The Curious Case of Alex DeBrincat

Alex DeBrincat is on a point-per-game pace with 20 points in 25 games. He's tied for 84th among all forwards in scoring. Debrincats production is mainly coming from the power play. The Ottawa Senators are a top-heavy team whose success depends on their top two lines dominating at 5v5.

The Ottawa Senators are in the top half of the league. They have failed to convert on many of their chances.

The Ottawa Senators have a league average goal difference at 5v5. If they were to improve that, they would have 11-12 more goals at that rate.

Alex DeBrincat is getting unlucky with his shots this year, scoring on only 6.8% of his attempts. The team's overall results mirror his finishing chart. Debrincats is 25 later this month. He's not injured. He looks to be getting better with age.

Alex DeBrincat and Shane Pinto have a bad partnership at 5v5.

Alex DeBrincat and Pinto are struggling to play well together. Pinto's biggest strength is his shot, Debrincats is an East-West player. DJ Smith will probably keep the De Brincati-Pinto line together until Norris is injured. The Senators have a lot of good line-up options. They have Brady Tkachuk, Claude Girous, and Tim Stützle. It's possible that Smith might break up the trio. If that happens, it will be good for the team. There are some flashes of the line, but it's not intractable.