WINNIPEG - Even if the Winnipeg Jets have only four goals in the last three games, head coach Paul Maurice's message to his team is simple.
"Move away from whether you're putting pucks in the net or not. We're getting more chances than the other team, so that's a really good thing," Maurice said. "We've played hard and well, and there are pieces of our game - our exits and breakouts - have never been better."
There are certain stats that the Jets track that are kept top secret, but the numbers publicly available would back up that claim.
The one Maurice referenced on Tuesday, roughly 12 hours after the Jets dropped a 3-1 decision to the Pittsburgh Penguins at Canada Life Centre, is a term called expected goals.
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"It's about quality of chances and getting that sustained pressure"
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