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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
It would?
We're 2-0 with Vladar in net
Maybe an average goalie loses the Penguins game. Or maybe they win it 4-3. Can't say. But maybe an average goalie wins the Nashville, Anaheim, Ducks games.
Flames dropped 11 goals on the rangers, no shutout needed.
Flames dropped 4 goals on the flyers, no shutout needed.
Red wings game was a Detroit team totally outclassed by Calgary.
A slightly different version of Flames team was 2nd in the NHL with 107 points a couple years ago with Smith lettinf in Beachballs half the year and David Rittich.
Enjoy the Markstrom shutouts. But don't pretend he is the primary reason for the Flames record.
QS are not a wierd stat. You can find me posting about them pretty deep into history.
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I don't think we can actually say things like the bolded with any confidence. It's easy to look back and say "hey, we scored x amount so we could have let in x amount of goals and been fine" but what actually happens is that those goals change the composition, flow, and pressures within the game.
Shutouts play a part in blowouts, too. Great goaltender performances make a big difference overall, I think.
I don't think they beat NY 6-2 if a different goalie is in net and the first two goals are from NY.