One reason for its scoring slump — just two goals in the last four games — is that RSL has not generated nearly as many scoring opportunities during its four-game winless streak.

But it hasn't finished its chances nearly as well, either, which is why coach Jason Kreis believes “we're still creating the number of chances that I think are necessary to get the results that we need.”

Obviously, not all promising scoring opportunities end with actual shots -- sometimes, that's part of the problem -- but statistics show that RSL is averaging only about half the number of the shots (and shots on goal) that it was when it started 3-2-0 and blasted its first three opponents at home by a 12-2 combined score.

In its first five games, RSL was averaging nearly 19 shots per game, including 7.6 on goal. In the last four games, however, it has averaged only 10.5 shots and 3.75 shots on goal. What's more, it also has finishing just 13 percent of the shots on goal it has created, compared to 32 percent during the first five games, for a crushing double-whammy.

Clearly, it's inefficiency that's hurting RSL the most.

“We still get at least three or four good chances a game,” striker Yura Movsisyan said. “It's just a matter of staying focused and putting them in the back of the net.”