Hornqvist leads the charge in Pens’ victory March 30, 2015

Patric Hornqvist was named the first star last night, as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks in a shootout, 3-2. The Swedish sharpshooter tallied his 24^th goal of the season, his highest total since scoring 27 in 2011-12 with the Nashville Predators. Hornqvist has registered an impressive 46 points in 58 games this year, a career-high as far as points per game is concerned. He has been hot down the stretch as well, scoring five goals and adding three assists in his last eight games.

For more on last night’s game, check out the triblive.com post here.