Riding a three-game winless streak, Toronto Maple Leafs fans are frustrated (even more so than usual). Now, every team goes through ups and downs throughout the course of an 82-game season, so should we really bother reacting to such a small sample?



Yes and no.



On the one hand, Frederik Andersen’s save percentage is bound to regress upwards. He’s been a top five goaltender since joining the Leafs, so it’s likely he performs closer to his .918 career average save percentage than the .876 he’s posted so far this season. We know he isn’t as bad as he’s looked lately.



On the other hand, save percentage is often a product of a goaltender’s environment (just ask Robin Lehner), and the Leafs have looked dreadful defensively in their last few games. They’ve consistently given up odd-man rushes and cross-ice passes, which isn’t doing their goaltending any favours.



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