While the Pittsburgh Penguins have had some extended moments of inconsistency this season as a team, Jason Zucker has been one of their more consistent individual players. Even more, he is having the type of season and impact that everybody wanted to see from him when he was acquired from the Minnesota Wild a few years ago.
He made a huge impact in Tuesday’s win over the Vancouver Canucks, scoring a game-tying goal, assisting on another, and delivering one of the biggest clean open ice hits of the season. At least among players in a Penguins uniform.