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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
The Hurricanes' penalty kill is "so effective" because their team save percentage while shorthanded is .939. That's ridiculous and it's an early season outlier that won't last - median shorthanded sv% is .886. It's not even a reflection of goaltending quality; they're 24th in the league at even strength with a .901 sv%. The Canes also allow shots against at a league average rate, 17th overall. It's a mediocre power play that's gotten the bounces so far.
Just another example of hockey writers searching for an explanation to a statistical anomaly.
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Ugh, advanced stats need to die in a fire. Isn't it also possible that the high shorthanded sv% is a product of the system, in that they only let the team on the PP have low percentage, perimeter shots?