Data Stories
How the game changed, in charts
Each story takes one change in a sport, measures it across the decades and says what the numbers can and can't show. A new story most days, alternating hockey and football. Each sport has its own series.
- NHLHow Hockey Changed →Goalies who grew five inches, the vanishing power play, the lefty defence corps and overtime, charted from a century of NHL data.
- NFLHow Football Changed →The pass revolution, the workhorse back, cornerback speed, 300-pound linemen and fourth-down aggression, charted from decades of NFL data.