What It Means:

Nichushkin's goal came off a breakaway where he out-muscled Dan Hamhuis nearly end-to-end. With his goal and assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, the youngster now has a goal and three assist over his past three games.

For the season, Nichushkin has three goals and nine points. We project him to record three more goals and dish out eight more assists over the remainder of the season.