It's a great day for hockey 2024-2025

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Monday, November 4

8:00 pm
Los Angeles Kings vs Nashville Predators
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSW | H BSSO | TVAS /
8:30 pm
New Jersey Devils vs Edmonton Oilers
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A MSGSN | Prime Video (Ca.) NHLN

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Missouri hockey official Dean Robinson was injured when a stick hit him in the eye during a game. He underwent surgery, but could lose his sight in the injured eye.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4cQs99ztPc

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Monday, November 4

LAK 3, NSH 0
NJD 3, EDM 0

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Kuemper makes 16 saves, Kings stifle Predators in shutout
Kempe gets goal, assist for Los Angeles; Nashville has lost 3 of 4

Allen makes 31 saves, Devils shut out Oilers
Bratt has goal, assist for New Jersey, which has won 3 of 4

Celebrini to return from injury for Sharks against Blue Jackets
Center, No. 1 pick in 2024 NHL Draft hasn’t played since season opener Oct. 10

Pastrnak takes responsibility for benching in Bruins win against Kraken
Forward preaches ‘accountability’ after not playing in 3rd period Sunday

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Tuesday, November 5


Time est/ Game / TV

7:00 pm
Philadelphia Flyers vs Carolina Hurricanes
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A NBCSP | H BSSO | SNE, SNP
7:00 pm
Calgary Flames vs Montreal Canadiens
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A SNW | H RDS, TSN2
7:00 pm
Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A NESN | H TSN4
7:00 pm
Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A RDS2, TSN5 | H MSG-B
7:30 pm
Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A SN-PIT | H MSGSN
8:00 pm
Utah Hockey Club vs Winnipeg Jets
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A Utah16 | H TSN3
8:00 pm
Los Angeles Kings vs Minnesota Wild
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSW | H BSN, BSWI
8:00 pm
Tampa Bay Lightning vs St. Louis Blues
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSSUN | H BSMW
9:00 pm
Seattle Kraken vs Colorado Avalanche
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A KHN, KONG | H ALT
10:00 pm
Vancouver Canucks vs Anaheim Ducks
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A SNP | H KCOP-13, Victory+
10:30 pm
Columbus Blue Jackets vs San Jose Sharks
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSOH | H NBCSCA

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Tuesday, November 5

BUF 5, OTT 1
TOR 4, BOS 0
CGY 3, MTL 2 (OT)
CAR 6, PHI 4
NYI 4, PIT 3 (SO)
STL 3, TBL 2
LAK 5, MIN 1
WPG 3, UTA 0
COL 6, SEA 3
VAN 5, ANA 1
SJS 2, CBJ 1 (OT)

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* Nathan MacKinnon extended his season-opening point streak to 13 games as he recorded the first five-assist performance of the season and his career to claim top spot in the scoring race with 6-19—25.

* Martin Necas’ game winner helped the Hurricanes extend the League’s longest active winning streak to seven contests.

* Wednesday’s star-studded slate features Patrick Kane returning to United Center on TNT, Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers hoping to rebound at Rogers Place on Sportsnet as well as Alex Ovechkin continuing his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s goals record on TVA Sports.

MACKINNON SHINES WITH FIVE-ASSIST NIGHT, NOW LEADS SCORING RACE

Nathan MacKinnon began the night by collecting an assist to extend his season-opening point streak to 13 games – a mark Cale Makar (0-2—2) also reached Tuesday – before adding four more helpers to tie the franchise record for assists in a game. MacKinnon, who became the first player this season with a five-assist outing, leapfrogged into first in the scoring race with 6-19—25.

* MacKinnon recorded his eighth career five-point game and tied Evgeni Malkin for the second most among active players, behind only Connor McDavid (11).

* MacKinnon and Makar became the third set of teammates in NHL history with simultaneous season-opening point streaks of at least 13 games. The others: Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito (15 GP w/ BOS in 1973-74) as well as Dimitri Kvartalnov and Joe Juneau (14 GP w/ BOS in 1992-93).

HURRICANES OUTLAST FLYERS TO CAPTURE SEVENTH STRAIGHT WIN

Travis Konency (2-2—4) helped the Flyers erase 3-1 and 4-3 deficits through 49:17 of play, but Martin Necas (1-1—2) continued his string of success and scored the game-winning goal with 31 seconds remaining in regulation to guide the Hurricanes (9-2-0, 18 points) to their seventh straight win.

