There is a working theory that in the playoffs, the dimensions of the game tighten up entirely. The best players in the league have less room to operate, with increased attention to detail on their every move in the offensive zone.
Tampa Bay Lighting star Brayden Point went on a postseason run unlike any in decades, and the reason why he was able to score in nine consecutive games is because he's the best player in the NHL at navigating tight spaces.
Point may not be Tampa's most impactful forward — that's Nikita Kucherov, who can do things no other player in the league can, even while injured — nor is he is the Lightning's leading candidate to lift the Conn Smythe Trophy this summer, as that would be Andrei Vasilevskiy, the world's best goaltender.