#power-play-struggles

#power-play-struggles

The Panthers would even the score when they quickly converted their second power-play chance of the second period at the 11:31. After Anton Lundell and Yanni Gourde took the ensuing draw in the left circle after Zegmus Girgensons went to the sin bin for charging, the puck bounced around before Sam Reinhart kicked it to Brad Marchand, who picked up point number 1,001 when his backhander clanked off the post and into the top of the net.

There's always noise, and the contrast between the team's first-ranked 5-on-5 offence and 31st-ranked power play is creating a distortion effect, at least as it relates to how the team is analyzed and perceived. If you succumb to the outrage industrial complex, you may have missed that the Maple Leafs registered an NHL-best 39 goals at 5-on-5. William Nylander and John Tavares are tied for 2nd with 13 points at 5-on-5.