Last night’s Game 3 loss was a heartbreaker, but not a fatal one. As a matter of fact, the Montreal Canadiens’ shot attempts improved over the course of the night like a fine wine. In the first period at five-on-five, they had a 33.3% Corsi-for percentage. In the second, it went up to 38.5%, and in the third it skyrocketed to 82.6%. The expected-goals-for percentage (xGF%) followed much the same trajectory as the Corsi, culminating in the third with 84.2% in all situations.
You’ll notice I listed the shot attempts at five-on-five but switched the xGF% to all situations.