Sun 2/22/15 12:55 PM

Tavares picked up another two assists -- giving him 11 points in the last five games -- in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Capitals.Does anyone else smell the faint fragrance of a Hart or an Art Ross trophy off in the distance? J.T. has totally put the Islanders on his back since Kyle Okposo (upper body) played his last game Jan. 19, racking up a marvelous 21 points over a 15-game span. Yes, Tavares is a consensus first-round pick in most fantasy leagues, so his point-per-game production (62 in 60 thus far) isn't anything groundbreaking, but owners have to be thrilled with his recent surge. His 29 goals are two shy of his career high, so he'll definitely set a new career high there, too, as well as challenge his career-best 81 points he piled up in 2011-12. You simply can't go wrong with that.