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					Originally Posted by direwolf  Once again our lack of finish and terrible PP comes back to bite us in the arse.  So predictable.
 It's a damn shame, because it's been all Flames so far.
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					Originally Posted by Beninho  And that's hockey for you, Wild are not a good team. They are opportunistic. Smith has not been good when he's not busy. Weird | 
	
 
These points demonstrate why 5 on 5 possession stats are the most overused and over-rated stats in the game today.  First of all, dominating 5 on 5 does not necessarily mean goals.  Power plays are more important than ever.  And a good PP is all about key goals.  If the Flames score on the PP, this is a totally different game.  But killing two PPs gave the Wild life and eventually a break that could be back-breaking for the Flames.
Second, dominating 5 on 5 an getting a lot of shots is usually just what goalies love.  And standing around getting no shots is the worst thing for a goalie.  That is why when one team gets a crazy number of shots, they lose more often than not.  And why possession stats have so many outlier games.
If the Flames had a PP, they would be leading this game.  Dominating 5 on 5 has accomplished nothing except get Dubnyk's juju flowing.