Sillinger finally ends a frustrating goal drought at 45 games in 'sophomore' season with Blue Jackets
Sillinger already has a strong NHL frame at an age that probably makes peers jealous, but even that was no match for the weight of expectations in his “sophomore” season.
Sillinger needs to become a franchise pillar for Columbus — along with Kent Johnson, rookie Kirill Marchenko and others ― and overcoming a prolonged “drought” could ultimately help that happen.“You hope this allows him to kind of just take a breath here and rediscover that scoring touch that we know he has,” coach Brad Larsen said. “Great to see him score for us.”It’s taken most of the past two seasons, but the Blue Jackets are officially dangerous on power plays.
That’s a big shift from the first four months of this season, when the Jackets struggled even getting set up in the offensive zone during power plays. They ranked last in the NHL through 53 games with a paltry 15.6% success rate , but are second in the league since Feb. 14, going 12 of 40 in the past 15 games.
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