It's a great day for hockey 2024-2025

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Marchment gets go-ahead goal in 3rd, Stars edge Jets
Johnston scores, Oettinger makes 26 saves; Winnipeg drops 3rd in row for 1st time this season

Vatrano has 3 points, Ducks defeat Senators in shootout
Terry gets 3 assists in win; Tkachuk scores twice for Ottawa

McAvoy, Coyle each scores twice, Bruins win Centennial game against Canadiens
Boston extends point streak against Montreal to 16; Caufield gets 2 more goals in loss

DeBrusk completes hat trick in OT, Canucks recover to defeat Red Wings
Lankinen 1st goalie in NHL history to win 1st 10 road appearances to start season; Talbot injured for Detroit

Monahan, Blue Jackets top Blackhawks to extend point streak to 6
Forward has goal, assist; Bedard scores for Chicago

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Monday, December 2

Time EST/ Game / TV

7:00 pm
New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A MSGSN | H MSG, NHLN
7:30 pm
Chicago Blackhawks vs Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A CHSN | Prime Video (Ca.), TVAS
9:00 pm
Dallas Stars vs Utah Hockey Club
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A Victory+ | H Utah16

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Monday, December 2

NJD 5, NYR 1
TOR 4, CHI 1
DAL 2, UTA 1

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DeSmith makes 34 saves, Stars hold off Utah Hockey Club
Goalie gets 1st victory since Oct. 24 for Dallas, which has won 3 straight

Bratt has goal, 3 assists, Devils cruise past Rangers
J. Hughes gets 3 points, Markstrom makes 38 saves for New Jersey; New York has lost 6 of 7

Matthews gets 1st goal since return, Maple Leafs defeat Blackhawks
Tavares scores, Stolarz makes 27 saves for Toronto, which has won 9 of 11

Ovechkin of Capitals skates 2 weeks after fracturing leg
Forward sustained injury Nov. 18, is 27 goals away from breaking Gretzky’s all-time record

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Tuesday, December 3


Time EST/ Game / TV

7:00 pm
Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins
ESPN+, HULU | SN1, SNE, SNO
7:00 pm
Colorado Avalanche vs Buffalo Sabres
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A ALT | H MSG-B
7:00 pm
Seattle Kraken vs Carolina Hurricanes
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A KHN, KONG | H BSSO
7:00 pm
New York Islanders vs Montreal Canadiens
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A MSGSN | H RDS, TSN2
7:00 pm
Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A SCRIPPS | H SN-PIT
7:00 pm
San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A NBCSCA | H MNMT
8:00 pm
Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota Wild
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A SNP | H BSN, BSWIX
8:00 pm
St. Louis Blues vs Winnipeg Jets
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSMW | H TSN3
9:00 pm
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Calgary Flames
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSOH | SN360, SNW
10:00 pm
Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights
ESPN+, HULU | SN1

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Tuesday, December 3


BOS 3, DET 2 (OT)
COL 5, BUF 4
MTL 2, NYI 1 (OT)
PIT 5, FLA 4 (OT)
SJS 2, WSH 1 (OT)
SEA 4, CAR 2
MIN 3, VAN 2 (OT)
STL 4, WPG 1
CGY 3, CBJ 0
VGK 1, EDM 0

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Seguin out 4-6 months for Stars with hip injury
Forward will have surgery, 3rd on team with 20 points this season

Hronek out 8 weeks for Canucks after lower-body procedure
Defenseman has 9 points this season, will not need surgery for upper-body injury

NHL Buzz: Stone could return for Golden Knights against Ducks
Kane placed on injured reserve by Red Wings; Kucherov day to day with undisclosed injury

Forward Mats Zuccarello was placed on long-term injured reserve, and defenseman Jonas Brodin and forward Jakub Lauko were placed on injured reserve Tuesday.

Zuccarello missed his ninth straight game because of a lower-body injury when the Wild defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday. Brodin (upper body) and Lauko (lower body) each missed his fourth straight game.

"He's doing some light activity," coach John Hynes said of Zuccarello. "He has increased from basically doing nothing to now he’s doing some light stuff, using the gym. I think it’s going to be now, say this week getting into the activity and getting himself moving around again. And then I think next week we might have a better feel on if we're going to advance that to on the ice and there will be a whole process with that as well."

