Playoffs are all about goaltending. That’s almost a truism, but there are ways to cope with really good goaltending — the most obvious is to counter with a hot goalie of your own. Jack Campbell has been good for the Leafs, but honestly, he’s not been at the level of Carey Price.
Price performed right about league average this regular season in all-situations. His Goals Saved Above Expected ranges from -1.5 on Moneypuck to a much less kind -8.11 on Evolving Hockey. At five-on-five, Price was .71 Goals saved above expected, so nearly on the league average expected value, on Evolving Hockey, and 3.