Since the start of the Montreal Canadiens season, Emil Heineman has been playing really excellent hockey.
The Swedish rookie managed to make his place in the regular lineup in Montreal, and so far, all CH fans agree that Heineman is clearly a National Hockey League player.
Heineman always works hard, and he finds a way to make his presence felt every time he steps on the ice.
Even though he doesn't play much, averaging 10 minutes and 53 seconds per game, Heineman accumulates points at a very interesting rate, especially for a 23-year-old rookie.
With four points in his last four games, including two points last night against the Red Wings, the young Swede now has 12 points, including seven goals, in 31 games.
That's some pretty interesting production that would give Heineman 18 goals and 31 points over a full 82-game season.
In short, for a guy who plays on average ten minutes per game, and who was the only player under ten minutes last night (9:39), it's really a solid collection of points, especially when we compare to other players. other CH players.
Indeed, if we analyze the scorers at the CH, we realize that Heineman has twice as many points as Alex Newhook.
You saw correctly, Heineman has double the points of Newhook, who, we remind you, has still not obtained a single pass this season.
Firstly, this demonstrates how efficient and opportunistic Heineman is with his limited ice time.
Secondly, it is worrying in the case of Newhook to have scored only six goals in 32 games, while he plays on average 15 minutes per game.
It's also concerning that Heineman has more points than Kirby Dach, but hey, let's focus on Newhook, since he plays wing just like Heineman.
Heineman brings much more to CH than Newhook currently, and one wonders when Heineman will finally have his chance in the top-6.
What's the point of leaving Heineman on the fourth line if, during this time, Newhook doesn't have his teammates producing in the top-6.
In every game, the second line is the one we see the least, so why not try to energize this line by putting Heineman there?
In short, this remains to be continued, but seriously, hats off to Heineman, who is really making a name for himself with the Montreal Canadiens, while his work is very appreciated by the fans.
Coming back to yesterday's match, now, besides the great performance of Heineman and Evans, here is what I took away from this match.
1. Patrik Laine always finds a way to be “clutch”.
For a second game in a row, Laine scored the winning goal for CH.
But let's say that yesterday, it was really more important, as the Habs came from behind in the third period to finally win by a goal.
Laine needed just one power play opportunity to give CH the lead.
Note that this was a historic goal, as Laine is the first player to score seven power play goals in his first eight games with a new team.
2. Alexandre Carrier played a solid first match in the Bleu Blanc Rouge sweater.
The Quebec defender made a good impression, as he played a good, quiet game, which is his trademark.
Martin St-Louis liked his newcomer's match.
3. A deserved goal for Arber Xhekaj.
The sheriff has recovered after a difficult start to the season, and he has been playing very good hockey for a few weeks, which really pleases everyone.
His first goal of the season last night was definitely deserved.
In Burst
– To be continued.
– Nikolai Kovalenko never expected to be traded, and even less so to the Sharks. [Responsible Gambler]
– Ouch.
– He is dominant.
– It’s excellent.