This is from the nut shot he took^ That is pain on another level Hurting your junk in the worst

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Wednesday, December 4

TOR 3, NSH 2
BOS 4, CHI 2
VGK 4, ANA 1
LAK 3, DAL 2

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Foegele, Kings rally past Stars for 4th straight win
Forward breaks tie in 3rd, Rittich makes 26 saves for Los Angeles

Matthews, Marner lift Maple Leafs past Predators for 3rd win in row
Captain has 2 goals, forward gets 3 assists for Toronto; Nashville has lost 5 straight

Marchand, Geekie each scores twice for Bruins in win against Blackhawks
Swayman stops 20 for Boston, which wins 3rd straight; Chicago drops 4th in row

Theodore scores twice in Golden Knights win against Ducks
Karlsson has goal; Zegras leaves in 2nd with lower-body injury for Anaheim

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Team Canada roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off

Forwards (13)

Sam Bennett, Florida Panthers
Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins*
Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning
Seth Jarvis, Carolina Hurricanes
Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyers
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche*
Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins*
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers*
Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning*
Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers
Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights

Defensemen (7)

Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche*
Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets
Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues
Alex Pietrangelo, Vegas Golden Knights
Travis Sanheim, Philadelphia Flyers
Shea Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights
Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche

Goalies (3)

Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues
Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights
Sam Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens

Team Finland

Forwards (13)
Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes*
Joel Armia, Montreal Canadiens
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers*
Mikael Granlund, San Jose Sharks
Erik Haula, New Jersey Devils
Roope Hintz, Dallas Stars
Kaapo Kakko, New York Rangers
Patrik Laine, Montreal Canadiens
Artturi Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche
Anton Lundell, Florida Panthers
Eetu Luostarinen, Florida Panthers
Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche*
Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks

Defensemen (7)
Jani Hakanpaa, Toronto Maple Leafs
Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars*
Esa Lindell, Dallas Stars*
Olli Maatta, Utah Hockey Club
Niko Mikkola, Florida Panthers
Rasmus Ristolainen, Philadelphia Flyers
Juuso Valimaki, Utah Hockey Club

Goalies (3)
Kevin Lankinen, Vancouver Canucks
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres
Juuse Saros, Nashville Predators*

United States

Forwards (13)

Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild
Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets
Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights*
Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning
Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils
Chris Kreider, New York Rangers
Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs*
J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks
Brock Nelson, New York Islanders
Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers
Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers

Defensemen (7)

Brock Faber, Minnesota Wild
Adam Fox, New York Rangers*
Noah Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights
Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks*
Charlie McAvoy, Boston Bruins*
Jaccob Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes
Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets

Goalies (3)

Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars
Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins

Sweden

Forwards (13)
Viktor Arvidsson, Edmonton Oilers
Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils
Leo Carlsson, Anaheim Ducks
Joel Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild
Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators*
William Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights
Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings
Elias Lindholm, Boston Bruins
William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs*
Gustav Nyqvist, Nashville Predators
Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
Lucas Raymond, Detroit Red Wings
Mika Zibanejad, New York Rangers*

Defensemen (7)
Rasmus Andersson, Calgary Flames
Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild
Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres
Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers
Gustav Forsling, Florida Panthers*
Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning*
Erik Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins*

Goalies (3)
Filip Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild
Jacob Markstrom, New Jersey Devils
Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators

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Thursday, December 5


Time EST/ Game / TV

7:00 pm
Winnipeg Jets vs Buffalo Sabres
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A TSN3 | H MSG-B
7:00 pm
Nashville Predators vs Montreal Canadiens
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSSO | H RDS, TSN2
7:00 pm
San Jose Sharks vs Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A NBCSCA | H BSSUN
7:00 pm
Florida Panthers vs Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A SCRIPPS | H NBCSP | SNE, SNP
7:00 pm
Colorado Avalanche vs Carolina Hurricanes
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A ALT | H BSSO
7:00 pm
Detroit Red Wings vs Ottawa Senators
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSDET | H RDSI, TSN5
7:30 pm
Seattle Kraken vs New York Islanders
ESPN+, HULU
9:00 pm
St. Louis Blues vs Calgary Flames
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSMW | SN1
9:00 pm
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Edmonton Oilers
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSOH | H SNW

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Thursday, December 5


WPG 3, BUF 2 (OT)
MTL 3, NSH 0
OTT 2, DET 1
TBL 8, SJS 1
FLA 7, PHI 5
CAR 5, COL 3
SEA 5, NYI 2
STL 4, CGY 3 (OT)
EDM 6, CBJ 3

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* Matthew Tkachuk factored on five of seven Panthers goals in a back-and-forth affair with the Flyers and tied his father, Keith, on an all-time NHL list among American players.

