BoltzManConstant
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Here's a fun stat from 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning Situational | Hockey-Reference.com : Our record this year when our opponent scored first is 22-12-1. That's just nuts.
So we're averaging 1.29 standings points per game -- in just the games where we spotted the other guys a one-goal lead. Performing at that rate for a full season would still have us #3 in the standings; only Boston and Calgary (both have 107 points in 81 games) are performing at a better rate in all games this season.
And even when trailing after the first period, we're still comfortably over .500 -- 14-10-0.
Now of course when we're trailing after 2, we're only 9-12-0 -- but that's still a crazy stat. Take for example Boston and Calgary -- they're 3-17-2 and 8-21-3 when trailing after 2 respectively; those are much more "normal" numbers for good teams. Last year's President's Trophy winner (Nashville) was 5-15-5 when trailing after 2.
So if you've been sitting there thinking "wow, this regular season has been a blast", it really really has been, and this is a big part of the reason why. We've won 75% of our games overall, and 63% of our games even when we concede the first goal. And heck, even when we go into the third period trailing, we're still winning 43% of the time. In other words, the Lightning have made it very worth our while to stay tuned in every game.
So we're averaging 1.29 standings points per game -- in just the games where we spotted the other guys a one-goal lead. Performing at that rate for a full season would still have us #3 in the standings; only Boston and Calgary (both have 107 points in 81 games) are performing at a better rate in all games this season.
And even when trailing after the first period, we're still comfortably over .500 -- 14-10-0.
Now of course when we're trailing after 2, we're only 9-12-0 -- but that's still a crazy stat. Take for example Boston and Calgary -- they're 3-17-2 and 8-21-3 when trailing after 2 respectively; those are much more "normal" numbers for good teams. Last year's President's Trophy winner (Nashville) was 5-15-5 when trailing after 2.
So if you've been sitting there thinking "wow, this regular season has been a blast", it really really has been, and this is a big part of the reason why. We've won 75% of our games overall, and 63% of our games even when we concede the first goal. And heck, even when we go into the third period trailing, we're still winning 43% of the time. In other words, the Lightning have made it very worth our while to stay tuned in every game.