It’s not likely to last for long.
Evander Kane, David Perron, Ryan O’Reilly and Leon Draisaitl all sit at seven total playoff goals heading into Sunday. All three could hit eight before their second-round series are over.
But as of May 22, one week after the Penguins were knocked out of the 2022 postseason in overtime of a first-round Game 7, Jake Guentzel still leads all playoff skaters in goals.
It stands as a cruel, but sweet, memory of how dominant the Penguins’ top line was in Pittsburgh’s brief playoff run. (Made sweeter, of course, by the news this line will return in 2022-23.