Of all the things to mull over from the Montreal Canadiens this season, the power play has been the number one target. The Habs were a top-five team in 5v5 scoring and a top-ten team in even-strength scoring overall, but their man advantage was second last in the league firing at 13.2%.
It got to several points throughout the season that if Montreal weren’t scoring at 5v5, they weren’t scoring period, and it would cost them games whenever the team was in desperate need of a goal off a Carey Price show.
The specifics of the man advantage units have been looked at by many, including us.