* Necas boosted his season totals to 7-13—20 (11 GP) and joined John Anderson (10 GP in 1985-86) and Eric Staal (11 GP in 2005-06) as the only players in Hurricanes/Whalers history to reach the mark in 11 games or fewer.

* Necas joined Pius Sutter (59:34 on Nov. 2 w/ VAN) and Nikita Kucherov (59:05 on Oct. 17 w/ TBL) as the NHL’s third player to score a go-ahead goal in the final minute of regulation this season. Only four players in Hurricanes team history have netted a later tally: Ray Whitney (59:59 on Oct. 13, 2006), Justin Faulk (59:43 on Dec. 6, 2015), Sebastian Aho (59:41 on Feb. 22, 2024) and Jesper Fast (59:31 on April 1, 2021).

QUARTET OF CANADIAN CLUBS EARN VICTORIES TUESDAY

The Flames (7-5-1, 15 points), Jets (12-1-0, 24 points), Maple Leafs (7-5-2,16 points) and Canucks (6-2-3, 15 points) each skated to victories during Tuesday’s 11-game slate, including two by virtue of shutouts.

* With the Flames trailing by one with less than three minutes in regulation, Matt Coronato scored to level the game and send it to overtime where he needed just seven seconds to complete Calgary’s third third-period comeback win of the season – the most among all teams. Coronato fell just one second shy of the mark for the fastest overtime goal in NHL history

* Nino Niederreiter scored two of three Winnipeg goals while Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves to blank the Kraken. It marked Hellebuyck’s 39th career shutout, moving him past Tom Barrasso for the sixth most by a U.S.-born goaltender in NHL history. The only others with more are Jonathan Quick (60), Ryan Miller (44), Craig Anderson (43), Frank Brimsek (40) and John Vanbiesbrouck (40).

* William Nylander (1-1—2) scored one of Toronto’s four goals and Mitch Marner (0-2—2) posted a multi-point performance while Anthony Stolarz turned aside all 29 shots he faced to help the Maple Leafs shut out the Bruins. Nylander, whose goal stood as his 10th of the season and tied the League lead, surpassed George Armstrong (64) and moved into a tie with Dave Keon (65) for the sixth-most power-play goals in franchise history.

* Quinn Hughes (376 GP) recorded three helpers in Vancouver’s 5-1 win over San Jose to reach the 300-assist milestone and became the fastest player in Canucks history to do so, surpassing Thomas Gradin (503 GP). Hughes became one of four defensemen in NHL history to reach the plateau in fewer than 400 contests and also became the third-fastest US-born skater to hit the mark behind only Craig Janney (356 GP) and Brian Leetch (368 GP).

BYRAM SCORES EARLY, DAHLIN HITS MILESTONE IN SABRES WIN

Bowen Byram (2-0—2) scored two of Buffalo’s five goals – his first coming 17 seconds into the second period and second 21 seconds into the third frame – while Rasmus Dahlin (0-2—2) and JJ Peterka (2-1—3) also posted multi-point outings to help the Sabres defeat the Senators on Tuesday.

* Dahlin (67-234—301 in 449 GP) became just the third Sabres defenseman to record 300 career points, joining Phil Housley (178-380—558 in 608 GP) and Mike Ramsey (73-256—329 in 911 GP). He also became the seventh-fastest Swedish-born defenseman to reach the milestone.

* Peterka recorded his third career three-point outing as well as his sixth multi-goal game, tying Leon Draisaitl for the second most by a German-born and trained player before age 23. Senators forward Tim Stützle tops the list with 15 such contests.

Wednesday's NHL on TNT telecast has tangle between Kane and former team

Wednesday’s three-game slate is highlighted by an NHL on TNT contest featuring Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat dueling their former team for the second and fifth time, respectively, when the Red Wings visit Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks at United Center.

* Kane was chosen by Chicago with the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NHL Draft, skated parts of his first 16 seasons with the Blackhawks and ranks among the top three on the franchise’s all-time lists for points (1,225; 2nd), assists (779; 2nd) and goals (446; 3rd). Kane assisted on a late tying tally and scored the overtime winner during his first game against Chicago on Feb. 25.

* Bedard (25-48—73 in 81 GP) had three assists in the Blackhawks’ last contest and is set to skate in his 82nd career game, the length of a team’s regular-season schedule. Bedard has four more goals and one more point than Kane (21-51—72 in 82 GP) had through 82 contests, while Bedard’s six three-point games rank second in franchise history among teenagers behind Kane (10).

