Pavelski is coming off a five-point game (two goals, three assists) against Seattle on Wednesday and is helping linemates Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson also post career-best numbers. The trio is one of the best lines in hockey right now.
"It's his ability to sniff out loose pucks, his ability to get out into the open," Stars coach Rick Bowness said. "His anticipation of where that puck is going. Great poise around the net. Goal scorers know where to put the puck. You can put other guys in those situations and they're not going to have the natural instinct in order to put the puck past the goalie."
In the four games since returning from a 17-day COVID hiatus, Pavelski has three goals and five assists, Robertson has three goals and four assists and Hintz has two goals and two assists.
"We've been on a good run," Pavelski said. "We expect to produce every night. We expect to play hard. That's been the biggest thing, haven't had to say a whole lot. The compete has been there from all three of us and guys are making plays and feeding off each other."
That being said, the team needs to help out the top line, Bowness said, especially on the road.
"They know they're going to get the opposition's best defensive pairing and best defensive line when they can get the right matchups," Bowness said. "That's going to happen to them this weekend. They'll just have to keep playing through it. It's important that they continue to score, but what's just as important is we've got to get someone else helping them out here. It can't be that line every night scoring all the goals."
