The Rocket Richard race is heating up down the stretch!
The NHL goal-scoring race is close, and the Rocket Richard Trophy winner will come down to the wire, with just one month of the 2021-22 season remaining.
Draisaitl (EDM) - 49
Matthews (TOR) - 49
Kreider (NYR) - 46
Ovechkin (WSH) - 42
Connor (WPG) - 41
Pastrnak (BOS) - 38
DeBrincat (CHI) - 38
McDavid (EDM) - 37
Kaprizov (MIN) - 37
Forsberg (NSH) - 37
There's no doubt there will be at least two guys to reach the 50-goal mark this season (Draisaitl and Matthews). Both of whom have been in a back and forth race lately:
And then on the very next night...
Since the 2010-11 NHL season, the 50-goal mark has only been reached eight times in six seasons. And it's only been done three times by somebody not named Alex Ovechkin (Corey Perry 2010-11, Steven Stamkos 2011-12 and Leon Draisaitl 2018-19).
NHL fans could potentially see six or seven 50-goal scorers this season, with the possibility of all current Top-10 scorers reaching the milestone with a month remaining in the regular season.
So, the big questions are : how many players will reach the 50-goal plateau, and who will do it first?
| POLL | ||
Who will win the 2021-21 Rocket Richard Trophy? | ||
| Auston Matthews | 47 | 37 % |
| Leon Draisaitl | 42 | 33.1 % |
| Chris Kreider | 19 | 15 % |
| Other | 19 | 15 % |
| List of polls | ||
