Blue Jackets make shots-on-goal history in loss to Maple Leafs

The Columbus Blue Jackets are putting pucks on net at a rate unseen in modern NHL history.

In firing 57 shots on goal during Wednesday's loss to Toronto, the Blue Jackets became the first team in the expansion era (since 1967-68) to record at least 50 shots in three consecutive games.

That feat has been achieved only once before:

The @BlueJacketsNHL joined the 1955-56 Blackhawks (Oct. 9 vs. TOR: 51, Oct. 15 vs. DET: 54 and Oct. 16, 1955 vs. MTL: 51) as the only teams in NHL history to record at least 50 shots on goal in three consecutive games. #NHLStats #CBJvsTOR pic.twitter.com/wp8n2fle17

- NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 15, 2018

Prior to this one, Columbus recorded 51 shots in a 4-1 win over the Islanders and 50 in a 6-1 win over New Jersey. This time around, however, luck was not on their side, as the Blue Jackets lost 6-3 to the Maple Leafs.

They could have had much more than 57, even, with a total of 91 shot attempts recorded in the loss, per Hockey Stats.

That amounts to 158 shots in three games, none of which required overtime.

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