A year ago, Claude Giroux had a wretched start to the season, going goalless in his first 15 games. The lack of production was baffling; Giroux is a career 11.8 percent shooter and he'd put 31 shots on net, so at his career average rate he should already have scored four times.
In Game 16, he scored his first of the year against the Edmonton Oilers. 27 more goals followed, as Giroux matched his career high in goal scoring. He'd end the year as a finalist for the Hart Trophy.
Giroux's great year wasn't predictable, but his slump coming to an end was entirely so; when guys with a proven ability to put the puck into the net are getting shots but not goals, it's generally only a matter of time.
Which NHL shooters meet those criteria so far in the 2014-15 season? Read on for a list of excellent scorers who are still shooting the puck but aren't getting results, the guys whom we should expect to break out soon.
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Struggling NHL Shooters Who Will Break Out of Their Slumps Soon
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