Kessel tallied a goal and an assist versus Tampa Bay on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Kessel has bagged two points in back-to-back games and gives him five in his previous trio of outings, which follows a brief three-game pointless streak. The Madison, Wisconsin native has moved up to the second line with Sidney Crosby (upper body) out of action and seems to be gelling with linemates Jake Guentzel and Riley Sheahan.