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SuperMatt18 · 11-19-2024, 11:48 AM

It's interesting because the Oilers issue right now is very much "the percentages" but as we saw with the 22-23 Flames...that doesn't always sort itself out in season.

All Situations:

xGF: 54.8% - 3rd
Shooting %: 7.94% - 32nd
Save Percentage: .875 - 31st

So they are getting PDO'd to hell right now but there are two potential reasons for that.

Goaltending: Their goalies aren't very good and they are doing that 22-23 Flames thing where they don't give up much volume, or even a high volume of high danger chances, but the chances they do give up are just complete defensive breakdowns, which makes the goalies look even worse.

Shooting:

Draisaitl is shooting at an absord clip (26.53%) and McDavid isn't that fair below his career average (12.28%), combined those two have 20 goals on 106 shots (18.9%) so it's not like they are shooting below expected.

But the rest of that forward group is struggling:

Podkolzin: 26 shots, 0 goals
RNH: 38 shots, 1 goal
Arvidsson: 38 shots, 2 goals
Skinner: 53 shots, 3 goals
Hyman: 49 shots, 3 goals
Henrique: 30 shots, 2 goals

But for those guys outside of Podkolzin they are all 31 or older - and that's on the tail end of the shooting percentage decline you generally see in the NHL.

Now they are still far below that too (a combined 4.7% shooting percentage is abysmal under any circumstances) but who knows how much upside their is with those aging veterans.

11-19-2024, 11:48 AM	#7841
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	It's interesting because the Oilers issue right now is very much "the percentages" but as we saw with the 22-23 Flames...that doesn't always sort itself out in season. All Situations: xGF: 54.8% - 3rd Shooting %: 7.94% - 32nd Save Percentage: .875 - 31st So they are getting PDO'd to hell right now but there are two potential reasons for that. Goaltending: Their goalies aren't very good and they are doing that 22-23 Flames thing where they don't give up much volume, or even a high volume of high danger chances, but the chances they do give up are just complete defensive breakdowns, which makes the goalies look even worse. Shooting: Draisaitl is shooting at an absord clip (26.53%) and McDavid isn't that fair below his career average (12.28%), combined those two have 20 goals on 106 shots (18.9%) so it's not like they are shooting below expected. But the rest of that forward group is struggling: Podkolzin: 26 shots, 0 goals RNH: 38 shots, 1 goal Arvidsson: 38 shots, 2 goals Skinner: 53 shots, 3 goals Hyman: 49 shots, 3 goals Henrique: 30 shots, 2 goals But for those guys outside of Podkolzin they are all 31 or older - and that's on the tail end of the shooting percentage decline you generally see in the NHL. Now they are still far below that too (a combined 4.7% shooting percentage is abysmal under any circumstances) but who knows how much upside their is with those aging veterans.