Nine games into his career with the Penguins, Alex Galchenyuk is still looking for his first goal.



It’s not the biggest sample size in the world, and nine-game scoreless streaks aren’t unfamiliar territory for shooters like Galchenyuk, but there’s something that just feels and looks off about his start. It might be the adjustment time needed to settle into a new system; Dominik Kahun’s initial run of games with the Penguins wasn’t overly impressive, but as we’ll see in a moment, he’s growing into a larger role and contributing to offensive production. We also need to consider the role of his injury recovery — Galchenyuk was dealing with a soft tissue injury to start the year before getting bit by a spider and having his road to recovery delayed by an allergic reaction. That’s not an easy way to start your tenure in a new system.



In a sport where goal scoring is subject to a ton of randomness and can be a streaky,...