* Kane’s return to United Center is bookended by Jack Eichel and the Golden Knights visiting Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers at Rogers Place on Sportsnet as well as Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals hosting Roman Josi and the Predators at Capital One Arena. Each contest is also available on TVA Sports.

* Ovechkin (7-7—14 in 11 GP) is on pace to score his 42nd goal of the season in Washington’s 66th game on March 13, 2025, which would move him past Wayne Gretzky (894) for the NHL record. The Capitals clash with the Kings at Crypto.com Arena that night.

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Wednesday, November 6


Time EST/ Game / TV

7:00 pm
Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSSO | H MNMT | TVAS
8:00 pm
Detroit Red Wings vs Chicago Blackhawks
TNT, truTV, Max | TVAS-D
8:30 pm
Vegas Golden Knights vs Edmonton Oilers
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A SCRIPPS | SN, TVAS

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway left Tuesday night's contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning and departed the rink on a stretcher after being struck by a puck late in the first period.

Holloway was hit in the neck area by a puck with 2:37 remaining in the period, and proceeded to finish his shift, continuing to participate in the play before skating to the bench under his own power.

As play was stopped with 1:11 remaining for a high-sticking penalty that was later called off, teammates started calling and gesturing for assistance.

Blues trainer Ray Barile and medical staff from both teams tended to Holloway for several minutes before emergency medical technicians carted him off the bench on a stretcher.

“I was just sitting beside him and saw something was happening,” Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko said. “I told Ray. He knows what he’s doing. I was just kind of curious to what’s going on. Doctors came in and, like, I think everything is good right now. But we were worried, everybody.”

Holloway was seen raising his arm as he was carted off. The Blues later announced that Holloway was alert and stable and was rushed to a St. Louis area hospital for further observation.

“I think the only way I can put is if you’re at work, and you get a call, and one of your family members is sick, and you rush to the hospital,” Blues coach Drew Bannister said.

“Holly’s a family member. That was tough. I thought we, as a group, showed a lot of fortitude, and the way mentally being able to push through that, because the easiest thing to do is your head goes somewhere else. But, we were able to get updates on Holly and kind of put our minds at ease a little bit and refocus ourselves.”

Referees Wes McCauley and Cody Beach sent the teams to their locker rooms and started the first intermission after Holloway was transported off the bench due to the nature of the injury.

“It’s hard,” Blues captain Brayden Schenn said. “It’s your teammate. Then we got news that he’s going to be fine. And then, you have to wrap your head around it a little bit and go play a hockey game again, right?

"So that’s just, unfortunately, the reality of the sport, and it took us awhile to get going.”

St. Louis rallied to score three goals after falling behind 1-0 early in the second period to beat Tampa Bay 3-2.

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Wednesday, November 6

WSH 3, NSH 2
DET 4, CHI 1
VGK 4, EDM 2

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McDavid returns for Oilers in loss to Golden Knights
Forward plays 21:02 for Edmonton after missing 3 games with ankle injury

Larkin, DeBrincat propel Red Wings past Blackhawks
Each has goal, assist; Foligno scores for Chicago

Ovechkin scores in 5th straight, lifts Capitals past Predators
Gets go-ahead goal in 3rd, has assist; Nashville loses 4th in past 5

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Thursday, November 7


Time EST/ Game / TV

7:00 pm
Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A MSG-B | H MSG
7:00 pm
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A SN-PIT | H BSSO
7:00 pm
Montreal Canadiens vs New Jersey Devils
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A RDS, TSN2 | H MSGSN
7:00 pm
Calgary Flames vs Boston Bruins
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | H NESN | SN
7:00 pm
New York Islanders vs Ottawa Senators
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A MSGSN2 | H RDSI, TSN5
7:00 pm
Nashville Predators vs Florida Panthers
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSSO | H SCRIPPS
7:30 pm
Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning
ESPN+, HULU
8:00 pm
Chicago Blackhawks vs Dallas Stars
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A CHSN | H Victory+
8:00 pm
Utah Hockey Club vs St. Louis Blues
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A Utah16 | H BSMW
8:00 pm
Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A ALT | H TSN3
10:30 pm
Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A SNP | H BSW
10:30 pm
Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSN, BSWIX | H NBCSCA

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Thursday, November 7


BOS 4, CGY 3 (OT)
NYI 4, OTT 2
FLA 6, NSH 2
NJD 5, MTL 3
BUF 6, NYR 1
CAR 5, PIT 1
PHI 2, TBL 1 (SO)
UTA 4, STL 2
DAL 3, CHI 1
WPG 1, COL 0
VAN 4, LAK 2
MIN 5, SJS 2

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* The Eastern Conference’s top two teams, the Panthers and Hurricanes, both skated to victory Thursday with the help of Finnish stars Aleksander Barkov and Sebastian Aho, who each posted multi-point outings.

