Three surprises
Gustav Nyquist – If you’d ask many fans during the summer, they would have begun a cause on PayPal to run Nyquist out of town. But fast forward to now, with Nyquist tied for the team lead with 14 goals and looking like a genuine offensive threat. Looking like the player who first arrived on the NHL scene.
Jonathan Ericsson – If it wasn’t Nyquist who was on social media’s radar, it was definitely Ericsson. But the big defenseman is the lone regular lineup player on the plus side of plus-minus and has formed a dependable defensive pairing with Trevor Daley.