Guentzel off to one of hottest starts in Penguins playoff history
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).
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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:
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 27, 2018
17 – Mario Lemieux in 1992
16 – Sidney Crosby in 2010
16 – @jakenbake20 in 2018#NHLStats #PITvsWSH #StanleyCup
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.