Gaudreau ranked second in the NHL with 2-6-8 in four contests to help the Flames (19 10-2, 40 points) pick up three wins and move atop the Western Conference standings. He matched a career high with 2-2-4, his sixth career four-point performance, in a 9-6 triumph over the Columbus Blue Jackets Dec. 4. Gaudreau then posted two assists in each of his next two games, a 2-0 victory against the Minnesota Wild Dec. 6 and a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators Dec. 8, before being held off the scoresheet in a 1-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers Dec. 9. The 25-year-old Salem, N.J., native paces Calgary and sits seventh in the entire NHL with 12-27-39 in 31 outings this season. His 27 assists also share fifth place in the League (w/ Jack Eichel).