The Montreal Canadiens’ power play is the worst in the National Hockey League with a 13.6% completion percentage and lately it’s been even worse.
Captain Nick Suzuki didn’t hide his frustration about it Wednesday night after the 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
“We’re not playing well enough, our power play is embarrassing right now,” he said, unhappy.
“We don’t produce scoring chances and that kills our momentum. We have to be better, our percentage [de réussite] is embarrassing.”
Head coach Martin St-Louis added later, supporting the words of his young captain.
“It affects our key players a lot because a power play that works, it gives confidence that you can carry five against five.
“The performance of our key players is therefore greatly affected by the performance of the power play at the moment. We will continue to work to find answers.
Martin St-Louis press briefing
Martin St-Louis press briefing, December 28, 2022 –
Nick Suzuki press briefing
Press briefing by Nick Suzuki, December 28, 2022 –
Point de presse de Kaiden Guhle
Kaiden Guhle’s press release, December 28, 2022 –