Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night's game with an analytical eye.
#1: Full game stats won’t look good, but first 40 minutes were fine
A brief look at the advanced metrics for last night’s victory over the Nashville Predators would lead you to believe that they were largely outplayed and got by due to a great power play and heroics from Steve Mason. While those two factors did play a major role in the win, it’s not quite fair to say that Nashville got the better of the territorial battle through the majority of the contest.