Marchand's winner maintains 2nd-ranked point-per-game pace
On a point-per-game basis, Brad Marchand is more productive than any player around the NHL not named Nikita Kucherov.
The Boston Bruins winger scored the overtime game-winner in Calgary on Monday, giving him 22 goals and 33 assists for 55 points through 44 games. That puts him well down the list of scoring leaders, but a quick look at the points-per-game pacesetters paints a different picture.
There, Marchand ranks second only to hockey's current points leader:
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov | 59 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 1.30 |
| Brad Marchand | 44 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 1.25 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 57 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 1.23 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 50 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 1.22 |
| Connor McDavid | 58 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 1.19 |
Altogether, Marchand has missed 13 games for the Bruins this season: six with an upper-body injury, two with a lower-body issue, and five due to suspension.
Still, he's on pace for 35 goals and 52 assists, and those 87 points would top last season's career high of 85 recorded in 80 games.
Injuries are one thing, but Marchand would be higher up the scoring list had he not been ruled out for that handful of games due to reckless behavior.
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