Through the first 144 games this fall -- that's about one-eighth of the season -- there already had been 31 shutouts, including a pair of 0-0 ties. That put the league on pace for about 265 shutouts by season's end -- the record is 186.
Through Sunday's play, the NHL's goals-per-game average still was below 5.0, and if that were to continue, you'd have to go back to the Original Six days to find the last time goals were that scarce.
Through Sunday's play, the NHL's goals-per-game average still was below 5.0, and if that were to continue, you'd have to go back to the Original Six days to find the last time goals were that scarce.
