Toronto Maple Leafs' new $68M addition leads NHL in this unlucky stat

The Toronto Maple Leafs brought in defenceman Darren Raddysh over the offseason to add some goalscoring to their blue line, but that hasn't been the case for him so far.

Through 19 games, Raddysh has yet to find the back of the net and leads all NHL skaters in shots on goal without scoring, with 44.

In fact, Raddysh is the only player in the league with more than 40 shots without a goal. The next closest is Montreal Canadiens defenceman Noah Dobson, who has 37 shots.

The 30-year-old has taken the fourth-most shots on the Leafs roster so far, behind only Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and Jack Roslovic, all of whom have scored eight-plus goals.

Darren Raddysh is coming off a 22-goal season on 212 shots, a 10.4 shooting percentage. So far this season, things have gone as planned. He's not the only one. Most shots on goal without scoring. https://t.co/L9TrOwTLaF

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The Leafs acquired Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning on a sign-and-trade deal over the offseason in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round draft pick. Toronto then signed him to an eight-year, $68 million deal that keeps him here until the end of the 2033-34 season, with a no-movement clause until 2031-32.

His offensive production has been a far cry from the 22 goals he scored in 73 games with Tampa Bay last season. But there's a silver lining in last year's numbers: it took him a little while to get going.

Raddysh had just three goals through the same number of games last season before picking things up in the second half, scoring 19 goals over his final 49 games.

And just because he isn't scoring doesn't mean his addition has been entirely unproductive for the Leafs.

Raddysh has commanded the point on the Leafs' top power-play unit since the beginning of the season and has been decent in the new role.

Maple Leafs blue-liner Darren Raddysh leads the NHL in shots on goal without scoring. (Dan Hamilton/Imagn Images) 

He's helped the Leafs improve their power-play percentage by nearly seven percentage points and has assisted on six of the team's 16 power-play goals so far.

As for when Raddysh will score his first goal as a Maple Leaf, last year's stats indicate that it may come soon, and to get there, he'll just have to keep firing.