Through two games, the Calgary Flames have registered one point in the standings. They have generated oodles of shots, but they haven’t translated to goals.
Heading into the first big road trip of the season, should the Flames’ lack of offensive production be a concern? Let’s take a look.
(The usual “small sample size” warnings apply. It’s been two games. Stats are from Natural Stat Trick and ranks are as of Tuesday evening.)
Five-on-five
Through two games, the Flames have scored 3 five-on-five goals and had 3 scored against them. But if you look at their underlyings, specifically their rates of shots, chances and expected goals per 60 minutes, they begin to look really good.