Nope, not according to my "view" either. I would have ranked them exactly as you did. SJ being the best effort, with a loss coming at the hands of some unforced defensive errors and a lack of puck luck. The Phoenix game being a non pretty, but solid Flames effort against a stingy team. The Colorado win, although not a dominating performance from the Avs, I would have said was the first game in a while where the Flames won but didn't deserve.
You eyeball snap shot their just firms up my thought that while I'm not anti Advanced Stats, one needs to recognize in hockey they are still just another data point for directional analysis. Still huge room for error in them in regards to hockey, and nothing can really beat what a knowledgable fan can see from just watching the game. Which is also why I'm not sweating the advanced stats naysayers this year on the Flames, I am nervous about whether the Flames can keep this type of play up, but not because I think they are getting lucky, as I think to date they have been pretty full marks for their record.
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