Since his return from injury against Winnipeg 13 days ago, Donskoi has not scored a point. He did not score in the two games prior to his absence, and has now failed to get on the scoresheet in nine consecutive games.
That’s the longest drought of his career, and the second such streak of six or more games this season. Donskoi’s scored just 15 points in 51 games in his injury-shortened second season, numbers that are far off the 48 he scored in 100 regular season and playoff games in his rookie campaign.
Looking beyond the traditional box score, Donskoi is scoring goals at even strength at a similar rate as last season (0.