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Old 12-29-2024, 11:25 PM   #36
Jay Random
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18 View Post
Powerplay cost them the game tonight.

You have to score when you have an almost full 2 minute 5-3 and 4 minute powerplay in a 0-0 game.
Fans routinely overestimate the value of a 5-on-3. Historically, teams with a full two-minute 5-on-3 score only about 50% of the time.

Anyway, a single power-play goal might have made this game more fun to watch, but it wouldn't have changed the outcome.
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