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Originally Posted by edslunch
So xGF and xGA shouldn't be compared to GF and GA?
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I think it forms the basis of what the average NHL skater would do with a shot in that vicinity arriving under a specific circumstance.
But doesn't allow for the quality of the shooter, or the position of the goaltender.
Over a big enough sample size it evens out.
Smaller sample sizes would need to be viewed through that lens.