Ryan on the rookie scoring record.
Bobby Ryan brushed Dustin Penner aside as the Ducks' leader for points scored as a rookie with an assist in the Ducks' 6-2 win Sunday.
"Our guys have let me know that it was coming, so it was nice to get it out of the way and continue to roll," Ryan said. "The more important thing of the night is the two points obviously for us."
He's making a nice case for Calder Trophy honors, too (though Columbus goalie Steve Mason and Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne might have something to say about that). Ryan leads all rookies with 24 goals and his 43 points are second only to Kris Versteeg's 46.
Ryan is five goals behind Penner's 29 and four assists behind Francois Beauchemin's 26 for the franchise rookie record in each category. He's got 10 games left to do it, and is averaging 0.5 goals per game and 0.4 assists per game this season, so both records are perfectly within reach.
He's making a nice case for Calder Trophy honors, too (though Columbus goalie Steve Mason and Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne might have something to say about that). Ryan leads all rookies with 24 goals and his 43 points are second only to Kris Versteeg's 46.
Ryan is five goals behind Penner's 29 and four assists behind Francois Beauchemin's 26 for the franchise rookie record in each category. He's got 10 games left to do it, and is averaging 0.5 goals per game and 0.4 assists per game this season, so both records are perfectly within reach.
About J.P.
J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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