The Carolina Hurricanes have a scoring problem.
Seventeen times in their last 18 games, the Hurricanes have tallied two or fewer goals. They've fallen to 29th in the NHL in goals per game (1.92) and 30th in team shooting percentage (6.64 percent) despite ranking 11th in five-on-five shot attempts and 15th in five-on-five shots on goal.
Somewhere in between the tape of the stick and the back of the net, their shots' flight patterns are being interrupted. There's a reason why Nathan Gerbe has 107 shots on goal but only three goals, and that Jeff Skinner has 112 on goal but only eight in the net.
And the main reason lies not in the superb play of opposing goaltenders but in the tactics used by Carolina itself in the offensive zone.
What have the 'Canes done wrong in the past several months, and what can they do to improve moving forward?
A breakdown of five critical strategies lies on the coming slides.
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5 Tactics the Carolina Hurricanes Could Use to End Scoring Woes
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