Analytics wont show, as mentioned in the PGT thread, the energy boosts guys, especially like Tkachuk who is very reactionary player, and the team in general, get from a engaged crowd behind them and the how it affects their play, team play and the underlying analytics behind it.
At the game last night, and near the end of the second (after the first round of Fox you suck chants had occurred) Tkachuk was buzzing around Fox well behind the play, one later bump after Fox got rid of the puck, 5 seconds later another one, and 4 second later another “fake” hit, knowing fans eyes are on Fox. Of course Tkachuk is a bit of a dick in general, but that sequence doesn’t happen if not encouraged by the fans and that gets MT into the game and energy channels in the right direction.
Overall that game may be a lot closer in the end if it was 1-1, and the analytics for many aspects of that game wouldve looked a lot different, but with the disallowed goal and the fans at the Dome charged up even more so because it negated Fox’s antics, it tipped the vibe from that game on its head. The Flames picked it up, fed by fan energy, the Rags capitulated, and thus statistically turned everything too.
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