I notice you conveniently left out the fact that they had the LOWEST shots AGAINST that year. Or that the Devils had a .692 record when outshot that season (as compared to a barely over .500 record when they outshot their opponents).
Hmmm... I wonder why... could it have maybe been because during games they outshot their opponents were usually games they were losing and had to abandon the trap style defense that was their trademark? Naw, THAT can't be it!
Oh, and what did that shooting net them? A 2.63 goals per game, good for a scintillating 14th in the league... in a league of 30 teams. Oh yeah, all those shots were lighting up the lamp, man! I wonder if their league leading 2.02 goals against were more important... naaah! It was the shots on goal for sure!
The Devils dominated with their defense. They were not a hot shooting team.
My contention stands: Shots on Goal are the most overrated stat in hockey.
Hmmm... I wonder why... could it have maybe been because during games they outshot their opponents were usually games they were losing and had to abandon the trap style defense that was their trademark? Naw, THAT can't be it!
Oh, and what did that shooting net them? A 2.63 goals per game, good for a scintillating 14th in the league... in a league of 30 teams. Oh yeah, all those shots were lighting up the lamp, man! I wonder if their league leading 2.02 goals against were more important... naaah! It was the shots on goal for sure!
The Devils dominated with their defense. They were not a hot shooting team.
My contention stands: Shots on Goal are the most overrated stat in hockey.
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