TheBigKahuna
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Lemieux, Ageless Wonder, and.....?
Lemieux, Ageless Wonder, and.....?
Lemieux, Crosby, and Palffy
So...1-1-3 for 5 points in 5 games all right on this rocky road trip. But that is one ugly golf scorecard masking four road losses. At least being a tough out is strategically working so far.
Assume they gave them the night and day in Vegas, but onward to cold, cold Buffalo. Two there and the road trip was some kind of incredible success. Imagine that. It could happen.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Bonus question: Who shot for the Canes? I have no clue. I'll never forget the Pens shooters though.
Here's a way to look at it...
Since the new OT and shootout rules and point allocation system were put in place, the average team generates 1.12 points in the standings per game. In other words, "the new .500" in the NHL is when your team earns 1.12 points per game and is on pace for a 92-point season.
Over the last few seasons, the minimum number of points for making the playoffs has ranged from 91 to 97 points, or anywhere from 1.11 to 1.18 points per game.
If the Canes win in Buffalo and come home from this trip with 7 points in 6 games, that works out to 1.17 points per game, slightly above "the new .500" and on the higher end of "make the playoffs" pace. From a purely statistical standpoint, that would it a successful road trip. No, it wouldn't make up for some of the ugliness we saw from the team, but it would be far from the disaster that some have already declared this trip to be.
It would mean that we were at 33 points after 31 games, a 1.06 point-per-game pace that would not get us into the playoffs if it continued for the entire season.
Now, let's go get those two points.
EDIT: I'll also add that after Buffalo, we will have played 18 road games versus only 13 road games. We are playing at a playoff-making pace at home, so that could work in our favor.
So...1-1-3 for 5 points in 5 games all right on this rocky road trip.
1-2-2 so far. 4 points. OTL to Sharks and Kings. Loss to Canucks and Ducks. Win at VGK. Win against Sabres would put us at 1.00 pt / gm on the trip.
1-2-2 so far. 4 points. OTL to Sharks and Kings. Loss to Canucks and Ducks. Win at VGK. Win against Sabres would put us at 1.00 pt / gm on the trip.
No clue who the other 2 were, but I'm fairly certain that Ray Whitney was the only shooter on either team that scored on his shootout opportunity.
From the NHL website:
Lemieux - Save
Stillman - Goal
Palffy - Miss
Cullen - Save
Crosby - Save
Canes win shootout 1-0
https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-car/2005/10/07/2005020021#game=2005020021,game_state=final
From the NHL website:
Lemieux - Save
Stillman - Goal
Palffy - Miss
Cullen - Save
Crosby - Save
Canes win shootout 1-0
https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-car/2005/10/07/2005020021#game=2005020021,game_state=final