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Originally Posted by Bingo
Kings and Hurricanes have always been odd ducks when it comes to underlying stats ... and honestly it happens every year. The Flames made the playoffs with Hartley despite having terrible numbers and every season there's a team with good numbers that don't make it.
The overall trends are pretty tight though.
Only one team (LA) from the 7 teams already out are in the league's top 17 in xGF%. So clearly it's not hocus pocus. You get out played you generally don't do all that well.
Inversely, four of the teams out are in the bottom 7 for this stat ... joined by Winnipeg, the Blackhawks and Rangers. The latter two known well for being weak defensively.
The Jets are a poor five on five hockey team.
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Just a hint: whenever anyone makes an argument that includes a number like "top 17", it's obvious they're cherrypicking the numbers to some extent.