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Originally Posted by RyZ
Are the numbers improving as the season has progressed? Are games 12-18 yielding similar numbers as games 1-6 or is the team getting better as times has gone on?
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Chart shows Corsi% at 5 on 5, score close (within 2 goals) situations. 5 game rolling average means each data point captures the 5 games leading up to the date on the x axis. Started out quite poorly, fairly steady around a break-even team since the Chicago game.
Should be noted that using score close situations eliminates a pretty good chunk of playing time (up or down more than 2 goals). Oddly, the Flames are actually worse possession-wise when down 2 or more, so this chart makes their possession rates look slightly better than if war-on-ice used a score-adjusted metric.
This team is (currently) NOT the Leafs 2012-2014.