Yes.
Oddly enough, it’s often questioned whether the third-highest scorer on the New York Rangers deserves top-six ice time. Maybe it’s because he really hasn’t received it. But Pavel Buchnevich has scored at a high rate this season despite his ice time.
Even when Buchnevich is technically deployed on the first line, he isn’t used in a first line capacity. Regardless of his place in the lineup, he frequents the bottom of the ice time charts, and that’s disconcerting considering the impact he has when he’s used.
In all situations he’s earned 27 points, behind only J.