Just like everyone predicted at the end of the first week of the season, Pavel Dorofeyev and Shane Pinto are leading the league in goals, while the Boston Bruins are undefeated and the Tampa Bay Lightning are winless.
OK, so a lot is going to change as the year goes along, but it’s never too early for some overreactions. Let’s look at a few things happening in the NHL so far and see if they have staying power.
Bedard is headed for a 90-point season
He’s on pace for only 82 points right now, but you can feel the dam about to burst for Connor Bedard. The 20-year-old Chicago Blackhawks star came out of the gates flying this season and if it looked like Bedard found another gear, he did. In his first game against the Florida Panthers, Bedard hit a max speed of 22.36 m.p.h., which was nearly