I'm not sure if this is just my season(s) or what, but it seems incredibly common that the first or second shot taken by my or the opponent's team results in a goal. This only happens when I play the game (not when I sim it).
The remainder of the game may have one or two more goals through the rest of the three periods, but for some reason there is an unlikely high probability of a goal occurring super early in the game.
The three screenshots here are from three consecutive games. Always a goal from the first or second shots...
Definitely not realistic. Am I doing something wrong? It's not always the opponent that scores first. My team does the same thing.
