Erik Karlsson's playing like a kid again as he returns to Ottawa. Here's why.

After a record-setting month of November, Karlsson enters Saturday’s Sharks game with the Ottawa Senators with 11 goals and 21 assists, totals that not only lead his team and all NHL defensemen but now put him just three points shy of the 35 points he collected in his 50 games last season. If Karlsson, 32, can keep up this pace over the course of a full year – a big if considering his injury history – he will become the first blueliner to finish with over 100 points since Brian Leetch had 102 in...