TAMPA, FLA. - Phil Kessel actually laughed out loud during a scrum with reporters on Wednesday.
Not a hearty guffaw or anything, but for the usually reserved Kessel it was a change.
It happened when Kessel was asked how well he thinks he is playing.
“I don’t know,” Kessel said after a short burst of laughter. “You guys have to make that (decision).”
The answer, of course, is just fine. With 14 points in 13 games heading into Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night, Kessel was leading the Pittsburgh Penguins in playoff scoring.