from Travis Yost of TSN,

Where has all the goal-scoring gone?

That seems to be the big question this postseason – partially because the drop-off is so glaring, and partially because a couple of the second-round match-ups are so lopsided, attention has shifted to the quality of play.

First off, it’s important to note that the goal-scoring thing is a very real development. This isn’t some issue that’s been brought to the surface after a couple of odd 1-0 games. In three of the last four years, playoff goal-scoring has woefully lagged behind regular season goal-scoring – and this year, the disparity is considerable.

It’s certainly possible that this year’s a bit of an outlier, though it’s hard to ignore that more or less the same thing occurred in 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. Through Wednesday’s games, goal scoring sits well under 5 goals per game, despite the regular season averages sitting well above that number.

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