When Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday evening, it extended his current point streak to 10 consecutive games. That is a big deal for a lot of reasons.
For one, a 10-game streak for any player, at any point, is always going to be impressive, because it is just simply really hard to consistently produce like that at the NHL level.
Effort is consistent. Process is consistent. Production is not.
Not even for the very best players. A 40-goal scorer does not score a goal every other game on a set schedule.