Left wing Mats Zuccarello potted a goal (1-0=1) against the Predators in Game 3 of the 2019 Western Conference First Round. His two goals (2-0=2) through the first three games of the First Round are the most goals he's ever recorded through the first three contests of a Stanley Cup Playoff series. With one more goal vs. Nashville, Zuccarello will match his career-best of three goals in one postseason series (most: 3 goals, 2017 Eastern Conference First Round vs. Montreal). On April 2 vs. the Philadelphia Flyers, he made his return to the lineup after missing 17 regular-season games with a broken arm, tallying an assist (0-1=1) and logging 18:23 time on ice. He made his regular-season debut in a Dallas Stars sweater on Feb. 24 at United Center against the Chicago Blackhawks. The forward registered two points (1-1=2), four shots on goal and a +3 plus/minus rating in 13:35 TOI before leaving the game with an upper body injury. Zuccarello became the fourth player since the Stars franchise relocated to Dallas in 1993 to record two-or-more points in his first game with the club after being acquired via trade in the regular season. He joined Brandon Segal on Feb. 13, 2010 at Phoenix (1-1=2), Brad Richards on Feb. 28, 2008 vs. Chicago (0-5=5) and Randy McKay on March 20, 2002 vs. St. Louis (0-2=2) as the only other players to accomplish this feat. Zuccarello, 31, has posted 40 points (12-28=40) in 48 total regular-season games between the New York Rangers and Dallas this season. He has now made seven appearances (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In 63 career Stanley Cup Playoff games, he has posted 33 points (13-20=33).
