The early returns of the 2019-20 season have arrived, and as expected there’s some bright spots and some concerns. Generally, the story has been similar to last year. The Isles are getting outshot and out-attempted at five-on-five play fairly often, though this year their expected goals share ranks 30th in the league (44.52%) too. Once again, their 5-3-0 record outpaces their underlying numbers.
But, that’s the team as a whole. There are patterns emerging at the player level, and at the very least there’s some directional early takeaways that we can look at. So, let’s get to it.