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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
While that is true, it does not apply to the Flames this year.
The only game that the Flames were behind, and behind in shots, was the Nucks game. And by no means do I think the NUcks were sitting back protecting a lead - the Flames took over that game in the 3rd (and the Nucks only evened up the shots with a late 3rd period push back).
The Flames dominated early against the Sharks, Oilers and Avs. They started slowly against the Ducks for about 10 minutes, but then took over the game for the next 30 or so, before letting it slip in the 3rd.
Say what you want about them defensively this year, but they are full marks for offensive chances and the shots on goal stat.
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Looking at the numbers a little closer it seems to me that the Flames' shot advantages are coming almost entirely from special teams. 5 on 5 they're basically even through 5 games but they're outshooting the opposition by almost a 2:1 margin on special teams. If you look at their Fenwick numbers (ratio of goals/shots/missed shots between them and their opposition while 5 on 5) they're 18th in the league when the score is +/- 1 goal, so that's not really a sign of dominating possession.
But like I said above, these numbers mean almost nothing so early in the season so I wouldn't read a ton into anything either good or bad.