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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
10 goals in 3 games or a 3.33 gf isn't really a lack of scoring, they were a bit unfortunate last night. Crawford was terrific and made some real 4 and 5 bell saves. Credit to a guy that's willing to stand in there bare handed.
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Here is their record since their 7 game win streak. Also note that the the shoot out win goal does not count.
Sat, December 14 Carolina Hurricanes L 4–
0
Tue, December 17 Pittsburgh Penguins L 4–
1
Thu, December 19 Montreal Canadiens L 4–
3F/OT
Sun, December 22 @ Dallas Stars W
5–1
Mon, December 23 @ Minnesota Wild L 3–
0
Fri, December 27 @ Edmonton Oilers W
5–1
Sun, December 29 Vancouver Canucks L 5–
2
Tue, December 31 Chicago Blackhawks L 5–
3
Thu, January 2 New York Rangers W
4–3
Sun, January 5 @ Minnesota Wild W
5–4F/SO
Tue, January 7 @ Chicago Blackhawks W
2–1
In those 11 games they have only scored 29 times. Their average in that recent stretch is 2.63 goals per game. That is actually worse then their season average which is 2.7 and is ranked 23rd in the NHL.
Admittedly this is pretty arbitrary, and since the Christmas break, after those 6 games,they are in fact on that 3.33 goals per game average. Which is good. Nevertheless, its difficult to deny that over a 45 game sample size, the Flames have struggled to produce.
I think that my concern is that there is a consistency issue. It's either that the Flames play lights out and score 4 goals, or they struggle to pot 2.