NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we look at the underlying metrics behind Utah Mammoth forward Nick Schmaltz .

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The Utah Mammoth's forward group had breakout potential entering this season, but few could have expected their leading scorer over the first month of the season to be Nick Schmaltz.

The 29-year-old is off to the best start of his NHL career with 17 points in 12 games (tied for 11th in entire League) and also leads Utah in assists (10), even-strength points (11) and power-play points (six). Schmaltz is playing in his usual spot with Clayton Keller and Barrett Hayton on the top line to complement Utah's top six, which also features a potent trio

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