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Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins game 7 highlights
May 13th
Here’s the game highlights of Game 7 of the second round between the Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins summarized in about 8 minutes.
Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins game 6 Highlights
May 11th
Here’s Sportsnet’s coverage of Game 6 between the Montreal Canadiens vs the Pittsburgh Penguins, played on May 10th 2010.
Another tight game, another game where the Montreal Canadiens showed that they play with heart.
Canadiens vs Penguins – Game 5 highlights 2010 playoffs
May 9th
I’m quite sad to say I missed most of this game as I was booked to play a gig. I did get to see parts of the first period and the last 5 minutes of the 3rd period. I was very happy to see Cammalleri and company score at the end…. and quietly hoped for another one.
But from all accounts it seemed to be a pretty hard fought game for the Habs.
Here was Sportsnet’s coverage of the highlights.
What some stats don’t say about a playoff run
May 8th
Sometimes I enjoy looking at statistics, like who’s winning the scoring race…. or seeing Jaroslav Halak on top of save % thus far.
I’m writing this not as a statistician or wanting to figure out formulas…. I’m writing this because when I’ve looked at certain stats as a fan, I was always struck with a first impression about the stat.
I thought I’d look at the plus/minus stat a little bit to see how teams these playoffs were shaping up and look at a few years past. Over several games the plus/minus stat can show in a general way how a team performs 5 on 5 and can also give a hint at which players are better offensively/defensively. Obviously it doesn’t give a true look at your best defensive or offensive player, because the stat itself is a bit of a balance between the goals scored while your on the ice for and against your team. So a higher scoring player may end up with a higher plus/minus stat then a better defensive player in some cases.
Basically, it’s a glimpse of how the team is doing 5 on 5 while each player is on the ice.
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