Even with an injury that kept him out for four games and a slump that silenced him for six in a row, Mike Hoffman is still well ahead of the pace he set last season as the Senators top sniper.
Entering Tuesday, the speedy winger was the only NHLer to have a double digit goal total while playing fewer than 20 games. Hoffman's pair Saturday in Arizona not only gave him five goals in four outings, but also allowed him to reach the 10-plateau a full 10 games before he did in 2014-15, when he wound up with a team high 27.