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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
Maybe, but they did that a lot in 2017 and got results.
You're a stats guy.
The stats had the Flames second best in the NHL last season on the PP in generating High Danger Chances. Oilers 15th.
Stats were wrong there or not?
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That's honestly been the biggest debate I've been embroiled in over the past 6 months.
I do think the Oilers had their share of misfortune last year. I also think some of the systems deployed created shots that weren't as dangerous as others from the same area.
One thing I'd look at though is out right counts instead of % for powerplay data. All powerplays out chance the opposition, so I think counts out of 60 pp minutes mean more.
The Flames had the 2nd highest high danger shot attempt per 60 minutes of powerplay time. The Oilers 15th.
The Flames had the 7th highest scoring chance per 60 minutes of PP time, the Oilers 9th.
Where the Oilers stand out is high danger shooting percentage ... last place at 11.85%, the Flames not much better at 13.3%. The league average is 16.5%.
The "maybe they shot too much from bad areas" look ... Edmonton was 10th, Calgary 11th at low danger attempts per 60 minutes. A bad shot likely hurts you as you turn the puck over.