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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
And do they factor in possession stats?
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Possession stats do not translate to wins.
ALL teams have better possession stats when they are trailing a game rather than when they are ahead in the game.
That is a fact
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A team that is ahead in the game has a much higher probability of winning that game than the team that is trailing and padding their possession stats.
It is intuitive as well.... If playing with a 1 or 2 goal lead a team is far more comfortable dumping it into a corner rather than taking a low quality attempted SOG. When trailing just shoot it on goal and hope for the best.