What's a Goal Worth?

Most of these statistical endeavours start off with a simple question. When I asked myself "Who has the most dangerous shot in the NHL?" I came up with the Shots Taken per Goal and Shots On-Net % statistics (taking into factor missed shots, which the NHL's Shooting % does not). Today I wondered simply, "What is a goal worth?" The answer I came up with, about .386 points in the standings. Methodology:While with shots we determine their value based on scoring goals, when it comes to scoring goals we obviously have to determine their value based on winning games. This is further complicated, as so many NHL stats are, with the fact winning percentage is pointless when teams accumulate points in overtime or shootout losses. So instead of using W% we'll use Pts/GP. Using an individual game the idea goes like this: If a team scores 4 goals in a win, they pick up 2 points, so each goal was worth .5 points. A 3 goal effort that results in an overtime loss would ...