Whether you’re a stick-flexing sniper or a third-pair defender, nobody wants to wait long for the weight to come off.

Bagging your first goal of a new season is always a delight.

Last year, every player who skated in 65 or more NHL games managed to find the net at least one time, and only two players — defencemen Adam Pelech and Josh Mahura — who suited up in at least 55 contests failed to score a goal.

(Sorry guys.)

Only four NHL teams have played five games so far, so unless you entered the year with legit Rocket Richard hopes, it’s not exactly time to panic if you’ve failed to get off the goal-scoring schneid.

That said, grips get tight quickly when you can’t get one to fall.

With that in mind, we’ve decided to use this week’s power rankings as a way to highlight a player or two f

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