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You know who is one of the top scorers among wingers? Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Granted when he plays on the wing he's playing with either the #1 or the #2 offensive center in the NHL, but his production on the wing has been amazing the past 2 years.
5v5 P/60, 2018-19 + 2019-20, over 1000 minutes TOI with McDavid or Draisaitl, Nuge scored 2.80 P/60. You know where that puts him? Here's a list of the top-10 wingers based on 5v5 P/60 over the past 2 years:
Kucherov: 3.21 P/60
Panarin: 3.02
Marchand: 2.83
* Nugent-Hopkins: 2.80 *
Kane: 2.72
Guentzel: 2.71
Pastrnak: 2.70
Tatar: 2.63
Kubalik: 2.59
Marner: 2.58
That's elite scoring. Plus he's very good at killing penalties and of course he's a powerplay witch.
Maybe he's found his niche.