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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Expected goals, like plus/minus and many others, is a team stat. It is a function of all the players he is on the ice with, along with who they are matched up against. It tells us absolutely nothing with respect to how well a player plays.
And then there is the tiny sample size of a single game. One or two plays that either work out or don't end up with a scoring chance, will dictate what this number is (good or bad) for the game.
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Certainly need more sample size to derive who the culprit is, but early returns might suggest Andersson / Soloyvov as a pair isn't a match.
Or it could mean he's not a guy you want in the top four.
But 26% and 28% isn't a good start regardless of sample size.