Deflection Statistics

Shanty

July hockey is where bridges are burned
Jan 9, 2010
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Toronto
I'm having an argument on the Leafs board about how our goaltending has performed so far this season. I maintain that Freddie has been okay. Not great, not terrible, just okay. My, for lack of a better term, opponent maintains that the defence (according to regular and advanced stats) has been above average, and Freddie terrible.

I'm wondering if anyone has ever come across goal-type statistics. I hypothesized that a shockingly high percentage of goals against the Leafs this year have been caused by tip-ins and deflections, and I'd love to find some numbers from across the league find out which of us has a point.

Cheers lads.
 

Alexander the Gr8

Registered User
May 2, 2013
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Toronto
If your team allows an unusually high number of tip-in/deflection goals, it's your defense that isn't doing its job.

If you want an example, go back to the Leafs vs Caps playoff series from last year. In the first 4 games, the Leafs scored a lot of tip-in goals because the Caps D weren't tying them up properly. As soon as the Caps D adjusted, Holtby's SV% rose again.
 

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