Zach Hyman

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Zach Hyman Stretches Goal Streak To Five Games (RotoBaller)

7 mins agoEdmonton Oilers winger Zach Hyman scored in a fifth consecutive game and recorded two assists as the team secured a series victory against Calgary ...

He was a superb plus-four for the game and led the team with seven shots, whilst also handing out four hits. 8 hours agoEdmonton Oilers winger Zach Hyman scored in a fifth consecutive game and recorded two assists as the team secured a series victory against Calgary with a 5-4 overtime win Thursday night. Articles & Tools

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Zach Hyman Has Been Everything the Oilers Need Him to Be (The Hockey News)

The Edmonton Oilers made a big investment in Zach Hyman this offseason. Now, Hyman has helped them sit just eight wins away from Stanley Cup glory.

And the results have landed them closer to Stanley Cup glory than they've been in decades. That still is the case in Edmonton, just with a minor tweak. His offensive game took yet another leap forward this season, with Hyman beginning to show a penchant for seeking out his own opportunities around the net in lieu of deferring to a surrounding teammate as he would in years past. Hyman is exploring the studio space in Jay Woodcroft's aggressive system, evolving as an offensive weapon almost by the day while maintaining his defensive prowess in the process. The Oilers woke up on Friday just eight wins away from Stanley Cup glory, having just eliminated their hated cross-province rivals in five games thanks to a decisive road victory that has now catapulted them into the Final Four. Well, that's exactly what Hyman did in 2021-22, setting career highs across the board -- from goals to assists to points to, even, ice time shots -- providing an immediate return on Holland's sizable investment.

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Lowetide: Oilers' Zach Hyman's value continues to rise in playoffs (The Athletic)

Watching Hyman with the Oilers during the regular season, it was obvious he was made for the playoffs.

A player with the range of skills Hyman delivers can help out even when in a scoring slump, and that was the case in the Kings series. Hyman has been up and down the lineup all year, productive in every stop along the way. Hyman began the series on a line with Nugent-Hopkins and Josh Archibald, a unit that had difficulty immediately. Despite the goal share, Hyman belongs in the heart of the order, especially strong in goals and points per 60 at five-on-five. That would change in Game 5, after a slow start for Kane. Here are the lines and totals through the five games against Calgary: The second-round clash between the two teams was the first in over 30 years and lived up to its billing. Watching Hyman during the regular season, it was obvious he was made for the playoffs. Hyman played most of his five-on-five minutes in 2021-22 with Connor McDavid, and the tandem had real chemistry. After the arrival of Kane, Hyman was more of a nomad, spending significant time on the top three lines. Once again, his possession numbers were over 50 percent across the board, and his actual goal differential was under 50 percent. Here, via Natural Stat Trick, are the totals for Hyman with Edmonton’s top three centres in the portion of the season before Kane arrived. Hyman cuts into the salary cap for $5.5 million, and the organization has been disappointing in previous free-agent summers on the big deals.

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