Habs plagued by familiar problems in exhibition loss to Leafs, writes travisyost. MORE:
– were two of only a handful of shots within close proximity of Leafs goaltenderA decisive shot advantage tends to mean a decisive goal advantage, but not when the majority of shots are from distance.
Consider what happens when we break the shot attempt data down. Let’s look at all situations to ensure that special teams are enveloped: There is one other obvious issue, and that’s how Montreal gave up two goals on power plays. Every team is going to need some degree of spool up time, which is why there are exhibition games being played this week. Giving up a pair of goals while on the man advantage certainly reeks of rust.
This is an extension of what we saw all season long, with both power-play units ineffective at carrying through the neutral zone and holding the offensive third. Montreal was 26th in shot generation, 26th in expected goals and 24th in goal scoring. This is a team that had two forwards – Tatar and Suzuki – account for half of the team’s power-play scoring.
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