GDT: Game #31 | Florida Panthers @ Detroit Red Wings | 7:00 PM EST | FS-D+ ‎ ‎

[InjuredChoker]

Chuck Pleiness ‏@wingsfrontman 4 min
Wings coach Mike Babcock confirms Guatavsson will start tonight against Florida.

 

[Prominence Problem]

Going to the game tonight. I think it will be a lot tighter game then Wings fans are thinking. We have already beat some solid teams this year.
Plus Timmy T is making his fourth career start in Detroit (from Flint), so you know he will be jacked. I thinking he posts a shutout, 3-0 Panthers.

And when we win tonight, I'm bringing three plastic rats with me to throw on the ice after the game. Would like it if one hits Weiss. Hopefully this doesn't get me in any serious trouble

Let the rivalry begin!!!

 

[Vladdy84]

Chuck Pleiness ‏@wingsfrontman 4 min
Wings coach Mike Babcock confirms Guatavsson will start tonight against Florida.

Excellent. Good decision coach. Now fix the PP and get Alfie off the point.

 

[DatsyukToZetterberg]

Chuck Pleiness ‏@wingsfrontman 4 min
Wings coach Mike Babcock confirms Guatavsson will start tonight against Florida.

Good to hear it. Hopefully this allows Howard to refocus & regain some of his form.

 

[mindfly]

Oh Gus is starting? Wings win.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Why goalies should almost never start back-to-back games

Goalies playing for the second consecutive game had an average save percentage of .892, versus .912 if they had at least one day off.

To put that 0.020 difference in perspective: Tim Thomas' career save percentage is .921; Michael Leighton's is .901. This difference is enormous, and would basically mean that no goalie should ever start back-to-back games.

With the larger sample size, we can say with reasonable confidence that a rested goalie stops about 1 percent more shots than a tired goalie, even when both of them are playing in front of a team that played on the previous day. It's not quite the difference between Thomas and Leighton, but it is still quite significant -- the difference between Lundqvist and Theodore or between Price and Garon.

I went and took a quick look at this year’s data and the same trend is evident. Goalies playing the second half of a B2B who were rested the night before have a .922 save percentage so far this year; those who didn’t play the previous night have a save percentage of .916.

It sure seems like it’s a no brainer to start both of your goalies in back to back games. A six to ten point difference in save percentage is actually a pretty large thing, particularly when you take into account that teams playing back to back games are more likely to be fatigued and give up more shots. Imagine a team that takes and allows 28 shots per game. Imagine further that this team scores on 8.5% of its shots and allows goals on 8.5% of its shots, a .915 save percentage. They score 2.38 goals per game and allow 2.38 goals per game. This is a pretty average team that I’m describing, one that will put up 92 points or so.

If you change things so that this team has a .905 save percentage – basically apply a second half of a B2B penalty – the team will go from allowing 2.38 goals per game to allowing 2.66 goals per game. They go from being an even goal difference team to one that goes about -23 over the course of 82 games. That will turn a 92 point team into an 84 point team or so. It’s a mammoth change.

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babs apparently doesn't have much faith in howie.

 

[Claypool]

Good for Gus. He earned it.

 

[Mount Royal]

Why goalies should almost never start back-to-back games





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babs apparently doesn't have much faith in howie.

This is a good argument, but we also have to keep in mind Gus only faced 11 shots yesterday. Naturally, being a goalie is also tough mentally and having to scramble around with all that equipment - even if it's a scrum where no shot is taken - is tiring.

But having 11 shots against is pretty telling of how the game went yesterday. I want Howard to get the opportunity to bounce back, but starting Gus is a good move here. If Jersey had more SOG yesterday, we'd probably see Howie tonight.

 

[Kronwalled55]

I'm glad Howard isn't getting the Cleary treatment. If you play like crap, you should sit. Especially when Gustavsson has been that much better than him.

If Gus plays great tonight again, I have no clue what they'll do for the next game.

 

[KJoe88]

Ok fine, Monster gets a shutout and we spot seven goals.

