11.2025 19:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Analytics Breakdown: Find My Way Back (Vs Boston, Vs Ottawa, Vs Vegas) — Crash The Pond For this week’s analytics breakdown, we will be discussing the wins against the Bruins and the Golden Knights, and the loss versus the Senators, and diving into how the team has played over this 3 gam...

Analytics Breakdown: Find My Way Back

-A look at each game from the past week
-A step back to see how this stretch compares to prior ones
-Identifying some players and lines that are working

Along with the usual fun bits!
www.crashthepond.com/articles/ana...

24.11.2025 19:41 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Analytics Breakdown: In My Life (@ DET, @ MIN, vs UTA) — Crash The Pond As time continues to go on in this season, it is going to become harder and harder for me to provide an analytics breakdown after every game in the same level of detail that I have in the past, so mov...

Analytics Breakdown: In My Life

-Ducks beat Utah
-Ducks lose to Minnesota and Detroit
-Are teams figuring out Leo?
-Stromes return

Along with the usual bits

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18.11.2025 18:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Analytics Breakdown: Dammit — Crash The Pond The Ducks last night had their toughest test of the season, going up against the best team in the league from both a standings perspective and a 5v5 xGF% perspective. Heading into last night’s game, t...

Analytics Breakdown: Dammit

-Rough Special Teams
-Ducks lose the 5v5 xG battle

Plus much more
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12.11.2025 19:25 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Analytics Breakdown: Super Rad — Crash The Pond The Ducks faced off against the Jets last night and posted what is likely their most complete win of the season. The Ducks held the lead for the entire game and looked very comfortable doing so. Song...

Analytics Breakdown: Super Rad

-A look at what has changed in this stretch numbers wise
-The Ducks looked dominant versus the Jets

Along with your usual bits

www.crashthepond.com/articles/ana...

10.11.2025 22:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

With @felix.crashthepond.com currently surviving in the wilderness, there will be no @crashthepond.com podcast tonight. Instead we will have a fun midweek episode on Wednesday and lots of crow will be eaten on the show.

10.11.2025 17:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Their shot attempt percentage has been very good all season. The more interesting thing early is the xG% was not favorable to them which means that either the shots against were very dangerous or the shots for weren’t. I think it was the former tho

10.11.2025 17:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you. Going to try and get some sleep until she is up again.

You too!

10.11.2025 05:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lol ya that one ain’t aging well. You win some you lose some I guess. Crow will be eaten on Wednesday

10.11.2025 05:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Analytics Breakdown: Only the Young — Crash The Pond Song of the Game

Analytics Breakdown:

-3 straight good 5v5 performances
-Leo Carlsson is a beast
-Mrazek's nice bounce back

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09.11.2025 20:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Lol going to be eating some crow

08.11.2025 01:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Analytics Breakdown: All Eyes on You — Crash The Pond Song of The Game

Analytics breakdown is up!

-Best 5v5 game of the season?
-Disappointing discipline
-Is there a chink in Dostal's armor?

Along with the usual bits
www.crashthepond.com/articles/ana...

07.11.2025 20:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So they are now 19th and 15th but at the time of recording their 5v5 xGF% were bottom 10

05.11.2025 22:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I’m specifically citing xGF%

05.11.2025 22:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Analytics Breakdown: You're Gonna Go Far Kid — Crash The Pond Song of the Game This was a game driven by the kids for the Ducks, and I have not given a shout-out to any great Orange County bands yet. So for the song of the game, we are going to change that and ...

Analytics breakdown:

-Best performance of the season?
-Great PK

Plus the usual bits and much more!

www.crashthepond.com/articles/ana...

05.11.2025 19:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Analytically they have been. Pretty sure I even said by xGF%

05.11.2025 18:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Analytics Breakdown: "45" — Crash The Pond Like the last article, we will get to the hockey eventually, but let’s start with the Song of the Game Song of the Game

Analytics breakdown is up!

-Most complete 5v5 game
-Dostal Masterclass

along with the usual song of the game and fit checks!

www.crashthepond.com/articles/ana...

03.11.2025 20:42 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Analytics Breakdown: *Equip Sunglasses* — Crash The Pond Fancy that we all meet again in this wonderful locale called Crash The Pond. It is time for another installment of the analytics breakdown, but with some slight restructuring. We are going to set the ...

The Analytics Breakdown for the Detroit game is up:

-Improving overall 5v5 game
-Disappointing Discipline
-Dostal Greatness
-Hazy Fit Check
-Song of the Game

www.crashthepond.com/articles/ana...

02.11.2025 21:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Analytics Breakdown: All Signs Point to Lauderdale — Crash The Pond Here we are once again looking to break down another Ducks game, but this time it is against the defending two-time Cup champs. You may be thinking that this would be a shell of the team that we saw w...

The Analytics Breakdown is up! I have the following for you all today:

-Concerning 5v5 Play
-Dostal's great play
-Special Teams palooza
-Hazy Fit Check

Plus a new non-hockey segment
www.crashthepond.com/articles/ana...

30.10.2025 17:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

There will be a brand new @crashthepond.com podcast at the top of the hour. @felix.crashthepond.com and I will be discussing the first few games of training camp, McTavish's FA, and more!

Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/8hB5pEu...

Twitch: Twitch.tv/crashthepond

24.09.2025 02:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

He looked a bit better today especially with the puck but it was not a great showing by him. He really seems like he needs another year in junior.

22.09.2025 00:45 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Not a great look from Sennecke on that goal (same from a few others on that play). If Sennecke wants to stick he has to be better at stopping the progression from D men from the point

21.09.2025 22:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0