It’s clear that the Avalanche have outplayed the Flames, but how they’re doing it is truly impressive. AndrewBerkshire breaks down the numbers:
Surprisingly, the Avalanche haven’t excelled at stopping the Flames from entering their zone with control — their denial rate at the blue line is just 40 per cent, which is four and a half per cent lower than in the regular season. It’s just that once the zone is gained, the Avs aren’t giving the Flames any space at all, improving from allowing the fifth-widest gap among all regular season teams to the third-tightest gap of all playoff teams.
On top of shutting down all the most impactful ways the Flames create shot quality, the Avalanche have counterattacked by beating them at their own game. Every three minutes of 5-on-5 hockey the Avs are getting a scoring chance off a clean zone entry, and their rush chances are nearly double their season average.
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