NHL Power Rankings: Unexpected Upsets and Rookie Revelations Shake Up the Season
There wasn’t much changeover on this roster. Give bottom-six center Justin Hryckowian some credit, though; opponents are scoring just 1.55 goals per 60 with him on the ice, among the Stars’ best. Does he move the needle much offensively? Nope — but he’s gotten an opportunity, and he’s doing something with it.
3. New Jersey Devils, 12-4-1
Last week: 3
Sean: 3
Dom: 3
His hockey-card numbers don’t jump off the page (three goals, five assists in 17 games), but Arseny Gritsyuk — a 24-year-old winger playing his first non-KHL season — has been solid. The Devils control the run of play with him on the ice at five-on-five, and on Wednesday, he parlayed that into some time on a line with Jack Hughes and Dawson Mercer. That’s the sort of quality depth every good team needs.
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