* Players named to 4 Nations Face-Off rosters this week (or already part of them) had a hand in 31 of the 63 goals scored during Thursday’s nine-game slate, which also produced the League’s first 40-point scorers and 20-point rookie.

* Thursday featured several announcements for the upcoming Discover NHL Winter Classic, while the Blackhawks hired the first Swedish-born head coach in League history ahead of their outdoor game against the Blues at Wrigley Field.

* Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner help open a TVA Sports doubleheader during Friday’s schedule, which is also set to feature Sidney Crosby joining elite company when he reaches the 1,300-game milestone on ESPN+.

Tkachuk tallies five points, ties father on U.S. list as Panthers prevail

Matthew Tkachuk helped his Panthers skate to an early 3-0 lead, but the Flyers – thanks in part to a three-point period by rookie scoring leader Matvei Michkov – levelled the game at 4-4 before they took their own lead in the third period. Florida, however, fought back as Tkachuk assisted on the game-winning goal and culminated his five-point night with an empty-net tally to help the Panthers (16-9-2, 34 points) secure the win and keep pace with the idle Maple Leafs (16-7-2, 34 points) atop the Atlantic Division standings.

* Tkachuk’s five-point night immediately followed a four-point performance his last time on the ice. He became the first player in Panthers history with multiple back-to-back four-point outings (also Jan. 6-9). The forward also became the first player in franchise history with nine points in a two-game span.

LIGHTNING LIGHT LAMP EIGHT TIMES, INCLUDING FIVE IN THE FIRST FRAME

Brayden Point (0-4—4) factored on four of his team’s eight goals against the Sharks – five of which came in the first period alone – to help the Lightning (13-9-2, 28 points) leapfrog the idle Rangers (13-10-1, 27 points) and Flyers (12-11-3, 27 points) for the first Wild Card position in the Eastern Conference.

* The Lightning scored four of their five first-period goals within the opening 8:55 of the contest – the second-fastest four tallies to start a game in franchise history behind a span of 6:42 on Nov. 14, 2019. Brandon Hagel scored two of those goals in a span of 23 seconds, marking the third-fastest two goals by a Lightning player.

* Point, skating in his 600th career game, recorded his second career four-assist outing (also Oct. 30, 2018). He became the fifth player in Lightning history with multiple four-assist contests, following Nikita Kucherov (5 GP), Hedman (4 GP), Martin St. Louis (3 GP) and Vincent Lecavalier (2 GP).

Other players headed to 4 Nations Face-Off shine in wins Thursday

Several others skaters and goaltenders named to 4 Nations Face-Off rosters helped their teams tally triumphs:

* Connor McDavid (0-4—4) was honored in a pre-game ceremony for recently reaching the 1,000-point milestone and recorded his 40th career four-point game to tie Sidney Crosby for the most among active players. McDavid and Crosby are set to play together for the first time with Canada in February.

* Patrik Laine had an eventful three days after scoring a goal in his team debut and joining Finland’s roster before lighting the lamp again Thursday. He became the first player to score at least one goal in each of his first two games with the Canadiens since Brian Gionta and Travis Moen (2 GP from Oct. 1-3, 2009), while Laine’s tournament teammate Joel Armia also tallied and Sam Montembeault (29 saves) secured his third shutout of the season in his first game since being named one of Canada’s goaltenders.

* Josh Morrissey assisted on the overtime winner while Kyle Connor corralled a goal and Connor Hellebuyck had 28 saves as the Jets (19-8-0, 38 points) tied the idle Wild (17-4-4, 38 points) for the most points in the NHL. Morrissey tied Vyacheslav Kozlov for the fifth-most multi-assist games in franchise history and recorded his 15th career overtime assist to pass Blake Wheeler (14) for the most in Jets/Thrashers history.

* Colton Parayko sealed the Blues’ win with his fourth career overtime goal as St. Louis snapped Calgary‘s six-game home winning streak. Parayko established a franchise record for most overtime goals by a defenseman and passed Erik Johnson, Justin Faulk and Alex Pietrangelo (all w/ 3), with Parayko set to patrol the blueline alongside Pietrangelo for Canada.

* Seth Jarvis (1-0—1) and Sebastian Aho (0-2—2) helped the Hurricanes defeat the Avalanche in a game featuring eight tournament-bound players (also Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen, Jaccob Slavin & Devon Toews). Jarvis was the fourth-youngest player named to a roster behind Leo Carlsson, Brock Faber and Lucas Raymond.

