Hudson Fasching can only laugh about it.
After all, his lack of goal scoring this season is not exactly for lack of chances.
Individually, Natural Stat Trick has credited him with six high-danger scoring chances in his past two games alone.
Since being put on a line with Casey Cizikas and Pierre Engvall, the trio has been one of the Islanders’ most productive.
And still, going into his 32nd game of the season on Wednesday night against the Canucks, Fasching was one of just three forwards in the NHL with over 30 games played this season and zero goals.
“At some point, too, you have to just let go of it and laugh at yourself a little bit. It’s comical, almost, how many chances I’ve had and been unable to get them to go,” said Fasching, who was back in for Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to Vancouver after missing Monday’s loss to the Blue Jackets with illness. “I just gotta try to not take it as seriously as I have been. Definitely was gripping the stick too tight there for a while. So I think just relaxing and trying to be as calm around the net as I can is my solution.”
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