Something doesn't smell right to me here. In spite of the flames scoring at a lower rate than league average, our forwards and defensemen have substantially more points than they're 'supposed to' according to this analysis.
Expected F point totals: 342 Flames actual F point totals: 385 11.3% increase over avg
Only the 3rd line didn't outproduce the expected (they came within 4 points).
Expected D point totals: 113 Flames actual D point totals: 132 16.8% increase over avg
Again only the 3rd pairing didn't exceed the expected.
Meanwhile the league GPG rate is 2.95 while the flames are at 2.76 (6.88% decrease)
Something is not adding up and it kind of invalidates the numbers imo. Or, it makes them less useful in actually analyzing the holes in our roster.
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