Steve Valiquette

Now, one last thing on Anderson because Sammy brings it up all the time.

The games haven't gotten big enough yet.

Sammy's right.

When the games get big, that's when he allows the low-danger goal, historically.

If you guys remember a couple years ago, the Rangers were going into the third period against Carolina, down 3-1 in Game 6.

Kreider had a hat trick.

Well, one of those goals was low-danger.

Last year, Florida, they had a low-danger goal in the elimination game as well to eliminate Carolina.

Here's the interesting thing about low danger goals.

Talk about swings in the games this year so far in the playoffs, guys.

There have been 15 games where a low danger goal has been scored where the other team hasn't had one.

And the record is 13-2 for the team that scores the low danger goal if the other team doesn't.

87% chance to win right now this year in the playoffs if you score a low-danger goal and the other guy doesn't allow one.

Yeah, that's right.

And Hagel, in fact, also had one, if you guys remember, he scored a long distance goal off a twisted wrister against Dostal as well.

Now, let's just be careful with how we, by design, categorize low danger.

Low danger would be a clear sighted shot from distance that's beaten the goalie.

But when a player throws the puck from the corner to the pile of players net front and you get a ricochet that either produces a rebound opportunity for their own teammates or it goes directly in.

Although the percentage and chance of that puck going in from the corner is low, when it hits a broken play, it elevates to a high.

Because Kipper, there is no worse feeling in the NHL for a goalie to be leaning to recover to their right to make a save, and then it goes off your own defenseman's skate or net front.