Chronicle, suddenly, capitals seem to be a band of schoolchildren

The supporters of the Canadian who took a look at the start of the Washington-Caroline series on Tuesday evening were undoubtedly stunned to note that the capital suddenly looked like a group of children attending a hockey school.

The Hurricanes took the lead in this new series by beating the 2-1 capital in overtime. It is a goal of defender Jaccob Slavin who finally allowed his family to overcome goalkeeper Logan Thompson. The latter, who had distinguished himself with an efficiency rate of, 923 in the first round against CH, once again shone in front of the net of the capital.

But what must be remembered from this match is that the Hurricanes managed to maintain a racing rate of 73.1 %. This is the most dominant performance, all teams combined, since the start of these series.

Just to give an idea of ​​what this statistic represents, it is enough to recall that it is said of a team that it was clearly dominated when her opponent obtains 60 % of the attempts at a match.

Victims of a resounding 73.1 % opposing possession, the capitals managed to frame only 14 shots, while they were playing at home and their coach had the leisure to choose his confrontations. Halfway in the match, the caps had barely spent more than 4 minutes in the Hurricanes territory …

The first trio, composed of Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome and Anthony Beauvilier, only made three fillet shots. The second trio, composed of Connor McMichael, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Tom Wilson, has also generated only 8 %(!) Attempts at fire when it was on the ice.

Such statistics are completely mind -boggling for the Hurricanes. And even more if we take into account that they were recorded against the second NHL attack and facing the team that completed the season in the East.

For their part, the Hurricanes concluded the season at the forefront of the NHL with regard to the possession of washer (58.5 %). It was the third season in a row that they dominated the NHL in this chapter.

In short, it may not be for nothing that a little everyone considers the Hurricanes as a boring team to watch. Their opponents often give the impression of being paralyzed by their defensive vice.

Above all, this is also what explains why several Paris houses promote the Hurricanes to win the Stanley Cup.