I mean the Stars absolutely dominated.
What caused the Oiilers to breakthrough was their elite gamebreaker. Not the team.
2 goals on the first 3 shots? Otter had almost no chance on them.
And what caused the Stars to lose, was a lack of any kind of game-breaker, but as a team they thoroughly dominated.
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So, you are saying in greater detail what I am saying. Which is that the Stars, with all those wonderful stats and graphs, could not overcome the Oilers.
The game isn't won by those wonderful things if those wonderful things don't lead to goals that beat the other team.
I laugh so hard at the Deserve To Win O'Meter.
It is so ridiculous to discount the gamebreaker, and throw it away as a fluke. A gamebreaker has more impact than a whole lot of reliable grinding and adhering to proper system hockey, if all that much-admired work doesn't result in more goals, which is all that matters. That's why it's called a gamebreaker.
Edit: I'm just so against the word "deserved" for any team, person, entity, etc. that competes in a fair contest and loses. Good showing, but you deserve nothing.