We've spent a lot of time looking at the reasons why the Canadiens and the Lightning haven't done so hot on the powerplay this season. Whether it's a lack of overall shot volume, questionable PP schemes, or other factors, we could go on and on about what causes a team to score on fewer than 19% of its powerplay chances (the NHL average for this season).
But when you boil everything down to the bare essentials, a team only needs to do one thing in order to have a great powerplay: Make a tape-to-tape pass across the slot.