Zach Parise has 1 goal and 6 assists through 6 games played in the 2018-19 NHL season, which is good for 1.17 points per game, and the State of Hockey breathes a sigh of relief.
Prior to signing in Minnesota in 2012, Parise had been a force in New Jersey. Parise scored a career high 94 points in the 2008-09 season consisting of 45 goals and 49 assists. That offensive outburst made him the 5th highest scorer in the league that season. He followed up that dominant season with 38 goals and 44 assists (82 points) in 81 games in the 2009-10 season, before missing the majority of the 2010-11 season following a torn meniscus.