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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Overall they have been pretty good going back to the 4-3 loss to Dallas; the game after they looked hopeless in the Heritage Classic.
In the 13 games since the Heritage Classic they've been pretty good:
Record: 7-4-2
Points %: .615 (T-9th)
GF: 45 (10th)
GA: 39 (T-11th)
S%: 10.6% (15th)
SV%: .900 (10th)
5V5 GF: 33 (T-3rd)
5v5 GA: 25 (T-13th)
5v5 CF%: 52.4% (10th)
5v5 HDCF%: 51.2% (13th)
5v5 xGF%: 51.4 (15th)
PP GF: 3 (30th)
PP GF/60: 2.8 (29TH)
PP GA: 3 (T-27th)
SH GA: 9 (t-17th)
SH GA/60: 9.22 (23rd)
So they've been top 10 in most metrics over this stretch...except their special teams have been terrible. Both the PP and PK are in the bottom 3rd of the league when it comes to how they are performing.
If they could have figured that out they probably could have went on an even better run here... but -9 on special teams over a 13 game stretch hurts a lot. Especially your powerplay being even during that time, can't give up the same amount of goals as you score on the PP.
They seem to understand how they need to play at 5v5 now... time to figure out special teams. And hopefully special teams will improve with some actual time to practice it with less time spent on the road now.
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8 road games, 4 home games
changed time zones 8 times
average winning percentage of opponents: .568
with a better PP, this is definitely a playoff team