Detroit's Riley Sheahan Forgot How to Score and Now Owns an NHL Record No One Wants

You know a slump is taking on a life of its own when it has its own Twitter account.

Detroit Red Wings centre Riley Sheahan has set the new NHL standard for most shots on goal by a forward without scoring, putting 86 pucks on net this season without a single one of them finding the back of it.

The previous benchmark for shooting futility was held by Craig Adams, who put 84 shots on goal without scoring during the 2009-10 season with Pittsburgh. The last time Sheahan scored was roughly 11 months ago in the Wings' final regular-season contest against the New York Rangers, and he's been active in all but two of Detroit's games since. No (known) injuries have kept him out of the lineup, but a whole bunch of bad luck and even worse finish around the net has kept him off the scoresheet for a record length of time.

A Twitter account named Did Sheahan Score which was created in December has amassed over 2,200 followers and keeps fans updated with the latest developments surrounding Sheahan's historic slump.

If you had a dollar for every goal Riley Sheahan has scored this year you'd have $0.

— Did Sheahan Score (@DidSheahanScore)February 24, 2017

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— Did Sheahan Score (@DidSheahanScore)February 22, 2017

Not only has Sheahan taken hold of the title for most consecutive unrewarded efforts in NHL history, but with zero goals so far this season, the 25-year-old is one of only 18 forwards in league history to play at least 60 games in a season without scoring, according to Hockey Reference.

Many on the list—Dave Brown, Ken Baumgartner, Craig Berube, Donald Brashear, Rob Ray—were straight up knuckle throwers and were rarely (if ever) expected to contribute offensively, but that's not the same for the once high-touted Sheahan, who has put up back-back double-digit goals in each of the past two seasons, including a career-high 14 in his second full NHL campaign last year.

Sheahan's slump perfectly encapsulates Detroit's terrible season. The Red Wings are on pace to miss the playoffs for the first time in 26 years, sitting ahead of only the Avalanche and Coyotes at No. 28 overall in the NHL with 61 points. This will mark the first time that the Red Wings won't be in the Stanley Cup playoffs since the 1989-90 campaign, a span of 25 straight postseasons, which is the longest such record in major North American professional sports.

For the first time in recent memory, the team was a seller rather than a buyer at this year's underwhelming trade deadline, and Sheahan's name was one of the most heavily rumoured to be moved out of the Motor City. Whether they were unable to get any takers or they decided that all factors pointed to this season being an anomaly for the former first-round pick, Sheahan's inability to score even once this season surely complicated things immensely for the Wings and any other potential suitors.

So, if you're reading this, congrats—there's someone out there scoring even less than you.