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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Maybe so. Or at least it is not necessarily a good way to distinguish the best teams from the worst. I tend to think that goal-differential is the best way to distinguish teams from one another, although this is also not without its own detractors. For example, Chicago has a +14 goal differential on the Flames, but the same number of ROW. They also outscored their opponents 15–2 in the first two games of the season. So, while there can be positive outliers in goal-differential, it seems just as feasible at the 30-game mark for there to be negative outliers as well.
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Just like Calgary's differential is a little skewed because of the Detroit and Ottawa games. That's 12 goals right there, in two games.