PHILADELPHIA — Nobody thinks of Deryk Engelland as another Paul Coffey, even when coach Gerard Gallant sometimes insinuates that Engelland and his fellow Golden Knights defensemen think they are the Hall of Famer.
But with two goals on the team’s five-game road trip, Engelland is suddenly second among the defense corps with five goals. Colin Miller leads the team’s defensemen with eight.
“I think it has to do with time on ice,” Engelland said of his increased offensive production, which has seen him average 20:13 time-on-ice. “You’re on the ice more, averaging more minutes, you chip in a little more.