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Originally Posted by Textcritic
It's useful for helping to tell the story about a single game.
On Dec 13 Andrei Vasilevski recorded a 0.980 SP in a win against the Maple Leafs. Is that number "garbage"?
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Sure, can be. Depends on what you use it for.
It is simply a fact, identifying what percentage of shots a goalie stopped. Represented as such, it is indisputable.
You can use that number to place the game as above or below statistically average, but in terms of describing how well a goalie played, it is close to meaningless.
If 49 shots are easy and the 50th goes in, it is a busy but easy night. The number doesn’t tell you that. You know that.