An advanced look at why Jake Allen’s 2019-20 needs remembered

Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty ImagesJake Allen “surprised” fans with an admirable performance in the bubble. While not perfect — no Blues were — Allen was one of the few consistent-positives (along with, somehow, Justin Faulk). And while he clearly didn’t take the throne from Jordan Binnington, instead simply performing well in Binnington’s relief, Allen’s strong play should still be praised. In fact, the advanced stats make Allen out to be, well, really good.

A Dive into Just How Good Jake Allen Was

There are plenty of holes with goalie stats. Both base stats and most advanced stats have holes that make them hard to trust. To simply save time analyzing these issues, I’ll link to an…