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Originally Posted by blankall
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.
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Markstrom's numbers were pretty par for the course except for high danger chances. And the Flames gave a ton of high danger chances to their top players. Markstrom could have made more big saves. But the Flames never allowed that many against other teams. They needed tighten up team D and they did the opposite. The top line tried to run and gun.