Plus with more information available these days, the definition of playing well gets a little more microscopic as well.
The Avalanche went 7-1-2 in their final ten to finish second in the NHL in that time period, only St. Louis ahead of them.
When you dig into shot metrics the Blues were playing better, but both teams are riding a goaltender.
CF% Blues 10th / Avalanche 28th
xGF% Blues 11th / Avalanche 24th
SCF% Blues 10th / Avalanche 23rd
HDCF% Blues 11th / Avalanche 18th
Shooting percentage Blues 5th / Avalanche 13th
Save percentage Blues 13th / Avalanche 7th
PDO Blues 5th / Avalanche 6th
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