* Thursday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured more notes from the nine-game slate, including Josh Norris notching a go-ahead goal with 41.6 seconds remaining in regulation as well as Martin Necas (14-27—41 in 26 GP) and MacKinnon (9-31—40 in 27 GP) becoming the NHL’s first 40-point scorers this season. Necas became the third Czech-born player in League history to hit 40 in 26 games or fewer, joining Jaromir Jagr (18 GP in 1995-96 & 21 GP in 1999-00) and David Pastrnak (26 GP in 2019-20).

CHANCE THE RAPPER, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS TO PERFORM AT WINTER CLASSIC

The NHL announced that Chicago’s own Chance the Rapper and The Smashing Pumpkins will lead the entertainment for the Discover NHL Winter Classic, which features the Blackhawks battling the Blues outdoors at Wrigley Field on Dec. 31 (5 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, Max, SN, TVAS). Click here to read more.

* The NHL also released an illustrated preview of its takeover of Wrigley Field before the open-air New Year’s Eve showdown at the historic home of Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs. Click here to read more.

* Anders Sorensen was named head coach of the Blackhawks on Thursday and is set to serve his first 11 career games before the Winter Classic. Sorensen, who piloted the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs in each of the past four seasons, will become the first Swedish-born bench boss in NHL history when Chicago clashes with Winnipeg tomorrow (4 p.m. ET on CHSN, TSN3).


Friday features TVAs two-pack, Penguins pitted against Rangers on ESPN+

Friday’s six-game slate is highlighted by a TVA Sports doubleheader involving Auston Matthews and the Maple Leafs hosting Dylan Strome and the Capitals as well as Mason Marchment and the Stars visiting Jack Eichel and the Golden Knights, with the contests bookending Sidney Crosby and the Penguins playing Chris Kreider and the Rangers on ESPN+.

* Matthews is coming off his first multi-goal game of the season and has three tallies in three contests since returning to Toronto’s lineup, including a highlight-reel marker Wednesday where eight-game point streak owner Mitch Marner recorded one of his three assists. Matthews, who has scored multiple goals in two or more consecutive games nine times in his career and can tie Babe Dye (10x) for the most instances in franchise history, hopes to help halt Washington’s franchise record-tying road winning streak.

* Crosby (600-1022—1,622 in 1,299 GP) would have the fourth-most points in NHL history among players through their 1,300th career game and can match Jaromir Jagr (1,625 on Dec. 17, 2011) for the third-highest total, with Wayne Gretzky (2,670 on Jan. 12, 1997) and Marcel Dionne (1,743 on March 12, 1988) rounding out the top two. Of note, Mario Lemieux concluded his career with 1,723 points but never reached the 1,300-game milestone.

* Eichel (8-30—38 in 27 GP) can become the fastest player in franchise history to reach the 40-point mark in a season, besting Mark Stone (32 GP in 2020-21). Eichel earned two assists Wednesday as the Golden Knights (17-7-3, 37 points) grabbed second place in the NHL standings but Vegas was bumped into third by Winnipeg (19-8-0, 38 points) following yesterday’s slate.

* Other highlights include Kirill Kaprizov (16-23—39 in 24 GP) also looking to join the 40-point club with the League-leading Wild (17-4-4, 38 points) as well as Jack and Quinn Hughes contesting their first games since the former joined the latter on the United States’ roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off. The League’s Media site is home to a By the Numbers breakdown of the full tournament rosters as well as notes for all players set to represent Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States.

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Friday, December 6


Time EST/ Game / TV

7:00 pm
Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A MNMT | H TSN4 | TVAS
7:00 pm
Seattle Kraken vs New Jersey Devils
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A KHN, KONG | H MSGSN
7:30 pm
Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers
ESPN+, HULU | SNE, SNO, SNW
10:00 pm
Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A Victory+ | H SCRIPPS | SNE, SNO, SNW, TVAS
10:00 pm
Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSNX, BSWIX | H KCOP-13, Victory+
10:00 pm
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vancouver Canucks
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSOH | H SNP

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Trouba traded to Ducks by Rangers for Vaakanainen
New York also receives 4th-round pick for former captain

Rangers' Shesterkin becomes highest-paid goalie ever with eight-year, $92M deal

Hurricanes place F Lemieux on unconditional waivers to terminate contract

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Friday, December 6

WSH 3, TOR 1
NJD 3, SEA 2
NYR 4, PIT 2
VAN 5, CBJ 2
VGK 3, DAL 2
MIN 5, ANA 1

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* Kirill Kaprizov notched his League-leading (tied) seventh three-point outing of the season to climb atop the NHL’s scoring leaderboard and help the Wild post their first five-game win streak in nearly two years.

