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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Problem is the answer is somewhere in the middle.
Much like the Flames the Panthers were better than their 17th OV regular season record would suggest, because they were cratered by bad PDO in the regular season. But now probably a bit fortunate that their PDO has shifted to the other side of the equilibrium.
The parallels between the Panthers and Flames regular seasons is actually kind of funny.
Points:
Flames: 93 points - 16th
Panthers: 92 points - 17th
GF%:
Flames: 51.1% - 17th
Panthers: 51.4% - 16th
xGF%:
Flames: 55.1% - 3rd
Panthers: 53.5% - 8th
HDCF%:
Flames: 53.5% - 10th
Panthers: 54.4% - 4th
Shooting %:
Flames: 8.75% - 32nd
Panthers: 9.53% - 22nd
Save %:
Flames: .899 - 24th
Panthers: .896 - 19th
PDO:
Flames: .977 - 31st
Panthers: .991 - 25th
Both fan bases were pretty sick of their coaches, as fans thought Maurice was a big issue with the team in the regular season...
But now Florida snuck in with 92 points, had their PDO jump to 1.026 (2nd behind only Vegas) and are in the finals.
It's why lots of people still thought the Flames could do damage if they snuck in too...the underlying numbers support that they were better than their record indicated.
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Main difference? Florida played their rookie goalie when their starter played like ass.
Sutter kept on playing our ass starter.....