If a hockey team doesn't shoot the puck, it obviously limits its chances of winning a game.
Because, well, the puck never reaches the net in the first place to even have a chance of getting past the opposing goaltender.
Pretty basic stuff. But so, so true.
The Red Wings lost 3-1 Friday in Tampa and one key reason was simply the fact the Lightning were much more active in getting pucks on net.
The Wings were-out-shot 38-23, and appeared too often wanting to make that one extra pass, maybe attempting to be too unselfish, and it resulted in no shots.