Monday, February 11, 2019

Most Bandits Goals in Game Without PP Goal (2005-2023)

Anyone can run up the goal totals when the power-play unit is hot. But what about when it doesn't do a thing in terms of scoring? Let's take a look at how many goals can be scored without the man-advantage. List includes all games, including playoff games.

Here are the Bandits' examples for most goals:

No. - Opponent - Date - Result
20 - New England - 5/2/15 - Win
18 - Georgia - 2/10/18 - Win
18 - Georgia - 1/7/23 - Win
*18 - Toronto - 5/15/22 - Win
17 - Philadelphia - 3/31/22 - Win

Then there are the fewest goals:

No. - Opponent - Date - Result
6 - Rochester - 2/8/14 - Loss
6 - Colorado - 3/9/13 - Loss
*6 - Toronto - 5/5/12 - Loss
6 - Philadelphia 2/15/20 - Loss
6 - Rochester - 4/12/08 - Loss

And here are the outings by Bandits' opponents, starting with the most goals:

No - Team - Date - Result
*17 - Toronto - 5/15/22 - Loss to Bandits
15 - Philadelphia - 12/15/18 - Loss to Bandits
15 - New England - 1/30/16 - Win over Bandits
15 - Rochester - 4/28/18  - Win over Bandits
13 - Toronto - 2/9/20 - Win over Bandits

And now the fewest goals:

No. - Team - Date - Result
4 - Portland - 3/21/09 - Loss to Bandits
5 - Philadelphia - 3/12/22 - Loss to Bandits
*5 - Toronto - 5/12/23 - Loss to Bandits
6 - Toronto- 1/23/16 - Loss to Bandits
6 - Toronto - 3/23/19 - Loss to Bandits
6 - Philadelphia - 1/15/11 - Loss to Bandits

It's interesting how balanced the lists are. Score more goals and you win, which makes sense. So how did Rochester not score a power-play goal against Buffalo in 2014, only score eight goals overall, and still win? Fluke of a game. And how about Philadelphia? The Wings scored 15 times without a power-play goal against the Bandits in their first-ever game, but lost.

There's only been three games since 2012 which featured no power-play goals. One came on March 15, 2015 against Minnesota. The second was on Feb. 9, 2020 in Toronto. Number three came in the playoffs on May 15, 2022.

* - Playoff game

Updated on May 28, 2023

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