Maybe you’re the type of hockey fan that hates shots. Surely such a person exists—I mean, the sport is for everyone. I bet there was a dude out there watching tonight who was downright elated at all the ineffective neutral zone play during the first period. How ineffective was it? Well, the Avalanche only managed four measly shots-on-goal during the opening 20 minutes. Their gracious host, the Calgary Flames? Only eight.
“So what!” you say. “Maybe there were a lot of blocks and misses?”
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case either. Both teams combined for just 28 shot attempts, which pretty much means it was the least interesting hockey you can watch at the NHL level.