Among Calgary forwards, Lindholm was first in average ice time per game (19:57), shorthanded ice time per game (2:07), face-off attempts (1,592), face-off wins (842), and blocked shots (52), and tied for first in takeaways (55). The 27-year-old was also second in the NHL with a plus-61 rating and tied for sixth in game-winning goals (nine). Lindholm had an NHL career-high 82 points, including tying for the Flames lead with 42 goals, in 82 games last season. 'Kadri's got his fingerprints all over '21-22 for the Colorado Avalanche, a really unique package… There's a lot to like in Nazem Kadri.' 'Kadri himself if you look at you know, the principal reasons had the regular season that they did, they had the playoff run that they did that ultimately results in a Stanley Cup Championship,' NHL Network analyst Stu Grimson said. Kadri also led Colorado in face-off attempts (1,177) and face-off wins (585). That came after the 31-year-old put up NHL career highs in assists (59), points (87), power-play points (29) and average ice time (19:14) in 71 regular-season games. Kadri played through a broken thumb in the playoffs last season, getting 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in 16 games to help the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2001. The 2019 Conn Smythe Trophy winner as most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, O'Reilly has had at least 54 points in nine straight seasons and has won at least 56 percent of his face-offs in each of the past seven. The 31-year-old was also second in the NHL in face-off wins (900) and fourth in face-off attempts (1,585).

Last season, he had 58 points (21 goals, 37 assists) in 78 games while leading Blues forwards in average ice time per game (19:05), including 2:36 on the power play and 1:52 on the penalty kill.

O'Reilly remains one of the best two-way players in the NHL. 'I'm really excited to see if this season he shows everybody 'I'm good to go, I'm the old Jack Eichel and I'm ready to take that next step.' And if he does that could be big for Vegas.' Among players selected in the 2015 NHL Draft, Eichel ranks fourth in assists (227), and fifth in goals (153) and points (380). 16, though, because of artificial disk replacement surgery he had eight days following the trade. The 25-year-old didn't make his season debut until Feb. Video: Top 5 Jack Hughes Plays from the 2021-22 SeasonĮichel had 25 points (14 goals, 11 assists) in 34 games last season after he was acquired by the Golden Knights in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on Nov. This kids going to be in a star in this league.' I think he's going to be set up for this next season here in New Jersey to kind of crank it up to another notch. 'This kid has shown nothing but progress each season, that's good,' Rupp said. 1 pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, also led the Devils in power-play goals (six) and was first among forwards in time on ice per game (19:34). Hughes broke out in a big way in his third NHL season, setting a career high in goals (26), assists (30) and points (56) despite being limited to 49 games because of a dislocated left shoulder. '…I think he's going to be super motivated this season in Pittsburgh and you might see him even higher on this list next year.' ''Gino' is one of the all-time greats in this game,' NHL Network Analyst Mike Rupp said. Malkin, a three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Penguins (2009, 2016, 2017), is fourth among active players in goals (444) and points (1,146), and tied for fourth in assists (702). Knee surgery caused Malkin to miss the first three months of last season, but the 36-year-old still finished with 42 points (20 goals, 22 assists) in 41 games, the 14th time in 16 seasons he has averaged at least a point per game. The 23-year-old, who won the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year in 2018-19, has scored at least 27 goals and 66 points in three of his four NHL seasons. The 23-year-old also averaged 18:46 of ice time per game, second among Blues forwards behind Ryan O'Reilly (19:05).Īfter missing the final 30 games of the 2020-21 season because of a wrist injury, Pettersson stayed healthy last season and set NHL career highs in goals (32), points (68), power-play points (27) and shots on goal (192) in 80 games. Thomas had NHL career highs in goals (20), assists (57), points (77), plus-minus rating (plus-17), power-play points (14), game-winning goals (six), shots on goal (115) and shooting percentage (17.4) in 72 games last season.

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