WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: Jake Guentzel #59 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his game winning goal at 7:48 of the third period against the Washington Capitals in Game One of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Capital One Arena on April 26, 2018 in Washington, DC. The Penguins defeated the Capitals 3-2.

Guentzel off to one of hottest starts in Penguins playoff history

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Jake Guentzel is on some kind of roll.

The Pittsburgh Penguins winger scored the winning goal and added two assists in a Game 1 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday, bringing his point total this postseason to a league-high 16 (seven goals, nine assists).

Those 16 points in seven games to begin the playoffs put him up with the best players in franchise history, namely Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby.

Most points through first seven games of a playoff year, @penguins history:

17 – Mario Lemieux in 1992
16 – Sidney Crosby in 2010
16 – @jakenbake20 in 2018#NHLStats #PITvsWSH #StanleyCup
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 27, 2018

Thursday's three-point game ranks behind a four-point Game 1 performance against Philadelphia in the first round, and a five-point outburst in the series-clinching Game 6.

Not bad for a 23-year-old playing in only his second postseason.