Mats Zuccarello leads the New York Rangers in scoring with 31 points through 40 games, and it’s not the first time in his career he’s been a pacesetter.
In fact, in three of the four seasons that he has been a mainstay on this roster, Zuccarello led the team in scoring – in 2016-17 (59 points), 2015-16 (61 points), and 2013-14 (59 points); the only season he wasn’t atop the scoring charts was in 2014-15, when he was fifth in scoring with 49 points.
Because of his play, highlighted by his scoring, he’s moved up in terms of ice time.