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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I think this is a bit of a bad matchup for the Flames as they can't score 5 on 5 and can't beat the Oilers in a special teams battle.
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Okay, hold on a second.
Oilers are 5th from the bottom in GAA/GP. Their PK is operating at 73%, good for 7th worst in the league, which says their goals against isn't just a product of their special teams deficiencies since it ranks higher than their overall GAA/GP rate. If we can't score against them 5 on 5, then yes, we have problems, but I suspect we will.
Also let's look at combined special teams percentages:
Oilers: PP-27.3% (8th) + PK-73.2% (25th) = 100.5%
Flames: PP-22.7% (12th) + PK-80.0% (15th) = 102.7%
Overall, we are the better team.