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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
The analytics of the team are apparently very high and suggest a much better team thab the record indicates. The outlier stats are in goal.
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Not just in goal. Sure, Carolina's 28th in the league in even strength save percentage with a .911. But they're also below average in shooting percentage at even strength. Surprisingly, their goaltending on the PK is much better - not great, but it's 15th. If they had 15th place goaltending and finishing at evens, they'd be comfortably in a playoff spot right now.
As for the analytics, I assume you mean possession stats... They're 6th in the NHL in basic corsi percentage, but at this time of the year you have enough data to switch over to using fenwick close (the most predictive measure when you have enough of a sample to have signal outstrip noise). They're only 18th in the league at that. So it's a mixed bag, and it suggests that they're getting a larger proportion of shot attempts from the perimeter and point that are getting blocked.