Why not go with a bold prediction?

 

[SimplySolace]

Ok fine, Monster gets a shutout and we spot seven goals.

Why not go with a bold prediction?

Weiss with a hatty.
BOLD

 

[NyquistIsMyGod*]

Weiss with a hatty.
BOLD

Weiss with a point is bold.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

5-2 wings
-weiss gets 1 goal and 1 assist
-smith gets a goal
-nyquist gets a goal
-alffie gets a goal
-abdelkader gets a goal
-tatar gets a 2 assists

 

[NyquistIsMyGod*]

5-2 wings
-weiss gets 1 goal and 1 assist
-smith gets a goal
-nyquist gets a goal
-alffie gets a goal
-abdelkader gets a goal
-tatar gets a 2 assists

If Weiss gets 2 points in this game, I'd post a video of myself naked in my Datsyuk jersey doing jumping jacks. That's how surprised I'd be.

 

[tunasnacks*]

5-1 Wings

Tatar (x2), Franzen, Miller, Abby, Kronwall. Nyquist with a playmaker

 

[tunasnacks*]

errrr I meant 6-1

 

[TheOtherOne]

Why goalies should almost never start back-to-back games





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babs apparently doesn't have much faith in howie.

But if we knock 0.020 off Gustavsson's save %, he's tied with Howard. So it's basically a wash.

 

[Flowah]

If Weiss gets 2 points in this game, I'd post a video of myself naked in my Datsyuk jersey doing jumping jacks. That's how surprised I'd be.

How are you going to be naked while wearing a jersey?

 

[Nut Upstrom]

Excellent. Good decision coach. Now fix the PP and get Alfie off the point.

I don't think the PP is broken - it's been pretty good this year especially that first unit when everyone is healthy.
And Alfie is great on the point, has played there for years and is probably the best forward we have seen there since Fedorov, I would like to know who should be on that point rather than Alfie.

5-1 wings - Nyquist, Kronwall, Smith, Franzen and Franzen

 

[Vladdy84]

I don't think the PP is broken - it's been pretty good this year especially that first unit when everyone is healthy.
And Alfie is great on the point, has played there for years and is probably the best forward we have seen there since Fedorov, I would like to know who should be on that point rather than Alfie.

5-1 wings - Nyquist, Kronwall, Smith, Franzen and Franzen

Kindl, Smith, Big E, DD (When he comes back)

I wouldn't mind Z being back there instead of Alfie once he's back though.

 

[Brick Top]

Kindl, Smith, Big E, DD (When he comes back)

I wouldn't mind Z being back there instead of Alfie once he's back though.

Yeah, we've needed that RH shot down low on the left side on the PP for years, we finally get a RH sniper... and toss him back on the point.

He's okay on the point, but this team could get more out of Fredo playing off the left half-wall for one timers.

 

[MabusIncarnate]

Need to have a repeat of last night and get another W with Monster in net. Florida is pretty bad, no reason why this isn't a winnable game.

 

[lilidk]

Going to the game tonight. I think it will be a lot tighter game then Wings fans are thinking. We have already beat some solid teams this year.
Plus Timmy T is making his fourth career start in Detroit (from Flint), so you know he will be jacked. I thinking he posts a shutout, 3-0 Panthers.

And when we win tonight, I'm bringing three plastic rats with me to throw on the ice after the game. Would like it if one hits Weiss. Hopefully this doesn't get me in any serious trouble

Let the rivalry begin!!!

oh please rivalry , but you're welcome to throw rat at Weiss

 

[drw02]

I've got Detroit 4-2. Florida just really isn't good at all. I don't think they have the style to win tomorrow night. Weiss gets a hat trick and a assist. First star. +4.

Ok

Weiss with a point is bold.

hmmm

If Weiss gets 2 points in this game, I'd post a video of myself naked in my Datsyuk jersey doing jumping jacks. That's how surprised I'd be.

Now I'm really confused...

 

[chances14]

wings love to play down to their opponent so i'm guessing this will be a tight game. 3-2 wings