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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
The stats are unsustainable. A save pct and shooting pct that are not likely to continue doesn't preclude future success. What it does do though, is tell us that something will have to change. Either we start outplaying other teams more often or we'll start losing more
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I will say this - it does happen where teams have wacky 'advanced' numbers last all year (Toronto two years ago, Colorado last year), so it is possible.
The Flames save percentage has come down to a normal rate. They are 11th in the league. The Kings are actually the team with the highest save percentage by a long shot. .917 for the season is better than average, but not something that is unsustainable (917 would have been 6th/7th last year)
They are 3rd in shooting percentage which is probably high. They are at 11.14% (behind Pittsburgh and Tampa). League average is usually around 9%, which gives the Flames about 10 goals above the average shooting percentage for the season.