Apparatus for determining performance-indicating numbers in sports games, particularly in ice-hockey

A method for determining a performance-indicating statistic for a goal based sports game, said sports game involving time, comprising:

• storing at least one sports game box score, said at least one box score representing a performance in said sports game;
• determining intermediate data related to said sports game from said at least one stored box score, said intermediate data comprising at least accrued time and any goal scored;
• calculating said performance-indicating statistic, which indicates a measure of performance of said sports game, from said intermediate data;
• presenting said calculated performance-indicating statistic.

A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions for causing one or more computers, for determining a performance-indicating statistic for a goal based sports game, said sports game involving time, to:

• store at least one sports game box score, said at least one box score representing a performance in said sports game;
• determine intermediate data related to said sports game from said at least one stored box score, said intermediate data comprising at least accrued time and any goal scored;
• calculate said performance-indicating statistic, which indicates a measure of performance of said sports game, from said intermediate data;
• present said calculated performance-indicating statistic.

An apparatus for determining a performance-indicating statistic for a goal based sports game, said sports game involving time, comprising:

• a storer storing at least one sports game box score, said at least one box score representing a performance in said sports game;
• a determiner determining intermediate data related to said sports game from said at least one stored box score, said intermediate data comprising at least accrued time and any goal scored;
• a calculator calculating said performance-indicating statistic, which indicates a measure of performance of said sports game, from said intermediate data;
• a presenter presenting said calculated performance-indicating statistic.