[Paul Pidutti] “THINGS WILL TIGHTEN UP IN THE PLAYOFFS” is a longtime hockey cliché. An interesting #NHLPlayoffs trend has emerged the last 2 years. Yes, OT & small samples create some noise in the per game data, but the notion of goals drying up in the Spring is quickly facing extinction
🚨 "THINGS WILL TIGHTEN UP IN THE PLAYOFFS" is a longtime hockey cliché. An interesting #NHLPlayoffs trend has emerged the last 2 years.
Yes, OT & small samples create some noise in the per game data, but the notion of goals drying up in the Spring is quickly facing extinction🪦 pic.twitter.com/ckB6C0Hp7E
— Paul Pidutti (@AdjustedHockey) May 18, 2023
by seeldoger47
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From the eye test, I feel that while scoring may be up, the types of goals scored are more on the ugly side compared to the regular season. KISS principal in effect for playoff scoring, which is why “style points” teams like Edmonton and TO are on the sidelines. Hopefully KA and DG are watching and thinking about that.