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Originally Posted by GrapeDrink
I didn't catch the so obviously I don't know if this applies to this game but more shots on goal doesn't really mean your team is playing better offensively, I was watching the Sharks versus the ducks game the other day, the shots was like 50-20 but the scoring chances were probably 50/50.
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Well, I did catch the game and I can tell you (or maybe perhaps other viewers can vouch as well) that the chances were not 50/50, nor was it even close to being tilted on the NYR side save for the final 10 minutes.
BTW, more shots doesn't mean your team is playing better offensively, but it sure is a hell of a good indication to suggest it. You don't pad your shot stats by accident. You reach those numbers because:
a) Your players are adept at opening shooting lanes for the puck to go through.
b) Your forward players are crashing enough to get secondary chances (rebounds)
c) Your defensemen is holding the play at the blue line to keep offense alive a lot longer.
or also in the case of tonight:
d) Your team is playing well enough that it's forcing the other team to take penalties (as was tonight, we had 7 PP)
Also, for the people who like to just throw (blame defense), or we leave the goalie out to dry... Did you guys know that we got the first 2 penalties on the 1st period and it was looking like it was going to be one of those games... Yeah, NYR had zero shots on 2 PP and the tides turned and we got our share of PP.