I'm sure Sergei Mozyakin didn't expect to be playing alongside Evgeni Malkin, but here we are in January and Mozyakin is benefiting nicely. Also nice to see Malkin doing well and not letting the league stoppage hurt him too much.
Every other name in the top is familiar except for two. Jordan Eberle and Justin Schultz are the first full season AHL players to make the list. Both represent the Edmonton Oilers organization and play together. Not a surprise to see Eberle dominate the league. He had 76 points in the NHL last season. Schultz is a guy who makes me very interested in the Oilers next season. When he left Wisconsin and could not agree to terms with the team that drafted him, Schultz became the biggest free agent of the summer without even playing a professional game. Now we have an idea why. The way he is going he could end up with 80 points and 30 goals as a defenseman. Yikes. If there isn't a season, I wonder if by dumb luck the Oilers get another top pick.
We have a nice battle going for top spot in the penalty total. I'm not even including the European leagues since the only player above 100 is the same guy from the last time I updated this list. Things have really slowed down there. Rockford joined Bridgeport as the only two teams with multiple players over 100 from the AHL. Fort Wayne is the only team to have two from the ECHL. I'd give it the rest of the weekend before some team has three. Robins has been out in front most of the season. Let's see if he can keep his lead.
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