Emil Heineman isn’t just scoring, he’s announcing himself as potentially one of the most important emerging forwards in the New York Islanders organization.
With his goal in Friday night's 4-3 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers (he also hit two posts), the 24-year-old winger hit the 10-goal mark for the season, tying his career high from last year. The difference? He needed 62 games to reach 10 goals with Montreal in 2023–24. This year, as an Islander, he has needed only 25.
That is not a step forward - it’s a leap.