from Travis Yost of TSN,

Each of our four remaining teams has at least one fatal flaw. The New York Rangers aren’t all that impressive at 5-on-5 – more on that in a minute. Tampa Bay’s looked weirdly ordinary in spurts during their first and second-round series, and we have already talked about special teams issues. Chicago’s dealt with some degree of shot suppression concerns during the regular season, and the goaltending isn’t a guarantee. Anaheim’s looked the most impressive of any team this post-season, but it’s impossible to ignore that their road to the Western Conference Final included a lay-up series against an out-of-their-weight-class Calgary club.

Allow me for a moment to illustrate just how razor tight things are this season. What I’ve done is plot out each remaining team’s performance at even-strength by ScoringChance% and Corsi% -- those teams noted by way of black circle. I’ve also included other teams who have made Conference Final appearances since the 2007-2008 season. And, I’ve noted Stanley Cup winners by way of an orange circle.

Let’s see how this year’s final four stacks up:

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