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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Not big into advanced stats, so do the numbers suggest that this team just funnels a ton of low percentage shots on net?
If that's the case, that matches the eye test as well. This team is an opposition goaltender's dream. If I'm playing the Flames, I'm salivating at the chance to boost my sv%. Heck, too bad Markstrom can't play against the Flames, a couple 40 save shutouts would certainly push his .897 sv% into respectability.
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There is lots of good news and bad news in the summaries.
For most of the season they've been a team that sits at top 10 levels in what they give up. Early they didn't have the goaltending to get rewarded.
All season they've been a team that doesn't generate enough by way of high danger and scoring chances.
But ... they have a high enough shot volume to get their xGF% to the top ten level as well.
St. Louis game was the same. Out shoot the opposition greatly, but come up short on the high danger splits and lose the game.
Last year Sutter had them as a 3rd overall scoring chance team (31.17/60) and a 11th overall high danger team (11.84/60).
This year they are 21st in scoring chances (27.66/60) and 22nd in high danger (10.84/60)
So down about 10-12% ...
To me it's a change in the roster away from transition creating less zone time, and less chance around home plate.