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Originally Posted by loobarlow
Maybe MLB-level errors, but Ward had some goaltender-level errors that caused a few of those first 4 goals. His level of depth in the net was totally up to him, and he played with no aggression on both Campbell goals.
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Ward was definitely responsible for those goals, but they were PP goals so this project isn't concerned with them. The only ES goal he surrendered was a case of ECHL defense by Sanguinetti.
Last night's numbers almost look backward from reality (more + than -, Ellis with an error and Ward not) but that's perhaps an indicator that we were better at even strength over the full 60 minutes than it felt. The first-period meltdown was almost entirely triggered by dumb penalties and bad goaltending, moreso than getting dominated by the other team. When you come down to it, Ward's 2-for-5 on PP shots pretty much decided the outcome of the game.