Home / Grade 8 / NHL / Mean, Median, Mode & Range Hockey mean, median, mode & range: Penguins vs. Ducks A free 8th grade mean, median, mode & range worksheet with 8 problems, made from the real Pittsburgh Penguins at Anaheim Ducks game on November 9, 2026. Page two is the answer key, with the work shown.
Grade 8 NHL Mean, Median, Mode & Range Common Core 6.SP.B.5c, 7.SP.B.4
NHL
Pittsburgh Penguins at Anaheim Ducks
November 9, 2026
Find the middle, the typical value and the range of real data.
Score by period Team 1st 2nd 3rd Final Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0 2 2 Anaheim Ducks 1 2 2 5
Anaheim Ducks players Player Shots C. Gauthier 6 M. Granlund 3 L. Carlsson 3 A. Killorn 2 T. Luneau 2 B. Sennecke 2 D. Helleson 1
Ducks: last five games Opponent Ducks scored Opponent scored Penguins 5 2 Flames 5 3 Oilers 5 4 Canucks 5 4 Senators 6 3
Use the player table. What is the mean (average) number of shots on goal ? Round to the nearest tenth.
What is the median number of shots on goal ?
What is the range of the shots on goal ?
What is the mode of the shots on goal ?
Find the mean absolute deviation of the shots on goal , to the nearest tenth.
Leave out the top value ( C. Gauthier , 6 ). What is the new mean of the other players, to the nearest tenth?
Look at the Ducks' recent games . What is the mean number of goals they scored? Round to the nearest tenth.
What is the median of the goals they scored?
Pittsburgh Penguins at Anaheim Ducks, November 9, 2026
Use the player table. What is the mean (average) number of shots on goal ? Round to the nearest tenth.
2.7 shots on goal
(6 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1) ÷ 7 = 2.7
What is the median number of shots on goal ?
2.0 shots on goal
In order: 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 6. The middle is 2.0.
What is the range of the shots on goal ?
5 shots on goal
Highest − lowest = 6 − 1 = 5
What is the mode of the shots on goal ?
2 shots on goal
In order: 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 6. 2 shows up most often.
Find the mean absolute deviation of the shots on goal , to the nearest tenth.
1.1 shots on goal
Mean = 2.71. Average distance from the mean = 1.1
Leave out the top value ( C. Gauthier , 6 ). What is the new mean of the other players, to the nearest tenth?
2.2 shots on goal
(3 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1) ÷ 6 = 2.2
Look at the Ducks' recent games . What is the mean number of goals they scored? Round to the nearest tenth.
5.2 goals
(5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 6) ÷ 5 = 5.2
What is the median of the goals they scored?
5.0 goals
In order: 5, 5, 5, 5, 6. The middle is 5.0.