Of course, just points doesn't tell a story, like you say. Boston and Calgary are in a virtual tie points wise on the top line. But Boston's top line is far better defensively, meaning they can be played head to head against other top lines without any concern at all.
You could argue, in fact, that the second line points for Calgary might be inflated a bit because they have a little extra ice time since they have to play against the opponent top line so much (though you could equally argue that this leads to worse zone starts, more defensive zone time etc).
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