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This is part of a series of recaps for every day of Women’s Worlds Division 1 Group A, this one covering the games on August 20, 2023, exploring the stats of the game in data viz form (specifically: shot attempt maps with all shot attempts and with only goals and shot attempt heat maps). If you want some guidance on how to interpret these viz styles, check out my viz reference.
A shot attempt map for Netherlands versus Denmark in the 2023 Women’s Worlds Division 1 Group A on August 20th, 2023.A shot attempt heat map for Netherlands versus Denmark in the 2023 Women’s Worlds Division 1 Group A on August 20th, 2023.A shot attempt map for Netherlands versus Denmark, showing only the goals, in the 2023 Women’s Worlds Division 1 Group A on August 20th, 2023.
Austria versus Norway
Final Score: 4-0 Austria Shot Attempts For% (all situations): 51.82% Norway Shot Attempts For% (all situations): 48.18%
A shot attempt map for Austria versus Norway in the 2023 Women’s Worlds Division 1 Group A on August 20th, 2023.A shot attempt heat map for Austria versus Norway in the 2023 Women’s Worlds Division 1 Group A on August 20th, 2023.A shot attempt map for Austria versus Norway, showing only the goals, in the 2023 Women’s Worlds Division 1 Group A on August 20th, 2023.
China versus Slovakia
Final Score: 1-0 China Shot Attempts For% (all situations): 65.04% Slovakia Shot Attempts For% (all situations): 34.96%
A shot attempt map for China versus Slovakia in the 2023 Women’s Worlds Division 1 Group A on August 20th, 2023.A shot attempt heat map for China versus Slovakia in the 2023 Women’s Worlds Division 1 Group A on August 20th, 2023.A shot attempt map for China versus Slovakia, showing only the goals, in the 2023 Women’s Worlds Division 1 Group A on August 20th, 2023.
Data underlying all of these viz was gathered from the IIHF with the help of scripts developed by @the_bucketless on Twitter.
