This post still ranks true 2 games later.
Overall the Flames are completely controlling play at home, but haven't been getting the finishing or goaltending they need.
They really need scoring help upfront, as they have next to no finishers on the team. Scoring help, combined with better finishing/puck luck and better goaltending, along with continuing to play the same way they have all season at the Dome will make the Flames a dominant home team.
I am not worried about this team in the slightest despite the recent skid. Darryl Sutter hockey has them playing great.
Honestly think adding a Tomas Hertl to this team alone would fix their scoring woes
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Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL
Flames have been the most dominant team on home ice (by quite a large margin, actually) this season by every metric, but only 4 wins in 9 games.
Flames' ranks 5v5 this season on home ice:
- CF%: 60.67% (1st. Boston is 2nd @ 58.46%)
- FF%: 60.67% (1st. Boston is 2nd @ 58.50%)
- SF%: 60.91% (1st. Boston is 2nd @ 59.63%)
- SCF%: 66.08% (1st. Colorado is 2nd @ 58.82%. MASSIVE difference)
- HDCF%: 65.16% (1st. New Jersey is 2nd @ 58.21%. MASSIVE difference)
- xGF%: 66.10% (1st. Boston is 2nd @ 59.12%. MASSIVE difference)
Pure dominance at the Dome this season, at least 5v5.
Have been running into incredible goaltending at the Dome all season for some reason (23.95 xGF at 5v5, but only 16 goals) while not getting the best goaltending themselves (5v5 is pretty good, but overall have allowed 21 goals on 18.3 xGA). Not horrible, but bottom half of the league (Markstrom ranks 25th among goalies who've played at least 3 games at home in GSAA/60), whereas Markstrom has been incredible on the road (2nd among goalies who've played at least 3 games on the road in GSAA/60).
If they continue playing the way they have on home ice, I have ZERO doubt that they will end up one of the best home teams in the entire NHL, and be a force to be reckoned with on home ice come the Playoffs.
Also, I will be at this game, so bringing pure positive vibes for this beautifully coached team.
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