It’s the Easter Monday version of Links, News, and Notes! If you celebrate, I hope you had a great Easter, and if you don’t, I hope you were able to enjoy some time off!
- Hasn’t it seemed like so many skaters are having career years, breakouts, or bouncebacks? That’s because the NHL has averaged 6.3 goals per game this season, which is the highest it’s been in 26 years:
The highest-scoring weekend in NHL history concluded with 153 goals (102 Saturday, 51 Sunday) and boosted the goals-per-game rate to 6.