THE PENGUINS WINGER WAS
SCORING HOT AS THE DICKENS THIS PAST WEEK.
THIRD STAR – JAKE GUENTZEL, LW, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Guentzel shared
the League lead with five goals in three games (5-1—6) to lift the Penguins
(25-14-6, 56 points) to a pair of wins as well as their 10th victory in their
past 12 contests dating to Dec. 19 (10-2-0). He picked up one assist in a 5-1
triumph over the Florida
Panthers Jan. 8. Guentzel then
posted his second career hat trick (and second of the season) in a 7-4 victory
against the Anaheim Ducks Jan.
11. He finished the week with both of Pittsburgh’s goals in a 5-2 loss to
the Los Angeles
Kings Jan. 12. The 24-year-old Omaha, Neb., native tops the
Penguins with 23 goals in 45 outings this season (23-21—44), aided by 7-3—10
during an active six-game point streak.
Given his production so far this season, it looks to be
quite the good thing that the Penguins locked him up for his contract extension
when they did.
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