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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
I’ll say again
8th seed teams are still at least ~.560 ish hockey clubs who score more than they allow, and win more than they lose
It’s not like there are any easy outs
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But the stats you cite include games vs non-playoff teams. Besides, points % of any one team in a vacuum means very little in the 3-point era.
8th seeds typically have losing records, sometimes garishly losing records, against playoff-calibre teams.
These cinderella runs boil down to hot goalies, and other luck-based factors. Very seldom is an 8th seed some kind of sleeping giant that suddenly finds its greatness out of thin air. The 2012 Kings were an exception.