"Statistics don't bleed" is a saying used to describe the failings of statistics-obsession in the human sciences. You can't model something as complex as human behavior or, in this case, a hockey game. Statistics don't bleed, but the Flames do and that's why they win. Sacrifice, team-work, opportunism, confidence etc. Where do these things fit in the model? And if they don't fit, then you are assuming they have no impact on winning or losing a hockey game. Which is, of course, ridiculous.
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