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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Right, but four of Neal's six goals have come on the powerplay. All four have been assisted by McDavid, with Draisatl chipping an assist in on one of them. One of his ES goals was unassisted; only one of his line mates has set him up for a goal thus far.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Neal's powerplay production outstrip his ES production. That Oilers second line is going to be a disaster.
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Originally Posted by getbak
He's not playing with McDavid at even strength, but he is on the powerplay where 4 of his 6 goals have been scored so far (and McDavid has an assist on each one).
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That’s exactly my point. A chewed stick of gum would score goals on powerplays with McDavid and Draisaitl. Any talk of Neal’s scoring this year should always be broken into 5v5 vs PP.
He may finish the year with 10G 5v5, unless his shooting percentage stays enormous and Kassian gets hurt or plays poorly causing Tippett to force him into the top line. Then he just gets Kassian’s 5v5 goals for the year.