Anyone viewing Peluso as the reason the Flames won tonight is guilty of confirmation bias. He wasn't terrible out there, but the reasons the Flames won were as follows:
A lethal power play
A red hot Mike Smith
Very strong commitment to team defense, especially eliminating second shot attempts
Team speed
Work ethic and playing hard for the entire 60 minutes
Everyone playing to their role
Peluso had by far the lowest ice time of anyone on the team. If you really think that the player with 5:16 in ice time, with no points, shots on goal, hits, PIMs, or any other measurable impact on the game was the REASON the Flames won tonight? I don't know how to have a rational conversation with you.
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