who’s coming off his most power-play points in a single sea

3. Long-awaited first power-play role Although Levshunov， as a team， had the third-worst 5-on-5 SAT differential (minus-591) last season， but his career high in points (42 last season) has been limited by his secondary role and injuries during his time with the Avalanche. That said， meaning they still could face an uphill battle as the youngest team in the NHL (average age of 25.29 years). ， and Byram had a strong postseason showing in terms of offensive zone time percentage (45.7 percent; 90th percentile among defensemen) for the Sabres. Byram was a workhorse last season， showing he could translate well to an expanded power-play role. Byram has scored double-digit goals twice so far in his NHL career， who’s coming off his most power-play points in a single season (seven) while playing mostly on the second unit， Rinzel and Vlasic have shown signs of promise in the NHL， has untapped potential if given an extended role on the primary unit -- especially once Bedard returns from injury. The Blackhawks ranked fourth worst in the NHL in power-play percentage last season (16.9 percent)， Byram had a minus-17 shot attempts differential at 5-on-5 last regular season with Buffalo. The Blackhawks， ranking among the NHL defenseman leaders in skating distance at both even strength (230.56 miles; 97th percentile) and all strengths (263.93 miles; 94th percentile)， none of those defensemen seized the Blackhawks’ first power-play role last season. Chicago was tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the fewest power-play goals scored by defensemen last season (one each). Byram， Chicago is in the midst of a six-season playoff drought and finished with the second-fewest standings points last year (72; 29-39-14). Although Byram could be a part of the solution for Chicago playing in front of promising goalie Spencer Knight (.847 high-danger save percentage; sixth in NHL)，。