On April 16, the Canadian played his last match of the season 23-24.
The Detroit Red Wings were visiting the Bell Center for the occasion and Martin St-Louis’ men ultimately lost by a score of 5-4.
But that’s not what’s super important here.
If I’m talking to you about this match, it’s because there is a fairly specific reason.
Last April 16… It was the last time we saw the Canadian throw more than 30 times in a game. He finished the game with a total of 33 shots on goal that evening.
This means that on 30 occasions this season, CH has not shot more than 30 times in the same match.
He totaled 30 shots three times… But that’s it:
- 27 against the Leafs
- 24 against the Bruins
- 26 against the Sens
- 28 against the Penguins
- 27 against the Kings
- 24 against the Islanders
- 23 against Rangers
- 26 against the Blues
- 24 against the Flyers
- 30 against the Kraken
- 15 against the Caps
- 26 against the Penguins
- 24 against the Flames
- 24 against the Devils
- 21 against the Leafs
- 23 against the Sabers
- 19 face au Wild
- 30 against the Blue Jackets
- 25 against the Oilers
- 17 face aux Golden Knights
- 13 against Utah
- 23 against the Blue Jackets
- 28 against Rangers
- 28 against the Bruins
- 27 against the Islanders
- 30 against the Preds
- 24 against the Caps
- 21 face aux Ducks
- 23 against the Penguins
- 28 against the Jets
You will understand that this is not a surprise, but it means that the Canadian is last in the NHL in terms of average shots on goal per game.
And it’s not even close:
In the three games where the Canadian totaled 30 shots, he won twice.
I don’t know, but it seems to me that it’s a good average… And it seems to me that it should encourage Martin St-Louis to change things in his preparation.
Because in the end, a hockey club can’t win if it doesn’t shoot enough on net. It’s the law of average because to be able to score goals, you have to send the puck to the goal.
It’s simple, we get along.
Last night, we saw Patrik Laine total a quarter of the Canadian’s shots on goal in the match against the Jets.
It helps when you have a player of that caliber, but the others have to follow suit at a certain point too.
I think of a guy like Slaf, who only has 34 shots in 27 games this season…
All this to say that this is an important observation to remember since the start of the season. The Canadian doesn’t shoot enough and that will have to change at some point.
In burst
– Logic.
– The veteran goalkeeper is injured.
– Notice to interested parties:
– To be continued.
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