MONTREAL – Paul Byron has found a way to turn killing penalties into an offensive opportunity.
Picking up his fifth shorthanded point of the campaign after sliding a perfect pass to Torrey Mitchell for the eventual game-winning goal, Byron now sits atop the NHL in points on the PK. Doing some of his best work when the team is down a man, the 26-year-old winger has played a major role in helping the Habs snuff out 84.8 percent of opposing power plays while countering with eight shorthanded markers.
He may have played just 1:21 on the power play this season, but that hasn’t stopped the speedy forward from finding ways to get in on the special teams lamp lighting action in 2015-16.