Ooops, looks like I have been beaten by swiftwin
EDIT: actually nvm, looks like you got it from my post in the GDT lol
Ottawa has given up the 3rd most scoring chances in the league, according to
Natural Stat Trick - Glossary. I wouldn't say they're low quality shots.
Anderson has been good and we've taken advantage of opportunistic scoring. Is it sustainable? Probably not, but we'll see.
What is important is /60 at ES
CA/60 : 29th
GA/60 : 24th
SA/60 : 31st
xGA/60 :
16th
SCA/60 :
9th
HDCA/60 :
11th
On the PK
CA/60 : 29th
GA/60 : 19th
SA/60 : 30th
xGA/60 : 27th
SCA/60 : 12th
HDCA/60 : 28th
I'm quoting a post I just made in the Stars GDT
The thing is most teams get good to great goaltending... Shots against is not important, scoring chances and high danger chances is what's important.
Team Season Totals - Natural Stat Trick
13th in SV%
11th in SCSV% (ES)
14th HDSV% (ES)
22nd in SCSV% (PK)
14th in HDSV% (ES)
Also, something to keep in mind. Example, 5 mins into the first period vs Dallas, a bad Anderson's giveaway leads to 2 shots against and then a PP. Problem is that it's not an isolated event. If our goalies were able to play the puck properly, I assure you that there would be less shots against.
Now let's look at the quantity. It's hard to get a good read because not every team has played the same amount of games so I had to Excel my way into these numbers. Look at that it's pretty telling :
SA/60 at ES : 31st
HDCA/60 at ES : 11th
Unless I really screwed up, it's actually pretty incredible. A lot of shots, but controlling the quality of chances. You need to be really good to play in the NHL, same goes for goalies. Routine shots are not that hard to stop, even for an amateur goalie it's not that hard. So despite the narrative, Sens have actually been good defensively. Andy and Condon gave up several weak goals at the beginning. Only one (vs LA) from Andy in the last 2 games. Make the routine saves, make a few great saves and you give your team a good chance to win the game.