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Kris Letang leads all blueliners with 24 shootout
goals since the format was introduced in 2005.
It’s no wonder why: the
Pengins’ coaches have
entrusted him with 66
career attempts—15 more
than the next highest
conversion
defenseman. He loves the rate on
flashy in-close dekes that shootout
attempts
leave goalies helpless.
He usually follows Evgeni
Malkin and Sidney Crosbyin the Penguins’
shootout order. That’s a pretty good lineup in
which to bat third.

He passes like a point guard and looks
Hekker was a two-star quarterback
like . . . not a point guard. He’s been
The king of the triple-double,
coming out of Bothell (Washington)
known to dribble and dish behind his
Westbrook holds the single-season
massive back. Only High School, something all
opposing special record (42) and his career total (140)
two centers have ever
ranks second. By far
averaged more than team’s coaches should
the most impressive
six assists per game know by now. Hekker
games with of the three stat
in a season: Wilt is a master of the fake
double-digit average
punt, going 12 for 21 categories he dominates
Chamberlain (who did yards per rebounds
assists in
with 179 yards, one is rebounds. He and between
it twice) and Jokic ´ (who ’18–19 completion
Oscar Robertson, the him and the
touchdown, and one
is on pace for his third
next-best
guy ahead of him on the
interception as an NFL passer. He
such season). Even in this era of do-
PG last
all-time triple-double
finished his rookie season with a
it-all big men, teams typically don’t run
season
leader board, each have
perfect 158.3 passer rating on three
their offenses through a seven-footer.
three of the six all-time best rebounding
attempts. And should the Rams
What other center has YouTube
seasons by a point guard. And unlike
ever find themselves in serious
highlight reels just for
the 6' 5" Robertson (or 6' 9" Magic
his passing? injury trouble, Hekker is the team’s
emergency quarterback. Johnson, another point guard who was
a triple-double machine), Westbrook
stands just 6' 3".
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