Even worse, many of those 20 shots for the Avalanche were low percentage shots that never had a real chance of going in. The reason the Avalanche got outshot so terribly boils down to a lack of sustained pressure and a lack of chances of the rush.
There are two main reasons the Avalanche have been unable to generate any sustained pressure. First, they’re getting outplayed in their D zone, leaving the Avs’ players gassed and just dumping for a change whenever they finally get the puck out. Secondly, the Wild are trapping the Avalanche in the neutral zone, and the Avs just can’t figure it out.