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Originally Posted by New Era
Smith posted a 2.31 GAA in October (11 games) and a .184 GAA in January (9 games). 20 games he was great. Other than that he put up 2.78, 2.62. 3.57, and a 3.43 GAA. Outside of those 20 games, that was a 3.10 GAA. That's equivalent to 44th in the league. He sucked outside those 20 games.
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He took his save percentage down almost ten points after the injury. Beyond that you can parse almost any goaltender's stats that way in a league ... doesn't change the end of season save percentage.
He was much better than .916, but finished at .916 which is all that matters.