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Puck management, zone time are areas Knights need to improve for Game 3

Las Vegas Review-Journal·Danny Webster·25 days ago
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John Tortorella relies on his eyes more than what the numbers say this time of year. He emerged from his office on Thursday to meet with reporters looking like someone who had been glued to a screen. “I’ve just been watching tape all day long.” How’s it going? “Just wonderful,” he quipped. Tortorella isn’t going to give the trade secrets away for what the Vegas Golden Knights need to do better heading into Game 3 against the Ducks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday at Honda Center in Anaheim. Time spent in the offensive zone was one of the things he was blunt about. “It comes down to battles,” Tortorella said. “We’re still trying to find our game.” When asked about zone time, he quickly responded, “We don’t have the puck enough.” There aren’t many readily available metrics that can dictate time in the offensive zone. Anaheim did control the shot department, though, with a 63-48 edge in attempts in all situations. It was closer at 5-on-5, with the Ducks at 42-34, according to Natural Stat Trick.…

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