from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- No American has ever won the Rocket Richard Trophy for most goals scored but Matthews could become the first. He has 36 goals, one behind eight-time winner Alex Ovechkin and Boston’s David Pastrnak. The last Canadian to lead the NHL in goals was Steven Stamkos in 2012.

- Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl leads the NHL in scoring but you could argue that Rangers’ Artemi Panarin is having a better season. On a team with a goal differential of plus-1, Panarin is plus-23 in New York and just nine points behind Draisaitl, who is minus-11 on an Oilers team that is plus-3.

- Before this season John Tavares was scoring at .94 points per game in his NHL career. This season he’s at .93 points per game. His career average is 77 points a season. This year he’s scoring at 76-point pace. And yes, goal scoring is down from a career high of a year ago but his point scoring is basically the same as it’s always been.

a few more note, mostly Leafs...