Hertl’s Big-Game Scoring Habit Is Nothing New

Tomas Hertl has built a reputation on making the biggest moments look almost routine. That is the sort of trait teams notice when the stakes jump and the game tightens into a handful of shifts. His track record gives this story a familiar shape, because the goals may feel timely but the habit is old. In the playoffs, repeated clutch production stops being a streak and starts becoming a calling card.