Abdelkader put up a raft of fantasy stats Tuesday against Buffalo, scoring two goals -- one on the power play -- and adding an assist, a plus-1 rating and seven penalty minutes.

EDGE Analysis

His production's been inconsistent since he opened the season with five points in two games, as even Tuesday's big effort has Abdelkader at just 10 points in 23 contests following that hot start. He'd missed the scoresheet in three straight prior to this bust-out, and Abdelkader's minutes have been falling accordingly -- even Tuesday, he skated only 14:23, the third time in the last five games that he's finished under 15 minutes. That's a big step down for a guy who came into this game averaging 17:43 of ice time.