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Afterwords: When “Dialed In” Meets “Lost and Unfocused”

Boy, and I thought Jake Oettinger had it bad in Game 3.

I mean, in that first period, the Dallas Stars only got outshot 11-5, before getting outshot 11-8 in the second (22-13 total). But last night, it was the Colorado Avalanche on the receiving end of an even worst shot distribution, getting outshot 16(!) to 2(!!!) in the first period. The second period was a bit more forgiving, with Dallas only having a 12-11 edge (28-13 total), but still: 16-2. Wow.

The fact that Dallas only led 1-0 after the first period, and that it came after a short handed goal (a situation where they aren’t even supposed to score!