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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
How has Dallas dictated the flow of the game?
Flames have 58.6% Corsi (435-307).
Flames have 56.8% Shots (220-167)
Flames have 56.6% High Danger Shots (83-61)
Flames have 56.2% expected goals for (22-17)
Those are all second in the playoffs only to Colorado, the Flames have dominated I pretty much every way outside of shooting percentage.
Flames have shot 5.45% which is last of all playoff teams.
The only thing Dallas has dictated is Oettinger playing great while also having a bunch of luck this series.
Last night Dallas did dictate play for the first time in the series, but that’s to be expected when you are facing elimination. That’s a tough team that wasn’t going to roll over.
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Thanks for the stats and I agree that the Flames have outplayed the Stars with the exception of last night. What I really hate though is putting poor shooting percentage down to bad luck or being "goalie'd". Several Flames including Gaudreau, Toffoli, Jarnkrok, Tkachuk and Stone had half a net to shoot at and a sure goal if they do anything other than hot Oettinger. Too close in for him to react.
It's like running the table in a game if 8-ball and screwing up the final shot over and over. That's not bad luck. It's tensing up and choking when time comes to finish off your opponent. The Leafs are the exact same story. Get through this first round and it should become a different story but feeling too much pressure so far.