Preseason nhl stats1/20/2024 ![]() He trailed the league’s power play leaders by about 100 minutes in ice time last season without that kind of boost, Hughes’ ceiling may be in the fifth to 10th range as opposed to the top two or three. Hughes’ odds of passing players like Leon Draisaitl, Nathan MacKinnon, and the rest of the NHL’s second-to-McDavid point-scoring elite likely depend on him moving up from 33rd to the top five in ice time. He’s the second straight Devils forward on this list and the better bet of the two to reproduce his preseason position at No. The storyline: Hughes made his point-per-game arrival in 2021-22 but went truly interstellar last season with 99 points in 78 games. The stat line: Three goals, five assists, eight points in four games Read more: NHL 2023-24 awards predictions: McDavid’s top Hart Trophy challenger? Plus the big Hellebuyck trade question T-2. The verdict: Bratt probably won’t lead New Jersey in scoring but he’s in a solid position to improve upon his 73-point career high and finish well inside the league’s top 50 in scoring. – Leads the NHL in points #NJDevils /RJ1s8fB5NS No, his better-than-two-point-per-game preseason is not sustainable - you don’t need us to tell you that - but Bratt’s star is still rising. Bratt put together back-to-back 73-point seasons prior to his extension and, even surrounded by the rest of the Devils’ talent, there’s room for his 17:22 average ice time to go up. New Jersey’s top-six forward group is stacked, with Hughes, Nico Hischier, Timo Meier, Dawson Mercer and Tyler Toffoli providing superlative offense and just enough defense to overpower its opposition. If his preseason performance is to be believed, Bratt is treating his payday more like a starting line than a sign to stop pushing forward. The storyline: Bratt signed an eight-year contract this summer. The stat line: Five goals, four assists, nine points in four games What can we expect from McDavid, Bratt and other preseason standouts like Jack Hughes, Patrik Laine, Matthew Coronato and Jack Eichel this season? Let’s take a look at the preseason’s best offensive performances, dig into the storylines behind each and decide which ones we can trust to continue. You just need to dig a little beneath the surface. We understand that Ottawa is unlikely to win the Atlantic Division, that Jesper Bratt won’t overtake McDavid for the Art Ross Trophy and that the defending champions in Vegas will probably win more games than Chicago, Anaheim or Columbus. ![]()
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