Goals Galore
from Matt Porter of the Boston Globe,
▪ Entering the weekend, more than 40 percent of games this season saw one team score five or more goals. That’s the highest percentage since 1993-94.
▪ Teams are scoring more goals per game (3.13) than in any season since 1995-96 (3.14).
▪ We could see 10 players with more than 100 points, which hasn’t happened since 1995-96. Quite appropriate for a season in which Colorado and Florida are running away with their conferences.
▪ The Panthers set a cap-era record for goals: 322 as of Friday, more than any team since 1995-96.
▪ Nashville’s Roman Josi had 89 points though Thursday, and though he might fall short of being the first 100-point defenseman since Brian Leetch (1991-92), he might become the first 91-point defenseman since Ray Bourque (1993-94). If Cale Makar (83 points through Thursday) gets to 89 points, it’ll be the first time two blue liners reached that mark since Bourque and Sergei Zubov in 1993-94....
▪ Empty-net goals. Coaches are playing the odds and pulling the goalie more than ever. NHL history has produced four seasons with more than 350 empty-net goals, all since 2015-16. This season’s record of 444 (entering Thursday) blows away the previous mark. There were 408 in the last full season, 2018-19.
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