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How the Red Wings became the NHL's hottest team — and why it might not last - TheHockeyNews
How the Red Wings became the NHL’s hottest team — and why it might not last
Some excerpts:
"Over the past four weeks, the goaltending duo of Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Bernier has been impeccable, hands down the best one-two punch in the league. Numbers alone tell the story, too. While there may be a few regrettable goals that have slipped by here or there, Bernier, who kicked off the hot streak in Detroit with 28 stops on 30 shots against Dallas, has managed a .933 save percentage over four games across the past month or so. Howard especially, though, has been lights out. In seven starts during this run, Howard is sporting six wins and has bettered Bernier with a .936 SP. And combined, the duo has stopped all but 26 of the nearly 400 shots they’ve faced since the late-October defeat of the Stars, good for a .942 SP."
"Over the past four weeks, the goaltending duo of Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Bernier has been impeccable, hands down the best one-two punch in the league. Numbers alone tell the story, too. While there may be a few regrettable goals that have slipped by here or there, Bernier, who kicked off the hot streak in Detroit with 28 stops on 30 shots against Dallas, has managed a .933 save percentage over four games across the past month or so. Howard especially, though, has been lights out. In seven starts during this run, Howard is sporting six wins and has bettered Bernier with a .936 SP. And combined, the duo has stopped all but 26 of the nearly 400 shots they’ve faced since the late-October defeat of the Stars, good for a .942 SP.
To put the strength of the Red Wings’ goaltending in recent weeks into context, consider that the only clubs with better 5-on-5 SPs than Detroit since Oct. 28 are Columbus and the Toronto Maple Leafs. And at all strengths, the Red Wings leap ahead of the Blue Jackets and into second behind the Maple Leafs. That’s helped along by sound netminding on the penalty kill, in particular, as Howard and Bernier have combined for an .895 SP on the PK since Oct. 28. That’s the seventh-best mark in the league over that span.
There are other reasons for Detroit’s success, of course. The depth of scoring has been somewhat impressive from a team that appeared to have very little heading into the campaign Led by Dylan Larkin..."
"It’s not just the way Detroit is getting to the results that’s concerning, though. It’s also the foundation on which this streak has been built, one that appears flimsier than a five-dollar tent. Across their past 11 games, the Red Wings rank fifth-last in the NHL in Corsi percentage (46.4), fourth-last in shots for percentage (45.1), second-last in scoring chances percentage (45) and dead-last in high-danger chances percentage (39.6) at five-a-side. The Red Wings’ success hasn’t been predicated on overwhelming teams. Rather, it’s been the result of the aforementioned otherworldly goaltending and a team-wide shooting percentage of nine percent at 5-on-5, which is the 11th-best rate in the league since Oct. 28.
The truth about the Red Wings is that they’re likely not quite as bad as the team we saw to begin the season, nor are they quite as good as the team that has skated away from nine of its past 11 outings victorious."
How the Red Wings became the NHL’s hottest team — and why it might not last
Some excerpts:
"Over the past four weeks, the goaltending duo of Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Bernier has been impeccable, hands down the best one-two punch in the league. Numbers alone tell the story, too. While there may be a few regrettable goals that have slipped by here or there, Bernier, who kicked off the hot streak in Detroit with 28 stops on 30 shots against Dallas, has managed a .933 save percentage over four games across the past month or so. Howard especially, though, has been lights out. In seven starts during this run, Howard is sporting six wins and has bettered Bernier with a .936 SP. And combined, the duo has stopped all but 26 of the nearly 400 shots they’ve faced since the late-October defeat of the Stars, good for a .942 SP."
"Over the past four weeks, the goaltending duo of Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Bernier has been impeccable, hands down the best one-two punch in the league. Numbers alone tell the story, too. While there may be a few regrettable goals that have slipped by here or there, Bernier, who kicked off the hot streak in Detroit with 28 stops on 30 shots against Dallas, has managed a .933 save percentage over four games across the past month or so. Howard especially, though, has been lights out. In seven starts during this run, Howard is sporting six wins and has bettered Bernier with a .936 SP. And combined, the duo has stopped all but 26 of the nearly 400 shots they’ve faced since the late-October defeat of the Stars, good for a .942 SP.
To put the strength of the Red Wings’ goaltending in recent weeks into context, consider that the only clubs with better 5-on-5 SPs than Detroit since Oct. 28 are Columbus and the Toronto Maple Leafs. And at all strengths, the Red Wings leap ahead of the Blue Jackets and into second behind the Maple Leafs. That’s helped along by sound netminding on the penalty kill, in particular, as Howard and Bernier have combined for an .895 SP on the PK since Oct. 28. That’s the seventh-best mark in the league over that span.
There are other reasons for Detroit’s success, of course. The depth of scoring has been somewhat impressive from a team that appeared to have very little heading into the campaign Led by Dylan Larkin..."
"It’s not just the way Detroit is getting to the results that’s concerning, though. It’s also the foundation on which this streak has been built, one that appears flimsier than a five-dollar tent. Across their past 11 games, the Red Wings rank fifth-last in the NHL in Corsi percentage (46.4), fourth-last in shots for percentage (45.1), second-last in scoring chances percentage (45) and dead-last in high-danger chances percentage (39.6) at five-a-side. The Red Wings’ success hasn’t been predicated on overwhelming teams. Rather, it’s been the result of the aforementioned otherworldly goaltending and a team-wide shooting percentage of nine percent at 5-on-5, which is the 11th-best rate in the league since Oct. 28.
The truth about the Red Wings is that they’re likely not quite as bad as the team we saw to begin the season, nor are they quite as good as the team that has skated away from nine of its past 11 outings victorious."
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