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Originally Posted by Frank MetaMusil
You're right, this year's squad is quite consistent at getting blasted out of the building when they don't score first.
Any fan with a shred of statistical chops can simply look at the Flames winning % when trailing after the first period and conclude they have zero push back.
Totally consistent.
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They're 16th in the league for win % when trailing after 1, 19th when trailing after 2, and 14th in win % when their opponent scores first in general.
So... better than the bottom third of the league in both scenarios. That's not as dramatic as you made it sound.
EDIT: Fun fact, all three of those numbers (win % after trailing after 1st, win % trailing after 2nd, and win % opponent scoring first) are improved over last year. So our push back level has actually increased under Gulutzan.
2014-15 was a great year for comebacks (those win percentages were all very high), but our numbers are actually a great improvement over the average of the last decade or so. Not including 14-15:
Win % opponent scores first - Best since 08-09
Win % trailing after 2 - Best since 10-11
Win % trailing after 1 - Best since 09-09