* Defensemen Rasmus Dahlin and Michael Kesselring each scored early game-opening goals to lift Buffalo and Utah to victory while combining for an NHL first in the process.

* Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin are set to reignite their 20-season rivalry when the Penguins and Capitals clash for the first time in 2024-25 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+, Hulu, Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

PANTHERS, HURRICANES PICK UP WINS WITH HELP OF FINNISH STARS

The Panthers (10-3-1, 21 points) and Hurricanes (10-2-0, 20 points), who rank first and second in the Eastern Conference, both hit the 20-point mark on the season with the help of multi-point performances by Finnish stars, Aleksander Barkov and Sebastian Aho – two of six players named to the country’s initial roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off in February.

* Barkov (0-3—3) factored on three of six Panthers goals in a victory against the Penguins. He became the first player in franchise history to record 100 multi-assist games and joined Teemu Selanne (167 GP), Jari Kurri (167 GP) and Saku Koivu (100 GP) as the fourth Finnish player in NHL history to reach that mark.

* Aho assisted on two of his team’s five goals to help Carolina extend the League’s longest active winning streak to eight games. The Hurricanes (12 GP) required the second-fewest games in franchise history to reach the 20-point mark in a season behind only 2020-21 (11 GP).

DAHLIN’S EARLY GOAL HELPS SABRES CRUISE TO VICTORY AT MSG

Rasmus Dahlin scored the first of five unanswered goals just 26 seconds into the contest as the Sabres (6-7-1, 13 points) scored a season-high six goals and extended their road point streak versus the Rangers to five games dating to March 27, 2022 (3-0-2) – the longest active run by a visitor at Madison Square Garden.

* The Sabres had 15 players record a point in the same game for the ninth time in franchise history and third in the past 30 years (also Nov. 3, 2018 vs. OTT & . It also marked just the second time in franchise history that all 12 Sabres forwards found the score sheet, following Jan. 27, 1994 (7-2 W vs. WSH).

* Dahlin’s tally marked the third-fastest game-opening goal by a defenseman in Sabres history behind only Grant Ledyard (0:08 on Dec. 4, 1991) and Tyler Myers (0:23 on Jan. 6, 2010).

* DYK? In addition to Dahlin’s opening goal, fellow defenseman Michael Kesselring also opened the scoring for his team Thursday and did so in Utah’s win against St. Louis. His tally came 18 seconds into the contest and marked the fastest goal to start a game this season.

HELLEBUYCK STIFLES MacKINNON AND MAKAR AS JETS MOVE TO 13-1-0

Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar combined for seven assists in their last outing and 11-37—48 through their first 13 games of the season, but Connor Hellebuyck (35 saves) and the NHL-leading Jets (13-1-0, 26 points) accomplished a feat no team has done in 2024-25 – keep the Avalanche duo off the score sheet. Winnipeg has accounted for each of the past two instances MacKinnon and Makar have completed a regular-season game without a point (also .

* Hellebuyck (10-1-0, 1.91 GAA, .932 SV%, 3 SO), who posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time, became the sixth U.S.-born goaltender in NHL history to register 40 career shutouts. He also joined Jack Campbell (11-0-0 in 2020-21 w/ TOR), Andre Vasilevskiy (10-1-0 in 2017-18 w/ TBL) and Jonathan Quick (10-1-0 in 2010-11 w/ LAK) as the fourth active goaltender to record at least 10 wins through his first 11 games of a season.

* The Jets, who have suffered just one regular-season loss in 22 games since April 1, 2024 (Oct. 28 vs. TOR), matched the best 14-game start to a campaign in NHL history – a mark first established by the 2007-08 Senators (13-1-0).

STANKOVEN EXTENDS ROOKIE SCORING LEAD IN STARS VICTORY

Logan Stankoven (1-1—2) registered his third multi-point performance of the season to lift the Stars (8-4-0, 16 points) to victory and boost his totals in 2024-25 to 2-10—12 (12 GP). He owns the most assists and points among rookies this season.

