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Originally Posted by The Cobra
I'm still stuck on the point that the advanced stats suggested he should have given up about 3.5 goals, based on an average goalie.
They would say he cost them a point.
Now it's one game, the fact remains, Marky has been quite poor this year, at least by his standards.
All in all, I'd say he's been an average goalie this year. Which is not good enough.
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I admit I don't know exactly how they come up with that 3.5 number but the goals that were scored and the other saves Markstrom made makes me think that number is a bit low. The eye test showed he played well and was the better goalie in the game. The overall defensive play of the Flames, the beautiful Kadri assist on the Rangers breakaway goal, the Backlund disconnect on the tying goal, the circus of the Flames skaters in OT.......if anyone cost the Flames a point it certainly wasn't their goalie.