from Rob Vollman at NHL.com,

Half of the 2015-16 regular season is complete, and a look at the numbers reveals some intriguing statistics at the individual and team levels. Here are a dozen of the most surprising numbers through Jan. 9, which was the statistical midpoint of the season.

Justin Faulk, Carolina Hurricanes

The Stat: Scored 54.5 percent of Carolina's power-play goals

Faulk was tied with Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks with a League-leading 12 power-play goals. What makes this achievement even more surprising is that Carolina's power play ranked 25th in the League with 22 goals in 131 attempts.

If the trend continues, Faulk and Kane would become two of five players since the statistic was first recorded in 1967-68 to score at least 40 percent of his team's power-play goals.

Anaheim Ducks

The Stat: 6.3 shooting percentage

The Ducks scored on 75 of their 1,200 shots for a 6.3 shooting percentage, down from 9.3 percent last season. It's the lowest shooting percentage in the League this season by 1.0 percent, and the lowest by the Ducks post-2005 by 2.5 percent.

Despite having seven former 20-goal scorers in its lineup, three of whom have topped 30 goals, only one Anaheim player had more than eight goals this season at the halfway point; Corey Perry had 15 goals in 40 games.

In contrast the Arizona Coyotes, who have four former 20-goal scorers in its lineup, have six players with at least 10 goals. As a team they have been 66.7-percent more likely to score than the Ducks on any given shot, in stark contrast to the 2014-15 season.

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