So I re-watched the game, keeping an eye on scoring chances. If the fancy stats say that the Jets had more high danger chances, then the fancy stats are flawed, or at least had an off night.
The Jets had 3 really good chances. The second goal was beautiful, and the windmill is a goal most nights. They also had a really good chance early in the game and Markstrom made a great pad save. Beyond that, dangerous chances were hard to find - a couple good shots that Markstrom didn't have any trouble with. Even the first goal wasn't very dangerous - a wrist shot from the point that Markstrom had a clear view of, and would have had no trouble with, but unfortunately it hit Mackey and changed direction.
Conversely, in the 3rd period alone, the Flames had a 2 on 0 where Mangiapane got a very dangerous shot off, two 2 on 1s where they got good looks, a 3 on 1 that was every bit as dangerous as the windmill, but hit the inside of the post, a rebound on the PP that rolled past the post, and a couple other rebounds where they had clear looks from the slot. Those chances alone were more than what the Jets had for the evening.
Note: I am not trying to take anything away from Markstrom here - he stopped everything he could, and one of the 2 that he had no chance on. And the windmill save was a momentum builder that was one of the key reasons they won. But the Flames had more dangerous looks than the Jets, and it wasn't all that close.
Also, I know this contradicts my prior post a bit, but that's what re-watching showed me.
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