After suffering a very serious freak head injury in the first round of the 2014-15 playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mats Zuccarello came back in 2015-16 to establish himself as a bonafide first line forward.
The Numbers: 26 goals (+11), 35 assists (+1), 61 points (+12), and 54% CF in 81 (+3) games played.
(All numbers in parentheses designate change from 2014-15, all numbers at even strength and courtesy of Hockey-Reference.com and Corsica.hockey)
The story: To talk about Mats Zuccarello’s 2015-16 campaign, you have to go back to the freak injury he suffered during the 2014-15 playoffs.