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While some big names continue to produce big numbers, there are many lesser-known or previously average players who have taken a big step this season. In this post, we’ll recap their performance to date (April 13, 2022), compare it to last year and their next-best year, and tell you where they rank in the NHL and on their team. If you like fantasy hockey, you might want to keep this list handy for next year’s draft!

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April 13th 2022

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Forwards

Jesper Bratt

• 39th in the league among Forwards and 1st on the New Jersey Devils in Points at 68; 53.3% improvement over last year (which was also his best year) in Points per Game

Robert Thomas

• 42nd in the league among Forwards and 2nd on the St. Louis Blues in Points at 66; 188.1% improvement over last year and 64.6% over best year in Points per Game

Jordan Kyrou

• 44th in the league among Forwards and 3rd on the St. Louis Blues in Points at 65; 57.1% improvement over last year (which was also his best year) in Points per Game

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August 25th 2018

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Troy Terry

• 52nd in the league among Forwards and 1st on the Anaheim Ducks in Points at 59; 108.2% improvement over last year (which was also his best year) in Points per Game

• 21st in the league among Forwards and 1st on the Anaheim Ducks in Goals at 33

Tage Thompson

• 55th in the league among Forwards and 1st on the Buffalo Sabres in Points at 59; 125.6% improvement over last year (which was also his best year) in Points per Game

• 22nd in the league among Forwards and 1st on the Buffalo Sabres in Goals at 33

Michael Bunting

• 60th in the league among Forwards and 6th on the Toronto Maple Leafs in Points at 57; 26.1% improvement over last year (which was also his best year) in Points per Game

Trevor Zegras

• 71st in the league among Forwards and 2nd on the Anaheim Ducks in Points at 59; 49.3% improvement over last year (which was also his best year) in Points per Game

Lucas Raymond

• 72nd in the league among Forwards and 3rd on the Detroit Red Wings in Points at 55; rookie year

Ivan Barbashev

• 80th in the league among Forwards and 5th on the St. Louis Blues in Points at 53; 133.1% improvement over last year and 84.0% over best year in Points per Game

Defensemen

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April 12th 2022

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Moritz Seider

• 18th in the league among Defensemen and 4th on the Detroit Red Wings in Points at 46; rookie year; 36th among Defensemen in Time on Ice per Game (23:09)

Evan Bouchard

• 30th in the league among Defensemen and 5th on the Edmonton Oilers in Points at 38; 45.8% improvement over last year (which was also his best year) in Points per Game

Gustav Forsling

• 45th in the league among Defensemen and 11th on the Florida Panthers in Points at 32; 26.5% improvement over last year (which was also his best year) in Points per Game; 8th among Defensemen in Plus/Minus (+32)

Vladislav Gavrikov

• 49th in the league among Defensemen and 8th on the Columbus Blue Jackets in Points at 31; 100.1% improvement over last year and 67.4 over best year in Points per Game

Jamie Drysdale

• 51st in the league among Defensemen and 7th on the Anaheim Ducks in Points at 31; 25.7% improvement over last year (which was also his best year) in Points per Game

Oliver Kylington

• 64th in the league among Defensemen and 9th on the Calgary Flames in Points at 27; 237.5% improvement over last year and 100.4% over best year in Points per Game; 17th among Defensemen in Plus/Minus (+26)

Sean Durzi

• 69th in the league among Defensemen and 9th on the Los Angeles Kings in Points at 26; rookie year

Goaltenders

Juuse Saros

• 7th in the league in Save Percentage (Sv%) at .922

• 1st in the league in Wins at 36; 71.4% improvement over last year (which was also his best year)

Darcy Kuemper

• 3rd in the league in Sv% at .926

• 6th in the league in Wins at 34; 240.0% improvement over last year and 25.9% over best year

Jack Campbell

• 20th in the league in Sv% at .912

• 11th in the league in Wins at 27; 58.8% improvement over last year (which was also his best year)

Jake Oettinger

• 16th in the league in Sv% at .914

• 13th in the league in Wins at 26; 136.4% improvement over last year (which was also his best year)

Ville Husso

• 5th in the league in Sv% at .925

• 20th in the league in Wins at 23; 155.6% improvement over last year (which was also his best year)

Jeremy Swayman

• 13th in the league in Sv% at .916

• 23rd in the league in Wins at 20; 185.7% improvement over last year (which was also his best year)

Links from the Rink

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• Malkin suspended four games for cross-checking in Penguins game

• Ducks pick up head coach Eakins' option for next year