This season, we wonder if the New York Islanders really benefit from playing five against four, as they don't often score with an extra man.
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In fact, before Monday night's games, Patrick Roy's troops had only scored 11 goals in 91 opportunities on the power play, a success percentage of 12.1%. This obviously earns them last place in the National Hockey League.
Completely on the other end of the spectrum are the third-place Florida Panthers, with 27.3% efficiency. Their special teams are working at full capacity, since their numerical disadvantage also allows them to score often.
The big cats have found themselves shorthanded 98 times this season. They scored nine times, more than double the number of runners-up, the Columbus Blue Jackets, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers (4).
Thus, they hit the target in 10.9% of situations where they found themselves short of a man.
If they continue this way, the Islanders will make history with one of the 20 worst power plays of all time. This is still a long way from the difficulties experienced by the Anaheim Ducks in 2020-2021, who concluded with a meager 8.9% success…
As for the Panthers, it is better to avoid receiving penalties against them… and causing them!
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