Megan Richardson

  • World Junior 2015: Finland's Power Play Woes Provide an Opportunity for Canada

    In two games, Finland has had eleven power play opportunities (including over a minute of 5-on-3) and scored on none of them. They've hardly generated scoring chances at all like we'd normally expect from a power play. When two Finns collided during a simple power play breakout against the U.S., Gord Miller remarked that the team looked more collected in 5-on-5 play. The numbers bear that out: against the U.S., Finland had 12 shot attempts in 10 minutes of power play time, averaging a meager 1.2 shot attempts per minute. That would put them dead last in the NHL this year, behind even Buffalo. I watched all the Finnish power plays thus far to try to discover why a team that's pretty good at even strength implodes with the man advantage.

  • World Junior 2015: Eichel a statistical nightmare for opponents as Finnish opposition falls flat

    Jack Eichel shined (as expected), Finland's depth forwards picked up the slack, and top defensive prospects made the difference in the USA's 2-1 shootout win over Finland. The third slot on the top American line seems open--but who will fill it?