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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I would say that Bishop had a dominant game, but overall the Stars did look more well-positioned and defensively sharp, tighter and faster through the neutral zone, and with their own share of dangerous shots nearly trickling through only to be foiled by posts. I wouldn't say the Flames skaters clearly deserved to win or lose last night. The Stars also sat on a lead for much of the game which tends to affect these stats.
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Score effects certainly play a role, but they don't change what I said ... the eye test matched the stats. The Flames controlled the last 35 minutes of the game.
And the Stars had 7 scoring chances the whole night in all situations, four of them five on five. So "nearly trickling through only to be foiled by posts" are included in the 7 and 4.
If you give up four five on five scoring chances on a night you win a huge majority of the time.
Score adjusted the Flames were 58.5% of shot attempts and 67% of the scoring chances.
The Flames played well.