* Stankoven joined Mike Modano (9 GP in 1989-90) and Neal Broten (12 GP in 1981-82) as the third Stars/North Stars rookie to require 12 or fewer games to register a dozen points in a single season. He also required the fewest games by a rookie in franchise history to reach 10 assists in a season and accomplished the feat in two fewer contests than Danny O'Shea (14 GP in 1968-69), Tim Young (14 GP in 1975-76) and Don Barber (14 GP in 1989-90).

* Only four players in Stars/North Stars history have finished a season with the most points among rookies: Bobby Smith (1978-79), Roland Eriksson (1976-77), Danny Grant (1968-69), and Andre Boudrias (1967-68).

KAPRIZOV’S THREE-POINT SHOWING SPOTLIGHTED IN #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES

The latest edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured several noteworthy performances, including Kirill Kaprizov (0-3—3) factoring on three of his team’s five goals to extend his road multi-point streak to seven games in Minnesota’s victory against San Jose at SAP Center.


NATIONAL BROADCAST FEATURES CROSBY AND OVECHKIN’S FIRST MEETING OF 2024-25

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin continue their 20th career seasons when they meet for the 70th time and first in 2024-25, doing so on ESPN+, Hulu, Sportsnet and TVA Sports. Crosby (31-59—90 in 69 GP) owns the overall head-to-head advantage against Ovechkin (37-30—67 in GP) and has won 40 of the previous 69 matchups (Crosby: 40-25-4; Ovechkin: 29-30-10).

* Since Crosby’s teammate Evgeni Malkin (502 in 1,160 GP) reached the 500-goal milestone earlier this season (Oct. 16), Friday will be the NHL’s first game to feature three or more players with 500-plus career goals since Feb. 17, 2008 (**Jeremy Roenick** w/ SJS, **Jaromir Jagr** w/ NYR & **Brendan Shanahan** w/ NYR).

INDUCTION WEEKEND BEGINS WITH HALL OF FAME GAME IN TORONTO

A four-game Friday includes the annual Hockey Hall of Fame game in Toronto when the Red Wings visit the Maple Leafs (7 p.m. ET on TSN4, TVAS-D, FDSNDET). It opens a busy Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Weekend in Toronto that culminates with the Class of 2024 Induction Celebration on Monday.

* The Class of 2024, who will be celebrated in-arena along with other Honored Members during Friday’s game, includes Natalie Darwitz, Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick, Shea Weber and Krissy Wendell in the Player category, while Colin Campbell and David Poile will be inducted as Builders.

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Friday, November 8


Time EST/Game / TV

7:00 pm
Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSDET | H TSN4
7:30 pm
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals
ESPN+, HULU | SN, TVAS
10:00 pm
Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSNX, BSWIX | H KCOP-13, Victory+
10:00 pm
Vegas Golden Knights vs Seattle Kraken
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A SCRIPPS | H KHN, KING 5, KONG | SN, TVAS

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Friday, November 8


TOR 3, DET 1
PIT 4, WSH 2
MIN 5, ANA 2
SEA 4, VGK 3 (OT)

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* Kirill Kaprizov (2-1—3) registered his 100th career multi-point outing and extended his road multi-point streak to eight games as he reclaimed top spot in the League’s scoring race.

* In what was Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin’s 70th all-time meeting, Crosby’s longtime teammate Evgeni Malkin (1-1—2) scored the game winner to help Pittsburgh prevail over its Metropolitan Division rival.

* A 12-game slate will feature five Canadian teams face off in the Hockey Night in Canada broadcast, as well as the Jets looking to make history when they welcome the Stars on NHL Saturday presented by Fastenal.

KAPRIZOV’S 100TH CAREER MULTI-POINT PERFORMANCE POWERS WILD TO VICTORY

Kirill Kaprizov posted 2-1—3 for his 100th career multi-point game and boosted his season totals to 9-18—27 to leapfrog Nathan MacKinnon (6-19—25 in 14 GP) for the League-lead in points as the Wild extended their road winning streak against the Ducks to eight games dating to Jan. 20, 2021 – tied for their longest such run against a single opponent (also 8 GP vs. EDM from Feb. 21, 2013 – Jan. 31, 2017).

