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(My god, uploading a screenshot is a nightmare.)
Here are what we are talking about for easier access. Let me digest what you said Festinator and get back to you after I don't murder kittens after this ordeal. And here we go ->
ESL were actually not killed in corsi near as bad as the current first line. So to say that ESL were worse defensively is actually quite obviously just the opposite. They were quite even in corsi instead of getting killed. What they did was score very much ABOVE what is expected of them on average, and couple that with being even in corsi, what more can you ask.
If someone more knowledgeable wants to break down the xGoals numbers then for sure go ahead because I'm not knowledgeable. I only know that Laine is producing double the goals that his own personal xGoals number is showing.
The current ELL line is a shutdown line and they are accomplishing their mission no questions asked. It is up to the first line to deliver, but with that corsi the whole situation is almost like a bad joke. Or a strategy.
Legend:
GP = Games Played
TOI = Time On Ice
CF = Corsi For
CA = Corsi Against
C+/- = Corsi plus-minus
CF% = Corsi For percentage
Rel CF% = Relative Corsi For percentage
GF = Goals For
GA = Goals Against
G+/- = Goals Plus-minus
GF% = Goals For percentage
Rel GF% = Relative Goals For percentage
xGF = Expected goals for
xGA = Expected goals against
xG+/- = Expected goals plus-minus
xGF% = Expected goals percentage
PENT = Penalties taken
PEND = Penalties drawn