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Originally Posted by formulate
Yes, they do, in pretty much every situation. They also have a better PK than us and are better in the faceoff circle. Does that mean you will now disregard PK% and Faceoff win% as statistics?
It's simply another statistic to keep track of, with a shown correlation to success in the win column. Like special teams or faceoffs, having worse numbers doesn't mean you can't have a good team.
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Correct.
The problem is that too many people want to draw conclusions from it (and it alone).
What should happen is a review of several stats to see if they are suggesting the same thing - then a conclusion.
But for some reason, people want to put tremendous stock in Corsi and/or Fenwick. Even though with the case of the Flames, goal differential is saying pretty much the exact opposite. (and goal differential is more strongly correlated with,
and more in line with, their record).