Interesting stats... The top 8 teams in both the Eastern and Western Conferences in terms of
goal differential made the playoffs.
Not exact matches
The underlying question of whether they could score enough to
make up for all of the defensive miscues and subpar goaltending was answered when the Stars outperformed most expectations, finishing first in the West and second in the league behind the Washington Capitals in both points and
goal differential.
Schalke could still
make it through to the next round, but their thrashing at the hands of Chelsea last week has put their
goal differential on the back foot.
Meanwhile elsewhere in Brazil at the exact same time as the United States and Germany fight to keep their World Cup dreams alive, Portugal and Ghana will be embroiled in their own battle, fighting not only for 3 points but also to
make up valuable
goal differential against the United States.
Di Matteo is acutely aware of the hard work that those four will be required to undertake in this second leg if they're to
make the 1
goal differential hold - up in hostile territory.