Biggest surprises from the Vegas Golden Knights first month of the season

You can't have a 7-2-1 start without a few surprises. Here are some players who've impressed the Golden Knights faithful so far.

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Ivan Barbashev

All the love for the first unit has been focused on Mark Stone and Jack Eichel. The duo combined for 34 points through the first 10 games, making them an unstoppable force. But the player on Eichel's other wing has been a pleasant surprise himself. In fact, he has the most goals in the unit with seven.

Ivan Barbashev has evolved into a scoring expert this season, where he's tied for seventh in goals. He also leads the Golden Knights in goals, which has made for a pleasant surprise in itself. Nobody knew who the leading goal scorer would be after Jonathan Marchessault left to become the Honky Tonk Man.

Barbashev appears ready to take that mantle, combining speed and physicality to make him an offensive force. Much love has been heaped onto Stone and Eichel for their early contributions to the offense. However, one can't discount the Russian forward and what he's done as the primary goal-scoring winger. Speaking of Russian players...

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