Senators' Pageau could conclude playoffs with rare stat line

Jean-Gabriel Pageau on Saturday night turned in yet another stellar performance during the Ottawa Senators' 2016-17 playoff run.

The suddenly-potent Senators forward picked up a goal and an assist in his team's 2-1 overtime win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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With the goal, Pageau now sits tied for second in that category this postseason with eight in 13 games - just one shy of Jake Guentzel's playoff lead.

Pageau's playoff performance this year has been nothing short of spectacular, especially considering he wasn't nearly as productive during the regular season.

The 24-year-old racked up 12 goals and 33 points while playing in all 82 games for the second straight year. However, this output was his worst in terms of goals per game since he became a regular during the 2014-15 campaign.

Pageau finished with a 0.146 goals per game mark this season, but has been dramatically better during the playoffs by finding the back of the net 0.615 times per game.

This pace means that Pageau has the opportunity to do something very seldom seen in the league, he could realistically finish with more goals in the playoffs than he did in the regular season.

One of the last notable instances of this nearly happening was during the 2012-13 season when Bryan Bickell - then playing for the Chicago Blackhawks - scored nine goals in 23 playoffs games after scoring just nine during the regular season.

The difference, however, is that during the 2012-13 season Bickell was limited to just 48 games due to the lockout.

Pageau needs just four more goals to hit 12 and tie his regular-season output. At his current pace, it would take him another 6.5 games to accomplish the feat. But - as he proved in the second round against the New York Rangers - he could do that in a single game.