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There’s no denying that the Canadiens’ 2017-18 season has had its fair share of disappointments, both from the perspective of the team and in terms of individual results.

In fact, positive stories have been few and far between as everything that could go wrong for the team has gone wrong. Almost every player on the roster has seen a drop in performance, except for one particular defenceman and one sparkplug forward.

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Jeff Petry has quietly put together a career year, thanks to the increase in ice time after Shea Weber’s injury. He’s the only legitimate top-four defenceman on the team and it shows.

But the most interesting storyline comes from 5-foot-9 winger Brendan Gallagher, who has already scored a career-high 26 goals heading into Wednesday’s game against the Penguins in Pittsburgh. If his scoring pace continues, he’ll also surpass his career high in points, 47 in 2014-15. Amassing almost 50 points might not seem like an incredible accomplishment, but when you take into account the context in which Gallagher has played this season, his feat becomes much more impressive.