NHL

For Leo Carlsson early load management plan part of hopeful path superstardom

DENVER, Colorado – With about a minute remaining in warmups Leo Carlsson collected a trio of pucks near the blue line.

He stickhandled around the mini gauntlet of pucks, before attempting a trio of breakaways against Anaheim Ducks backup Lukáš Dostál

He scored twice, shot an additional puck into the net, and was the final Ducks skater to leave the ice before a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. 

In the game, Carlsson drew a pair of penalties on the same play in the third period, including a particularly foolish rough by Kurtis MacDermid, and then scored on the ensuing 5-on-3 to make it a one-goal game. 

It was the 17th game of the season for the 18-year-old, who the Ducks drafted second overall back in June. In those games, Carlsson has 13 points, is third on the team with eight

Access this article with EP Premium

Go Premium to access this article

Register your Premium-membership at eliteprospects.com to get access to this article and more quality, in-depth coverage at EP Rinkside

This article is about:
NHL Anaheim Ducks NHL Leo Carlsson Greg Cronin Pat Verbeek
Scoring Leaders