Lightning Strikes Twice: Hawks 3, Predators 1 and Saturday's Big Boy

Hey, lookit, The Hawks are in first place in The Central Division.
They also sport the best Penalty Kill percentage, the highest goals for- goals against differential and the lowest Goals Against Average in the League.  These facts allude to nothing in particular and are mentioned only to shower praise 'pon the players.

Hasn't Brandon Saad seemed quiet, lately?  Some games I hardly notice him and, lately, when I do it's because he's making drop passes to nowhere.  Even so, he's putting together a decent campaign, one that will, at his current pace, earn him a career-high 57 points.  Sneaky devil!  Tip o' the iceberg, folks; when I see him scoring goals off the rush and out-muscling bigger players to make a pass I KNOW that someday soon this kid will crack 80 points.  For the second night in a row Saad enjoys the benefit of secure trousers.

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