Cirelli has shown this kind of streakiness in the past, but he’s still on pace to set a career high in goals (20) and equal his high in points (44), which came during his fourth-place Selke ...

Cirelli is practically in a subgroup of his own. Since the 2018-19 season, there are only a dozen forwards in the NHL with a combined plus/minus rating above 100. Most of them are elite goal-scorers.

Cirelli is practically in a subgroup of his own. Since the 2018-19 season, there are only a dozen forwards in the NHL with a combined plus/minus rating above 100. Most of them are elite goal-scorers.

In his first seven NHL seasons, Cirelli averaged 0.8 goals for every 60 minutes on the ice. This season, he is up to 1.4 goals. That’s exactly what Kucherov is averaging, although the Lightning ...