Colorado Avalanche: 3 Areas to Work on After Global Series Games

Shots on Goal

This is another area that seems to plague the Colorado Avalanche. They go through stretches of time when they just get too cute and pass instead of shoot. Yet, going back to good old Alexander Kerfoot, he’s made at least a couple goals this season that were accidental — he was just putting pucks on net. Heck, Nathan MacKinnon‘s first goal of the season was one of those happy accidents.

I know the Ottawa Senators play a stifling defense, a version of the trap. However, Friday’s game the shot differential was 32 to 19. On Saturday it was a ridiculous 40 to 18. That’s requiring the goalie to save the team too much.

A couple seasons ago, when the Avalanche were having this same problem, they set a goal for themselves to get at least 30 shots on goal each game. Being able to shoot the puck is also a sign of possession — and we don’t need to consult our advanced stats to know possession is good because it translates to scoring chances.

Hey, so do shots on goal. Ask Kerfoot and MacKinnon.