Preaching puck possession is something you’ll hear a lot of coaches do. Easier said than done. It takes a high level of skill to play keep away from a bunch of NHL’ers in the attacking end. For the past couple of years, no player has done a better job of that than Patrick Kane. Not anymore.

In his rookie season, Mathew Barzal led the league in offensive zone puck possession – in total and per game.

Barzal had the puck on his stick for an average of 1:12 per game, narrowly edging out Kane for the league lead.