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What's driving the increase in goal scoring?

Goal scoring is up significantly in the NHL this season. Is it entirely the fault of the goaltenders? Don Smith/NHLI via Getty Images

It’s a video clip that Steve Valiquette suggested captures multiple facets of the NHL’s early-season increase in goal scoring. Valiquette is a former NHL goalie who also does game analysis for MSG in New York. He’s only slightly obsessed with breaking down how goals are scored. If you’re wondering what he’s doing right now, he’s examining every single goal scored in the NHL last night.

In one particular goal, he spotted two trends that have stood out in his research into increased goal scoring.