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Zach Aston-Reese has made it pretty easy to measure his performance this season. The Northeastern senior leads the NCAA in goals (29), is tied for tops in points (59) and shorthanded goals (4); he's also among the leaders in Division I with 13 power play goals (third), 143 shots (fourth) and 68 penalty minutes (15th). He's poised to become just the 16th player to top the 30-goal mark in the last decade, while his current pace of 1.74 points per game this season is fifth-best in that same span.
There are plenty of numbers to point to for the Hobey Baker Award candidate and Walter Brown Award semifinalist, but the one that everyone raves about is 200, as in the length in feet of a regulation hockey rink. "He's a complete player, a 200-foot complete player," his coach
Jim Madigan says.