Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov became the quickest player to reach the 100-point plateau in 22 years. (Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports)The NHL is enjoying a scoring surge, one that should see the regular season end with its highest scoring output per game since 2005-06. Patrick Kane is one of only seven active NHL players to reach the 100-point mark on multiple occasions. Teams managed 0.3 rush attempts per 60 even-strength minutes in 2007-08 and have produced 0.33 per 60 minutes in 2018-19; rebound attempts have jumped from 0.51 to 0.68 per 60 minutes in those same years. Among those close to a 100-point season in 2018-19, Crosby, a five-time 100-point scorer already in his career, looks to be the next one to reach the venerable milestone.

Source: Washington Post March 22, 2019 11:32 UTC