McTavish is capable of more, but they’ve got to put him in the best position to have success. The Ducks do mete out ice time among their forwards more evenly than other teams and while McTavish is averaging 16:24, that ranks seventh.

Mason McTavish continued his torrid scoring stretch with a goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the host Seattle Kraken 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Anaheim Ducks coach Greg Cronin labeled him a "third-line guy." His teammates nicknamed him "Iron Sights" for the frequency with which he was hitting a post or crossbar.