Tomas Hertl is on absolute fire. In the four games since the coaching staff rearranged the team’s lineup, the just-turned-26-year-old center has a goal in each contest to go along with two primary assists (and one secondary assist, but we don’t bother with those too much).
During this four-game win streak, Hertl and linemate Timo Meier have helped the Sharks take around 60 percent of all 5-on-5 shots and collect a similar ratio of dangerous shots (expected goals, Natural Stat Trick). In the 36 minutes of 5-on-5 that Hertl, Meier and Barclay Goodrow have skated together, the Sharks have taken unblocked shots that are 94 percent more likely to go in than the average unblocked shot (HockeyViz).