By opening the scoring in last night’s game versus the Philadelphia Flyers, Jeff Petry set a new career high of nine goals, beating the mark of eight he set last year. He also equalled his greatest offensive output of 28 points from 2016-17. He has 23 more games to build upon those totals.
His goal was another case of him not shying away from getting involved deep in the offensive zone. He followed up the play, attempting to move into open coverage against a team not expecting him to do so. When the pass never came to him, he recognized an opportunity for a shot from the point, and got his body in goaltender Alex Lyon’s line of sight.