And so we come to Pittsburgh and Nashville and the delirious boredom of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final. Take away blocked shots, and Nashville controlled 72.5 per cent of shots that got past the bodies outside the crease. “It shows the character of this room, the resilience we have,” said Penguins defenceman Olli Maatta. As a team, 10.58 per cent of Pittsburgh’s shots had gone in, which would lead the league in each of the last six full seasons. The lesson might be simple: Get great enough players, and you might not even need the puck so much.

Source: thestar June 01, 2017 01:52 UTC