Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night's game with an analytical eye.
If your plan is to introduce a hockey skeptic to the sport, I wouldn’t recommend showing tape of last night’s Flyers-Canadiens game. It was truly a slog, mostly devoid of high quality scoring chances and shots on goal. In fact, the two teams combined for just 40 pucks on net all game. For reference, Philadelphia has at least 40 shots on goal on their own in ten separate games this season, so this type of low-event game was a bit of an anomaly for the team.