LAS VEGAS -- Patric Hornqvist is playing as well -- and scoring as often -- lately as he has at any time since joining the Penguins in 2015.
He's also as healthy as he's been in quite a while.
None of which is a coincidence.
That's because Hornqvist, who has 10 goals in 26 games this season, has made a career of operating in high-traffic areas, the places where many goals are scored -- and paid for with contusions, sprains and fractures.
So for all he has accomplished in this league, including playing a prominent role on two Stanley Cup winners, there are some things Hornqvist can't ever hope to achieve.