More shots aginst = Win

[CrossCheck24 2]

From my 2 seconds of research it seems like today was the 7th time Hasek has seen more than 30 shots this season. is 5 - 2 - 1. How is this going to play out come the wings lock down D in the playoffs?

[arnoldbuck 0]

Well then we are screwed when we play the "Calgary Lets take 7 shots, score one goal and shut-er-down Flames"

But I do like to see Dom being able to handle the work load.

[Kp-Wings 3]

He probably does. When he only sees about 15 or so shots a game, he tends to become "bored" in net, and that's when the craziness begins. His wandering has almost (and actually has) cost games we probably should have won (Hint: Last Feburary game against Edmonton). He seems to play much better when he's focused on stopping a lot of shots rather than doing nothing.

[BlueMonk 102]

What I'd love to see a study of, but don't have the resources to do myself, is the correlation between shots on goal against and scoring chances against. Because it seems like teams that allow very few shots on goal allow a disproportionately high number of good scoring chances against. Which penalizes goalies, at least in terms of save percentage, for facing very few shots.

My guess is that the fewer SOGA that a team allows, the higher the percentage of those shots that are good scoring chances. But I can't prove this. I wish someone would.

[CrossCheck24 2]

What I'd love to see a study of, but don't have the resources to do myself, is the correlation between shots on goal against and scoring chances against. Because it seems like teams that allow very few shots on goal allow a disproportionately high number of good scoring chances against. Which penalizes goalies, at least in terms of save percentage, for facing very few shots.

My guess is that the fewer SOGA that a team allows, the higher the percentage of those shots that are good scoring chances. But I can't prove this. I wish someone would.

I think so too, and it would be an interesting read. But with more shots I think overall there will be more overall oppertunities, and Hasek stays more focused as another poster wrote. How do you not stay focused when you are in the playoffs? That doesn't make any sense to me.

[eva unit zero 271]

I think so too, and it would be an interesting read. But with more shots I think overall there will be more overall oppertunities, and Hasek stays more focused as another poster wrote. How do you not stay focused when you are in the playoffs? That doesn't make any sense to me.

Some goalies rely on being in a groove to succeed. Hasek and Joseph are both excellent examples of guys who play better when they get hit with a lot of rubber. It has to do with feeling disconnected from the game when you go long stretches without seeing many shots. One of Legace's biggest assets is that he can play well cold--it's what made him a great backup and a good regular season goalie for a team like Detroit.

[puckloo39 5,686]

Don't have time to research this, but my observation all season long is that the reason Dom's sv% is lower than it usually would be is because he sees so few shots. Numbers get better when the goalie gets lots of SOG and stops, which all of our opponents this season have benefitted from. Soft perimeter shots right at the goalie's chest, and ones that the goalie can see easily and stop - which we do a lot of - make numbers look better. If Dom saw 30+ per game, I don't doubt he would be among the top 2 or 3 goalies in the league in sv%, too.

Dom sees far fewer SOG than most contending team goalies, and it looks like the ones he does see are scoring chances, not easy stops. Too bad there is no way to rate the quality of the stop as opposed to quantity. But that's how it is. He's managed to win more games proportionately than either Brodeur or Luongo, either of whom will get the Vezina over Dom. The fact that he plays fewer games and see fewer SOGs makes his GAA more remarkable than ever.

Eva is correct that most goalies - Hasek and Ozzie are amongst them - do better when they are in the flow of the game and contributing, so they are not cold and have to come up big on the few chances which get through. I am not saying I want the D to let up, of course. Most of the "bad" goals on Dom and Ozzie are results of poor coverage and sometimes lack of activity, however, IMO. I am not sure how they are supposed to counteract that.

I don't doubt both of our goalies are completely focused, regardless of the situation as it evolves in front of them, however.

[Shanahan14 0]

I could believe that he gets bored when seeing less shots, half the time he looks bored. Dom loves the action so when he gets action he is having more fun, and giving his best effort. So maybe we should let the team take a quick 15 shots on goal in the 1st, just have everyone step aside, and then get the game going so he plays better? haha idk, im sure when playoffs come he'll be fine.

[puckloo39 5,686]

I could believe that he gets bored when seeing less shots, half the time he looks bored. Dom loves the action so when he gets action he is having more fun, and giving his best effort. So maybe we should let the team take a quick 15 shots on goal in the 1st, just have everyone step aside, and then get the game going so he plays better? haha idk, im sure when playoffs come he'll be fine.

I think Dom will be fine. As for the busy first period idea, Dom would love it. So long as the rest of the team doesn't stop playing in the third when they get a lead. That is more worrisome to me than Dom being bored and trying stuff to keep busy and stay in the game.

The more involved Dom is with the game, the more certain the win -- that's always been the way with him. If he's yelling and directing traffic and all over the place, he's in the zone. It's been a common theme, wherever Dom's played, that the other players love to hear him hollering and smacking the goalie stick on the ice. It's when he gets quiet that you need to worry that something's wrong with him.

If the playoff games look like the last couple of wins Dom and Ozzie have been in net for (and I suspect they will), then we're in great shape.