* The Capitals and Devils strengthened their positions as the top two teams in the Eastern Conference while the Rangers moved into the first Wild Card spot with a victory.

* An action-packed Saturday features 11 games beginning with a matinee matchup between the Flyers and Bruins (SN, NHLN) and ending with Leon Draisaitl looking to clinch his ninth consecutive 20-goal season when the Oilers host the Blues (SN).

KAPRIZOV CLIMBS ATOP LEAGUE LEADERBOARD AS WILD WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT

Kirill Kaprizov (17-25—42 in 25 GP) notched a goal and two assists to leapfrog Martin Necas (14-27—41 in 26 GP) for the League lead in points and establish a franchise mark for fewest games to 40 points in a season, eclipsing the previous best he set in 2022-23 (31 GP). The NHL-leading Wild (18-4-4, 40 points) extended their winning streak to five games – the club’s longest run in nearly two years (6 GP from Dec. 10-21, 2022) – and set a franchise mark for fewest contests to 40 points in a campaign (previous: 29 GP in 2021-22 & 2011-12).

* Kaprizov notched his seventh three-point game of 2024-25 and tied Jack Hughes for the most among all skaters. Kaprizov himself is the only player to post more three-point games in a season for Minnesota (11 in 2023-24 & 20 in 2021-22).

* The Wild improved to 11-1-3 (25 points) as visitors in 2024-25 – only three teams in NHL history have posted more points through their first 15 road games in a season: the 2023-24 Kings (13-1-1, 27 points), 2012-13 Blackhawks (12-1-2, 26 points) and 2006-07 Ducks (12-1-2, 26 points). Minnesota also extended its road point streak to nine games (7-0-2) and matched the fourth-longest run in franchise history.

METROPOLITAN DIVISION CLUBS SKATE TO VICTORY FRIDAY

The Capitals (18-6-2, 38 points) and Devils (18-9-2, 38 points), who hold the top two spots in the Eastern Conference standings, picked up wins Friday while the division-rival Rangers (14-10-1, 29 points) climbed into the first Wild Card spot with their victory.

* Nic Dowd (1-1—2) factored on two goals and Connor McMichael scored the winner as the Capitals defeated the Maple Leafs and extended their road winning streak to eight games – tied with the Canucks (8 GP; Oct. 17–Nov. 26) for the longest by a team this season. Washington improved to 10-2-0 as visitors in 2024-25 – tied for the fewest games in franchise history to 10 road wins (also 12 GP in 2019-20).

* Jack Hughes (0-2—2) and Jesper Bratt (1-1—2), who skated in his 500th career game, posted multi-point efforts as the Devils bested the Kraken. Hughes, who is slated to skate for the United States during the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, recorded his 47th career multi-assist game and surpassed John MacLean for the eighth most in franchise history. It also marked his fourth straight multi-point performance, the longest active streak in the League.

* Artemi Panarin (2-1—3) and Vincent Trocheck (1-2—3) each registered three-point performances to help propel the Rangers to victory against the Penguins. Panarin recorded his 142nd multi-point game with New York and tied Ron Greschner for ninth place on the franchise’s all-time list. He also posted his 67th multi-point period with the club and surpassed Vic Hadfield for the eighth most in Rangers history.



Saturday means another round of Hockey Night in Canada contests on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+. This week features the Capitals visiting the Canadiens, the Senators hosting the Predators, the Penguins welcoming the Maple Leafs and the Blues facing the Oilers, with players from each of those matchups looking to extend streaks and reach scoring plateaus.

* Patrik Laine (2-0—2 in 2 GP) has helped Montreal go 2-0-0 since making his season debut Dec. 3 and can guide the Canadiens to a third straight win for the first time this season. Laine can become the seventh player in Canadiens history to score in his first three games with the franchise, following Joe Malone (14 GP), Newsy Lalonde (8 GP), Yanic Perreault (3 GP), Pierre Turgeon (3 GP), Brian Bellows (3 GP) and Leo Gravelle (3 GP).