* Kaprizov tied Roman Josi (8 GP in 2021-22) and Steven Stamkos (8 GP in 2017-18) for the longest road multi-point streak among active skaters. The last player with a longer run was Wayne Gretzky (9 GP in 1990-91).

* He also joined Mikko Koivu (153) and Marian Gaborik (114) as the third player in franchise history with 100 multi-point performances and became the fastest among the three to reach the mark.

CROSBY’S PENGUINS OUTLAST OVECHKIN’S CAPITALS IN 70TH MEETING BETWEEN STARS

Sidney Crosby (0-1—1) factored on Erik Karlsson’s opening goal as Pittsburgh took a 2-0 lead in the first period, but the Capitals rallied to level the game heading into the final frame where Evgeni Malkin scored the decisive marker with 9:32 left in regulation. Crosby’s Penguins defeated Alex Ovechkin’s Capitals for the 41st time and also halted his goal streak at five games.

* Crosby factored on his 280th career game-opening goal and passed Ron Francis (279) for the fifth most in NHL history. The only players to factor on more game openers are Wayne Gretzky (328), Jaromir Jagr (326), Gordie Howe (320) and Mark Messier (285). The helper also moved him within two of tying Joe Sakic (1,016) for 13th on the NHL's all-time assists list.

* Karlsson (1-1—2) factored on both of Pittsburgh’s first-frame goals for his 85th career multi-point period, which is already the most among active defensemen. The only blueliner born outside of North America with as many is Nicklas Lidstrom (104).

* Malkin scored his 32nd career go-ahead goal in the third period – the most in Penguins history. Of those 32, 15 were scored in the final 10 minutes of regulation. The only active players with as many such go-ahead tallies are Steven Stamkos (18), Ovechkin (16) and Crosby (15).

MAPLE LEAFS EARN WIN ON HOCKEY HALL OF FAME NIGHT

John Tavares scored twice to help the Maple Leafs claim victory in their annual ‘Hockey Hall of Fame’ game – a night in which the 2024 class of Natalie Darwitz, Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick, Shea Weber, Krissy Wendell, Colin Campbell and David Poile were all on hand for a pre-game ceremony and puck drop.

* Read the #NHLStats Pack: Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2024 as Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Weekend continues ahead of the official ceremony Monday, Nov. 11.

After Mikael Backlund and Rasmus Dahlin – two of four Swedish captains in the NHL – go head-to-head on NHL Saturday presented by Fastenal, the League-leading Jets (13-1-0) will aim to become the first team in League history to win 14 of its first 15 games of a season after already becoming one of 15 clubs all-time to claim at least 13 victories within its first 15 contests.

* Winnipeg will close out its four-game homestand against the Stars, the top team in the Western Conference last season and a club they battled down to the final six days of 2023-24 for both the conference and Central Division titles. This is part of a stretch that will see Winnipeg play six straight games against teams that have combined for four Stanley Cup wins, three Presidents’ Trophies, four conference titles and seven division titles. All games are available out of market on ESPN+ and Sportsnet+.

* Connor Hellebuyck (10-1-0, 1.91 GAA, .932 SV%, 3 SO) has played a big role in Winnipeg’s success to start the season and can add to his League shutout lead with a third consecutive. Hellebuyck can also tie the Jets/Thrasher’s record for most consecutive shutouts, set by Ondrej Pavelec in 2014-15.

STAR-STUDDED CANADIAN MATCHUPS HEADLINE HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA

All seven Canadian teams are in action Saturday, five of which will be featured in the Hockey Night in Canada broadcast as the Senators and Bruins open their season series, the Maple Leafs look to extend a lengthy streak against the Canadiens, while the Oilers and Canucks conduct a rematch of the 2024 Second Round.

* Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark returns to Boston for the first time since spending three seasons in a Bruins uniform. Ullmark, who won the Vezina Trophy and William M. Jennings Trophy in 2022-23 after helping Boston set NHL single-season records for wins and points, has a 48-12-7 record in his career at TD Garden – the fourth-most victories at the arena among all goaltenders in NHL history behind Tuukka Rask (170-79-35), Tim Thomas (101-63-26) and Byron Dafoe (73-54-27). Close behind him is former teammate and likely opponent Saturday, Jeremy Swayman (42-20-4).

* For the third straight game, the Maple Leafs will face an Original Six rival after a 4-0 win versus the Bruins on Nov. 5 and a 3-1 win against the Red Wings last night. Toronto, which lost the first game of its season series in Montreal, will look to bounce back against the club at Scotiabank Arena where it has won each of its past eight games against the Canadiens dating to April 7, 2021 – its longest active winning streak versus one franchise.

