Today on the Saucer Pass Hockey Podcast we look at two of the NHL's most surprising success stories of 2017.

We marvel at the fast start of Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos and wonder how Andrey Vasilevskiy will hold up over a full season. We talk about the offensive sparkle of Mikhail Sergachev and why he's a good bet to stay with the Bolts all season long.

Then we turn to the suddenly explosive Los Angeles Kings. What is Pierre Turgeon's role and how have they managed to become the NHL's 4th highest in goals per game?

We also look at the frustrating start by the Arizona Coyotes and wonder what the biggest issue is--coaching or goaltending?

As always we try to impress you with a bunch of random stats and hockey jargon, but we never make any promises we can't keep.

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