As the numbers indicate, something is going on with Alexi Piastri. Piastri has lit the SMJHL on fire this season, leading the league with 33 goals and 53 points through 32 games. This is quite the revelation as Piastris already eclipsed his previous career high of 30 goals and it shouldn't be long before he surpasses the 56 points that he put up in each of his first two seasons with Nevada.

So what's the reason?

Some say that Piastri shined a prototypical laser beam at SHL star Connor Snooks during a pre-season skate. Apparently there's some substance to these rumors as Piastri has played like a mirror image of Snooks and is simply overwhelming SMJHL defenders. Snooks himself doesn't seem to be affected, if anything this laser beam may have somehow helped his own game. Piastri meanwhile is only a goal shy of the Battleborn team goal scoring record and may have a legitimate shot at some SMJHL records. This whole laser beam skill stealing technique may just catch on.