* The Oilers and Canucks are set for their first matchup of 2024-25 after facing each other in the 2024 Second Round. The series saw Edmonton eliminate Vancouver in Game 7 en route to its first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 2006, with Connor McDavid posting nine points as part of his Conn Smythe postseason. McDavid has 23 goals and 41 assists in 40 career regular-season games against the Canucks, his most points versus a single franchise.

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Saturday, November 9


Time EST/Game / TV

1:00 pm
Calgary Flames vs Buffalo Sabres
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | H MSG-B | SN
6:00 pm
Philadelphia Flyers vs Florida Panthers
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A NBCSP | H SCRIPPS
7:00 pm
Ottawa Senators vs Boston Bruins
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | H NESN | CITY / NHLN
7:00 pm
Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | CBC, SNE, SNO, SNP, TVAS
7:00 pm
New York Rangers vs Detroit Red Wings
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Saturday, November 9

BUF 3, CGY 2 (SO)
WPG 4, DAL 1
FLA 4, PHI 3 (SO)
OTT 3, BOS 2 (OT)
TOR 4, MTL 1
NYR 4, DET 0
WSH 8, STL 1
NJD 4, NYI 3 (OT)
NSH 4, UTA 0
COL 6, CAR 4
LAK 5, CBJ 2
EDM 7, VAN 3

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Connor Hellebuyck established a franchise record for longest shutout sequence as the Jets became the first team in NHL history with 14 wins through 15 games in a season.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 10th goal of 2024-25, reaching double digits at this stage of a season for the ninth time in his career – in each of those campaigns he went on to score at least 42 goals, the total he would need to surpass Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history.
* Kirill Kaprizov will look to extend his road multi-point streak to nine games when the Wild visit the Blackhawks at 7 p.m. ET on Sportsnet 360 and TVA Sports.

HELLEBUYCK, LEAGUE-LEADING JETS STYMIE STARS TO ACHIEVE NHL FIRST

Connor Hellebuyck (32 saves) nearly secured a third straight shutout while Alex Iafallo (1-1—2) and Nikolaj Ehlers had power-play goals as the League-leading Jets (14-1-0, 28 points) extended their winning streak to six games and became the first team in NHL history with 14 victories through 15 contests.

* Hellebuyck went 191:47 without allowing a goal dating to the third period on Nov. 3, while Winnipeg scored 11 consecutive times before the streak was halted by Roope Hintz. Hellebuyck established a franchise record for longest shutout sequence, eclipsing the previous mark set by Ondrej Pavelec (187:05 from April 4-9, 2015).

OVECHKIN HITS DOUBLE DIGITS AS CAPITALS ERUPT FOR EIGHT

Alex Ovechkin accounted for two of the Capitals’ eight goals Saturday to reach double digits on the season and help Washington improve to 10-4-0 (20 points), which maintained its positioning for third in the Metropolitan Division. The Capitals scored five goals in the third period for the third time in the past 25 years (also 5 on Jan. 18, 2020 & 5 on Nov. 7, 2009).

* Ovechkin scored his 10th goal of the season, marking the ninth time in his career that he reached double digits within his first 14 games. In each of those campaigns, he finished with at least 42 goals – the number he needs to surpass Wayne Gretzky on the all-time goals list – and scored 50 five times (2005-06, 2009-10, 2013-14, 2018-19 & 2021-22). His pace to start 2024-25 is over three times faster than last season when it took him 45 contests to hit double digits, reaching the mark on Feb. 6.

Logan Thompson improved to 7-0-0 since joining the Capitals and passed Tomas Vokoun (6-0-0 in 2011-12) for the longest winning streak by a goaltender from the start of their tenure with the franchise.
MacKINNON, HUGHES HELP AVALANCHE, DEVILS EARN MULTI-GOAL COMEBACK WINS

Both the Avalanche (7-8-0, 14 points) and Devils (10-5-2, 22 points) rallied to multi-goal comeback wins Saturday as Nathan MacKinnon (1-3—4) factored on three of five second-period goals to help Colorado snap Carolina’s eight-game winning streak, while Jack Hughes (2-1—3) had a hand in both the game-tying tally and overtime winner for New Jersey.

