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Originally Posted by gvitaly
In all these games the Flames scored first. Moreover, the Flames spent most of these games either tied or preserving a one goal lead. When a team starts playing on the defensive/counter-attack it shows on the advanced stats.
Here are these games in terms of game time(MM:SS)-
Vs........Tied..........Leading(1 goal lead)........Trailing....Tied+1G lead
CHI.....42:15............22:20(22:20)............. ...................64:35
EDM....16:14............43:46(31:29).............. ..................47:43
NSH....31:49............15:43(11:33).............. .11:27.........43:02
ARI.....16:34............43:26(32:12)............. ...................48:46
SJS.....37:16............23:44(21:56)............. ...................59:10
As you can see in all those games the Flames played a good chunk of the game while they are tied, or have a 1 goal lead. It fit their strategy perfectly, by holding on and allowing them to catch the other teams with their speed. Also, don't forget that in the games against Chicago and Nashville the Flames were still considering themselves as an underdog... They came to make an upset, and not to play their own game.
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Good point.
Like that three of the worst five on that list came in October, that's telling.