Another game, another huge night offensively for Toronto on Wednesday night in their 3-2 shootout win against the Florida Panthers. Never mind that they only got two goals – Roberto Luongo was sensational – but they pelted 40 shots his way and the high volume of shots is becoming almost routine.



This season, the Leafs already have eight games with 40 or more shots. That’s two more games than they had all last season. Five of those have come in December when they’ve averaged 37.5 shots per game. That’s nearly two more then the next best team, the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins, perhaps the league’s best offensive team.



There’s a difference between any shot and one that finds back of the net, but that’ll even out over time. The Penguins have shown since Mike Sullivan took over, volume is key. The high shot totals will eventually become high goal totals, and the Leafs aren’t too far off as it...