How many times has Dubnyk been the better goalie in a series he has played?
How many times has the opposing goalies played like one of the bests?
In Hellebuyck's 4 wins, he posted a .969 SV% with 2 SOs. Not to mention, he faced 37 shots in the first 2 GAMES.
In Allen's 4 wins, he posted a .961 SV% while allowing just 1 goal in 3 of his wins.
In Crawford's 4 wins, he posted a .947 SV% with a SO.
The only series Dubnyk really blew it was against the Stars. That's the only series where better goaltending could've probably won us a series. He could've beat the Hawks, but they've had our number for years so I wouldn't put the blame solely on his shoulders.
Dubnyk's last 2 postseason performances have been strong. The team in front of him has been noticeably weaker. Goaltending has not been a worry of mine since we acquired Dubnyk. Sure, it'd be fantastic for a goalie to get hot and steal you some games in the playoffs. It's necessary to make the Finals, but it's not going to be what brings you there.
Let's look at Dubnyk's game log:
Gm 1 vs WPG: .925 SV% - Great
Gm 2 vs WPG: .909 SV% - Not good, but not a performance to blame for a loss
Gm 3 vs WPG: .935 SV% - Great, even his .909 SV% would've won this handily
Gm 4 vs WPG: .963 SV% - Fantastic & a loss
Gm 5 vs WPG: .600 SV% - Terrible. 1 out of 5 games is on him, the very last one, which wouldn't have really mattered.
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Gm 1 vs STL: .923 SV% - Solid performance
Gm 2 vs STL: .909 SV% - Meh
Gm 3 vs STL: .933 SV% - Great game
Gm 4 vs STL: 1.000 SV% - Can't do better. Seems to be the only way he can win a game in the playoffs.
Gm 5 vs STL: .852 SV% - OTL. Would've been nice to see a solid performance in this one, but first bad game comes at the end of the series again.
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Gm 1 vs DAL: .903 SV% - Not a playoff winning performances. Could've allowed just 1 goal and we would've lost though.
Gm 2 vs DAL: .929 SV% - Only 2 GA in a loss.
Gm 3 vs DAL: .824 SV% - Somehow win this one. First time the team has "won" him the game.
Gm 4 vs DAL: .864 SV% - Another shitty game.
Gm 5 vs DAL: .902 SV% - An OT win. 2nd time the team has won him a game in 3 years and they both came in the same series.
Gm 6 vs. DAL: .792 SV% - Shitty performance to end the season.
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Gm 1 vs STL: .905 SV% - Only 2 GA to steal a game on the road. Not fantastic, but serviceable.
Gm 2 vs STL: .885 SV% - Bad game. Still went back home with home ice advantage.
Gm 3 vs STL: 1.000 SV% - Can't complain about a SO.
Gm 4 vs STL: .647 SV% - It's nice when you can have a terrible game and it doesn't end your season.
Gm 5 vs STL: .973 SV% - Fantastic answer to getting pulled.
Gm 6 vs STL: .968 SV% - Another great game to close a series.
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Gm 1 vs CHI: .886 SV% - Not a good start to a series after winning the first one vs STL.
Gm 2 vs CHI: .900 SV% - Not good, not bad. Winnable game w/ more than 1 goal support.
Gm 3 vs CHI: .955 SV% - Can't win when you can't score.
Gm 4 vs CHI: .875 SV% - Quick sweep to a bad series.
Dubnyk has played solidly in 3 out of 5 playoffs series. He was terrible in one and questionable in another.
