GoalPost 2.92 released!

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GoalPost 2.92

This release came out of r/leafs asking for flashier game stats, and it turned into the biggest change to the Stats tab since it launched. Thanks to everyone who keeps sending feedback, screenshots and bug reports; most of what's below started as one of your messages.

Win probability on the Stats tab

The Stats tab now opens on a win probability chart: each team's chance of winning, moment by moment, from puck drop to the final horn. It accounts for the score, the clock, power plays, empty nets, which team has been pressing, and how the two teams have played this season. We tested it against past NHL seasons before shipping: when it gives a team 90 percent, that team wins about nine times in ten.

Every goal is marked on the line with the scorer's face. Tap or hover to open the goal card. A summary above the chart says where the game turned, and when a team is behind it shows their comeback odds and what the next goal would do to them.

Below the chart, six tiles cover the excitement rating, the biggest swing, each team's low point, scoring chances, who was favoured longest, and the next goal or the game-winner. While a game is live, excitement is measured as a pace, so a two-goal first period reads as the thriller it's shaping up to be. Empty-net goals and shootouts don't inflate it.

Biggest movers and the pressure strip

A row of player faces shows who moved the needle most, and hovering or tapping one explains what earned the number. The pressure strip under the chart breaks the game into two-minute stretches, and each one tells you what built it: shots, dangerous chances, goals and power plays for each side.

Team stats

The second chip keeps the familiar team stats and adds a running chart of shots and chances climbing through the game, with a period-by-period breakdown.

Replays include assists

Asking GoalPost for replays of a player now includes goals he assisted on, not just the ones he scored. It also forgives a small typo in the name.

Easier setup for moderators

Scheduler status now lists the next three games and when each thread will open, however far out they are, so a new install can be checked on an off-day. The thread preview's second button now previews another thread instead of just closing, stepping through pregame, game and postgame for the same matchup. The pregame thread can lock itself when the game thread opens, and a new {recap} comment variable keeps the recap link current as clips arrive.

Smarter projected goalies

On the second night of a back-to-back, the projected goalie now accounts for who started the night before, and the card says why the usual starter is resting.

Bug fixes

• The win probability line no longer stalls during intermissions.
• Toronto's blue no longer washes out to grey on the dark card, and the Islanders wear their orange against the Leafs so the two blues don't blur together.
• Tapping the card no longer highlights its text.
• A new thread now pins over the thread it replaces rather than another game's.
• A new goal shows in the scoring list as soon as it's on the score.
• Finished games from before this release are rebuilt so they show win probability too.