Hat Trick Tops Five-Game Point Streak for Jake Guentzel
6 years agoPittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel pocketed three goals on seven shots Friday night in the win over Anaheim. Guentzel has now picked up points in each of his last five games, including five goals, giving him 42 points in 44 games. He is now only seven points away from establishing a new career high even though his power-play production has dropped slightly from last year. Guentzel is riding a high shooting percentage (18.3 percent), so his goal production may level off at some point, but it seems pretty clear that any opportunity to buy low on the young forward has passed. Even though he has proven that he can be valuable based on his own skill, he is a must-start as long as he is lined up alongside Sidney Crosby.
Source: NHL.com
Source: NHL.com