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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Markstrom was bad, but there is a little more to the story than that.
Yes, he was on for 7 goals for and 4 against. But the reason we have stats like xGF is because actual goals have too few occurrences. Think about the 175 ft shot that Andersson scored against Smith. Five Flames get a positive stat for that, and 5 Oilers get a negative stat. Over the course of a season, those things average out. But in 12 games, they don't.
When there are only 11 total events, any stats derived from those events are pretty much meaningless.
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Allowing guys like McDavid, Kane, Draitsaitl, and even Hyman to skate into the zone at will is going to destroy any goalie's stats. These guys are some of the very best in the world at burying pucks.
And then you've the psychological affect of the poor defence. Goaltending is very much a position of rhythm. The Oilers smashed any kind of rhythm the Flames had.