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Message: [QUOTE="Ernj, post: 4552954, member: 494"] I cannot say specifically about stats will add one anecdote. My daughter is a hockey goalie. Different sport but similar as it relates to this question. When she faces a team that gets a lot of shots off, its very clear that the team is much better in most aspects to a team that gets fewer shots on her. But its not just the number of shots, its quality of shots, speed of shots, placement of shots, shots off rebounds, shots blocked by her defense, shots altered by her defense, etc. My daughter has a much higher save percentage against a lower quality team because the shots are easier to save. One example. My daughter is short. When she goes into butterfly, she gives up a good chunk of the net over her shoulders. Better shooters can lift the puck and score more easily. She is much better stopping shots from average shooters that struggle with lifting the puck because she moves side to side and is good with her stick and glove. [/QUOTE]