Overview
- He notched two assists in Thursday’s 5-3 loss to Dallas, including a between-the-legs sequence that set up a goal captured by Sportsnet.
- He sits at 18 goals and 35 assists for 53 points in 35 games, with 10 points over his last four outings and ranking third in the NHL in points.
- His 53 points before Christmas surpass Wayne Gretzky’s teenage total of 51, with Sidney Crosby’s 55 still reachable with two games remaining before the holiday.
- San Jose is 17-15-3 and currently holds the Western Conference’s second wild-card slot.
- Projections put him on a 124-point pace that would top Joe Thornton’s Sharks record of 114, assuming he sustains this production.