The 2017-18 Montreal Canadiens displayed such poor penalty-killing that three articles were required to analyze it. In part I of our breakdown, we explored whether the fault lay with Marc Bergevin’s assembled defence corps. In part II, we looked at the “system” devised by the coaching staff. Now we shed some light on the Canadiens’ historic short-handed road woes.
The team finished the season with the second-worst penalty-kill percentage in the NHL, clocking in at a dismal 74.1%. Amazingly, the Habs were actually the 10th-best home PK team in the league, recording an 83.