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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Let's be objective here: the Flames were outshot 18-3 with Daniel Sedin on the ice. So that's not a huge overstatement. As PMM says it was a huge coaching failure by Desjardins not to use them more in the third. He was soundly outcoached by Hartley - the Flames couldn't get an outlet pass to work in the first with Canucks D stepping up in the neutral zone to disrupe the breakout. By the 2nd, Hartley had changed the breakout strategy and suddenly everything was flowing again.
Don't underestimate the importance of that coaching matchup.
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According to nhl.com, the Nucks had 30 shots, broken down as follows:...
DS and Burrows had 9 shots (none for HS)
The other forwards had 14 shots
The D had 7 shots
Now, it's entirely possible that the 7 shots from the D ALL came during the 16 minutes that the twins were on the ice, but I am going to go ahead and guess that wasn't the case.
That line got a lot of shots in the 1st, but they sure didn't outshoot their opposition 18-3.