[SuperMatt18]

Stats for all strengths within 1 goal or tied.

October

Mike Smith
Home - .866
Road - .915

David Rittich
Home - 0 GP
Road - .935

November
Mike Smith
Home - .860
Road - .912

David Rittich
Home - .857
Road - .952

December
Mike Smith
Home - .893
Road - .958

David Rittich
Home - .892
Road - .944

January
Mike Smith
Home - .900
Road - .849

David Rittich
Home - .913
Road - .951

February
Mike Smith
Home - .911
Road - .930

David Rittich
Home - .667 (1GP)
Road - .927

2018/2019 Total
Mike Smith
Home - GP 19, .878
Road - GP:15, .912

David Rittich
Home - GP: 15, .885
Road - GP: 21, .940

So first thing that stands out is that this organization really needs to figure out why our goalies have struggled on home ice. While Rittich has been amazing on the road and much better than Smith in that breakdown, he's been just as leaky on home ice.

And it's an ongoing problem now for this team. We are going on two seasons of this now since it was the same story for these goalies last year.

2017/2018 Total
Mike Smith
Home - GP: 34, .902
Road - GP: 21, .932

David Rittich
Home - GP: 6, .870
Road - GP: 15, .920

Also probably why we tend to see more of Mike Smith of home ice. Rittich just hasn't been good in this building in his two seasons here, and they may be protecting him from the fan base that is starting to be a little impatient when it comes to our goaltending.

I do think this is something our management team needs to figure out and look into why they may be struggling on home ice. Does the team play a less structured style on home ice? Is it all mental from our goalies? Is there something with tracking the puck against the red back drop of the C of Red?