5-Game Points Process: It’s nearly over

Was that the worst set of five games, or did it just feel like it?

It was the worst of times and the best of times ... at times, but it wasn’t really the worst. There were two sets of five games — one ending on game 48, and one on game 73, so overlapping with this set — that had only two points gained in them. One of the official sets of five had only four:

The main difference between the first 40 games and the second half of the season, now almost over, is the rate the Leafs are scoring goals.