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Originally Posted by Jay Random
None of which would have prevented Vegas from scoring goals in the second and third periods.
‘Momentum’ is a term much abused by media people who don't understand the game but understand how to make a narrative that will excite the audience. One of the earliest exercises in analytics, done back in the early 2000s, showed pretty conclusively that it doesn't exist to the extent that it can affect the outcome of games. Score effects actually work the opposite way – the team trailing in a game is more likely to score the next goal.
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See also: “Chemistry” and “Proven Goaltending”