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Originally Posted by Bingo
Not surprising ...
- Team plays with more pace and is pretty solid defensively.
- They generate more shot volume than opponents
- They don't dominate when it comes to scoring chance splits
- Markstrom bounce back
Surprising ...
- Team finishing despite not getting lion's share of chances
- Defense much better at transitioning the puck than I expected
- Depth on the blueline looks deeper than anyone thought
Honestly happy as hell, and when they are playing tight gaps they dominate against teams as the opposition can't get up the ice.
But do feel a correction is likely in order towards the 93-35 point team that they should be.
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Their chance splits might not look dominant overall right now, but broken down they're really dominant. It's when they're up by 2+ and the opposing team is chasing that their numbers get pulled down a ton.
5v5 score & venue adjusted:
CF%: 57.85% (2nd)
FF%: 55.68% (6th)
SF%: 57.79% (3rd)
SCF%: 60.77% (1st)
HDCF%: 51.67% (13th)
xGF%: 53.69% (9th)
5v5 score & venue adjusted when the score is within 1:
CF%: 62.45% (1st)
FF%: 61.57% (1st)
SF%: 64.71% (1st)
SCF%: 70.46% (1st)
HDCF%: 59.72% (4th)
xGF%: 62.72% (2nd)
They're also allowing next to nothing defensively. Their PK is hilariously good right now.