We've hit the Christmas break and the Los Angeles Kings leading scorer is who everyone assumed it would be heading into the season.
That's right, Trevor Moore.
What looked like a red-hot start and potential flash-in-the-pan goal-scoring burst has been sustained through the first 30 games.
He's more than halfway to the 30-goal mark and doesn't look like slowing down. I'm always reluctant to herald players as great goal-scorers on a small sample size, but I'm considering making an exception for Moore.
It's not just the volume of goals, it's the kind of goals, and simply, a change in the way he looks on the ice.
The summer before Adrian Kempe had his 30-goal season, you could see something was different in the way he shot the puck.
It was exploding off his stick in a way we hadn't seen before and he looked more confident in that part of his game.
While Moore doesn't shoot with the same overwhelming power, it was clear at camp that his shot had elevated to the next level at camp.
When asked about that, he said he changed the curve on his stick and nothing else. Whatever he changed, it's working.
His highlight reel goal against the Calgary Flames last Saturday raised the question, "Does he need to be talked about as a high-end goal-scorer now?"
"Yeah, you should be," said head coach Todd McLellan. "That goal, a goal-scorer's hands and shot."
It's hard to argue with McLellan's take on that goal too.
The quick hands to slip the puck under Noah Hanifin's stick, then the quick release to beat Jakob Markstrom over the shoulder is, dare I say, elite.
It's also a unique goal in a lot of ways. That quick move under the defenseman's stick into a shovel shot like that is pretty common, but it usually comes in tight when driving the net.
You rarely see players pull that move and generate enough power on that shot from just inside the faceoff circle.
Going further back on that goal, the way Moore receives the puck in the neutral zone and explodes out of a standstill to create space is maybe as impressive as the goal.
From start to finish it's a fantastic goal that only high-end goal-scorers put away.
Still, this isn't the goal that fully swayed me on Moore being a potential 30-or-more kind of player.
It was this goal against the San Jose Sharks.
I've said it before when talking about Kempe's goal scoring and I'll reiterate it here. To beat an NHL goal, who's set and not screened, with a shot from range is absurd.
That's a bullet from the top of the circles that cleanly beat Kaapo Kahkonen. I hate to use this word twice in one piece, but that's as elite a shot as you'll see this season.
I'm typically slow to crown players goal scorers, but these two goals, plus the sheer volume, have convinced me with Moore.
Assuming he stays healthy, he will score 30 this year and could even sniff 35-40.
I know some people look at his 16.2 shooting percentage and 4.9 goals above expected and think he'll crash back down to earth soon.
However, for high-end goal-scorers, which is what I'm considering Moore now, those numbers are sustainable for the season.
For example, Kempe shot at 16.4 percent last season and finished with 12.3 goals above expected.
Moore's also scoring goals in dirty areas, he isn't just scoring highlight-reel snipes.
According to the NHL's Edge data, nine of Moore's 16 goals have come from inside and below the hash marks.
This is a player scoring a variety of goals and doesn't look to be slowing down anytime soon.
McLellan hit the nail on the head. If you aren't talking about Moore as a high-end goal-scorer right now, you should be.