The Rangers lead the NHL in high-danger defense and rank in the top ten in creating chances, yet their record doesn't show it. A breakdown of how "high danger" isn't always perilous — and why New York's offense hasn't cashed in yet.
You can't script it anymore, ironically. Through six games, the Blueshirts are doing everything right — outshooting, outchancing, and outskating playoff teams at five-on-five — yet they're sitting at 2-3-1.
If you said September, that this team would hold nearly 69% of the expected goals across matchups with Washington, Edmonton, and Toronto, you'd assumed they were 5-1.