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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
Both teams were really good in the regular season.
Florida 3rd GF%, 5th expected GF%
Edmonton 5th GF% 1st expected GF%
Florida definitely holds the edge here come playoffs:
Panthers 1st and 1st in GF% and expected
Oilers 6th and 9th.
In the Oilers defence their playoff opponents were substantially better in these metrics during the regular season:
Kings 10th GF% 4th Expected GF%
Canucks 2nd GF% 8th Expected GF%
Dallas 6th GF% 3rd Expected GF%
vs
Tampa 25th GF% 21st Expected GF%
Boston 4th GF% Expected 18th GF%
New York 16th GF% Expected 22nd GF%
Still believe Skinner is the decider as I have since the Oilers acquired Ekholm. I believe the skating roster can hang with anyone since then. Skinner plays average to above average and the Oilers have a good shot to take home the ultimate prize. If he has a couple of stinkers like the LA and Van series, Florida will be too much to overcome.
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xGF is a mightily flawed stat, particularly as sample sizes diminish
Game 6 was, what, Dallas 2.7 to Edm 0.56?