* MacKinnon (7-22—29 in 15 GP) recorded his 26th career four-point game to pass Peter Forsberg and Michel Goulet for sole possession of third most in Avalanche/Nordiques history while also leapfrogging Kirill Kaprizov (9-18—27 in 14 GP) for the NHL scoring lead.

* MacKinnon’s 29 points mark the highest total through the first 15 games of a season by an Avalanche skater, while only three Nordiques players have equaled that amount: Peter Stastny (15-18—33 in 1987-88), Michel Goulet (12-20—32 in 1987-88) and Joe Sakic (14-15—29 in 1992-93).

* Hughes notched the primary assist on Stefan Noesen’s game-tying goal with 50 seconds remaining in regulation before scoring the overtime winner to help the Devils claim their first multi-goal, third-period comeback win since Nov. 28, 2023 – coincidentally also against the Islanders.

* Hughes’ 29th career three-point game tied Aaron Broten for fifth place in franchise history, while his seventh career overtime goal matched Zach Parise for third most.

AROUND THE RINKS ON A 12-GAME SATURDAY

More #NHLStats from Saturday can be found in #NHLStats: Live Updates, with highlights that include:

* Evan Rodrigues collected two assists and scored the shootout-deciding goal to help the Panthers (11-3-1, 23 points) earn their seventh straight win – the longest active run in the NHL. It marked the second straight season that the reigning Stanley Cup champions had a streak of that length (also 7-0-0 for VGK in 2023-24) and the fifth time in the past decade – the others were the Blackhawks in 2015-16 (12-0-0), Blues in 2019-20 (2x; 8-0-0) and Kings in 2014-15 (8-0-0).

* Tage Thompson (1-0—1) and Rasmus Dahlin (0-1—1) helped Buffalo build a two-goal lead through 20 minutes before Calgary rallied to force overtime, but JJ Peterka scored the only marker in the shootout to lift the Sabres (7-7-1, 15 points) to their third straight win. Dahlin (68-235—303 in 451 GP) collected his 235th career assist and passed Alexei Zhitnik (234 in 712 GP) for the third most by a defenseman in franchise history.

* Connor McDavid (1-2—3) recorded his 465th road point and surpassed Jari Kurri (464) for the third most in franchise history behind Wayne Gretzky (767) and Mark Messier (474) while Leon Draisaitl (1-1—2) climbed a list among active players with his 244th career multi-point outing. The Oilers captain increased his career totals to 339-656—995 (657 GP) and is on pace to become the fourth-fastest player in NHL history to reach the 1,000-point milestone.

Artemi Panarin (10-11—21 in 13 GP) became the fastest Rangers player to reach the 10-goal mark in a season since Rick Nash (12 GP in 2014-15) and Chris Kreider scored his 47th career game winner as New York blanked Detroit. Kreider surpassed Jean Ratelle (46) for the second-most game-winning goals in franchise history, while Panarin picked up his eighth and ninth point against the Red Wings this season – the most by a Rangers player in 44 years (Anders Hedberg: 10 in 1980-81).
* Morgan Rielly joined Borje Salming and Tomas Kaberle as the third defenseman in Maple Leafs history to record 400 assists with the franchise as Toronto skated to its ninth straight regular-season home win versus Montreal dating to April 7, 2021. The Maple Leafs matched the longest home win streak between the two clubs during their 107-year rivalry (also TOR w/ 9-0-0 from Nov. 1, 1950 to Nov. 24, 1951).

* Brady Tkachuk (1-1—2) helped lift the Senators to a win with his eighth career overtime goal in Linus Ullmark’s return to TD Garden, an event that saw the goaltender reunite with former teammate and good friend Jeremy Swayman – the two shared a special moment during warmups before Ullmark was met with cheers during Boston’s tribute to him. Tkachuk set a new franchise record for overtime goals, as he surpassed Mike Fisher (7).

KAPRIZOV EYES ELITE COMPANY ON THREE-GAME SUNDAY

Kirill Kaprizov (9-18—27 in 14 GP) and the Wild (10-2-2, 22 points) are one of six teams in action Sunday and will go head-to-head with Connor Bedard (3-10—13 in 15 GP) and the Blackhawks (5-9-1, 11 points) on Sportsnet 360 and TVA Sports. Kaprizov (6-14—20 in 8 GP) can join Wayne Gretzky (4x; most: 12 GP in 1986-87) as the second player in NHL history to register multiple points in nine or more consecutive road games.