Guentzel is 7th player to hit 20 points in 10 games to open postseason
Jake Guentzel's postseason legend continues to grow.
With a goal in Game 4 against the Washington Capitals, the Pittsburgh Penguins winger reached the 20-point mark in only his 10th game of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Jake Guentzel: 2018 NHL playoff leader in goals (9) and points (20).
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) May 4, 2018
Oh, and his playoff point streak is now at eight games (8G-8A) - the longest active point streak in the NHL. pic.twitter.com/Hla43aHnUw
As a result, he became the seventh player in NHL history to be that productive so early in the postseason:
Jake Guentzel of the @penguins is the seventh different player in NHL history to record 20+ points within his team’s first 10 games of a postseason. #NHLStats #WSHvsPIT #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/UPQUnj9By3
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 4, 2018
Guentzel recorded 22 goals and 26 assists in 82 regular-season appearances, upping his point per game average from 0.58 to 2.