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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Again, SV% is the strongest indicator of a goaltender's individual performance. GAA is good, but influenced more heavily by team play, and wins are almost irrelevant when judging a goaltender's ability. That's basic fact.
Which goaltender played better in these two scenarios:
.950 - 2.00 GAA - Loss
.800 - 2.00 GAA - Win
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technically we don't know
the .950 might have given up the 2 goals on his first few shots and then gotten a bunch later, the other goalie allowed the same amount of goals we don't know if he would have made the next saves to get him to .950 or not
save percentage is not a good stat on small sample sizes like that