He has 58 points in 46 games, putting him position to set a series of career highs as well as plant himself at least in the fringe of the Hart Trophy ... such as Jonathan Marchessault, Chandler ...

He has 58 points in 46 games, putting him position to set a series of career highs as well as plant himself at least in the fringe of the Hart Trophy ... such as Jonathan Marchessault, Chandler ...

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is having an outstanding season and is deservedly right in the thick of the Hart Memorial Trophy race ... Jets (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty ...

Thursday night’s high-powered showdown between the star-laden offenses of the Avalanche and Oilers, featuring the league’s past two Hart Memorial Trophy winners, lived up to its billing.