* Mitch Marner (9-27—36 in 26 GP) has collected multiple helpers in three of his past four games and now finds himself on the cusp of 30 assists ahead of tonight’s contest. Marner, who currently ranks tied for third in assists this season, can become the second Maple Leafs player to reach the 30-assist mark in 30 or fewer games multiple times (also 26 GP in 2018-19) – he would join Doug Gilmour (3x).

* Drake Batherson, who has points in eight straight contests, holds the League’s longest active assist streak (6 GP) and can push it to seven straight games for the first time in his career. He would become the third Senators player in the past 10 years with a run of at least that length, following Mark Stone (10 GP in 2017-18) and Mike Hoffman (7 GP in 2017-18).

* Leon Draisaitl potted a pair of goals his last time out to bring his 2024-25 totals to 19-15—34. His next tally will give him his ninth straight 20-goal season, which would tie Wayne Gretzky for the third-longest stretch in Oilers history behind Jari Kurri and Mark Messier (both w/ 10). In fact, only seven other active players have reached the mark in at least nine consecutive campaigns.

MATINEE MATCHUP FEATURING MICHKOV TO INITIATE 11-PLUS HOURS OF HOCKEY

Saturday’s 11-game slate will feature nearly 12 hours of hockey beginning with a matinee matchup pitting NHL rookie-scoring leader Matvei Michkov and the Flyers against the Bruins on Sportsnet and NHL Network at 1 p.m. ET.

* Michkov is coming off back-to-back multi-point games, including his first career three-point performance Thursday (0-3—3). The first-year Flyers forward can become the seventh rookie in NHL history to post consecutive three-assist outings – he would join Dan Daoust (3 GP in 1982-83), Nicklas Backstrom (2 GP in 2007-08), Neal Broten (2 GP in 1981-82), Anton Stastny (2 GP in 1980-81), Peter Stastny (2 GP in 1980-81) and Doug Gibson (2 GP in 1975-76).

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Saturday, December 7


Time EST/ Game / TV

1:00 pm
Philadelphia Flyers vs Boston Bruins
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A NBCSP | H NESN | SN, NHLN
1:00 pm
Utah Hockey Club vs Buffalo Sabres
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A Utah16 | H MSG-B
4:00 pm
Winnipeg Jets vs Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A TSN3 | H CHSN
5:00 pm
Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSSO | H MSGSN
6:00 pm
San Jose Sharks vs Florida Panthers
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A NBCSCA | H SCRIPPS
7:00 pm
Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A ALT | H BSDETX
7:00 pm
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | H SN-PIT | CBC, SNO, SNP, NHLN
7:00 pm
Nashville Predators vs Ottawa Senators
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSSO | SN1, TVAS2
7:00 pm
Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A MNMT2 | CITY, SNE, TVAS
8:00 pm
Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSN, BSWI | H KCAL
10:00 pm
St. Louis Blues vs Edmonton Oilers
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | A BSMW | CBC, CITY, SN

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Saturday, December 7


BOS 4, PHI 3 (OT)
UTA 5, BUF 2
WPG 4, CHI 2
NYI 4, CAR 3
FLA 3, SJS 1
WSH 4, MTL 2
OTT 3, NSH 1
COL 2, DET 1
PIT 5, TOR 2
LAK 4, MIN 1
EDM 4, STL 2

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* Nathan MacKinnon and the Avalanche continued their dominance of a historic rival, while Dylan Strome kept pace in the tightly-contested Art Ross Trophy race as the Capitals extended their franchise-record road winning streak.

* Lane Hutson, Maxim Tsyplakov and Matvei Michkov all found the score sheet to join rare rookie company with their respective franchise.

* Shane Wright and the Kraken help open a Sportsnet and TVA Sports tripleheader Sunday, with Wright looking to score another goal on Seattle’s New York metropolitan area road trip.

NOVA SCOTIANS CROSBY, MacKINNON EARN VICTORIES BEFORE MEETING ON TUESDAY

Sidney Crosby (0-1—1) and Nathan MacKinnon (0-1—1) found the score sheet in wins before the Penguins and Avalanche tangle Tuesday (7 p.m. ET SNP, SNE, TVAS, SN-PIT, ALT).

* Crosby collected his 1,023rd career assist to tie Gordie Howe for the fifth most in NHL history with one franchise and help Pittsburgh pick up its fourth consecutive home victory. Crosby needs just 10 helpers to match Mario Lemieux (1,033) for first place on the franchise’s all-time list.

* MacKinnon extended his point streak against Detroit to 13 games dating to March 18, 2017, which marks the longest by a player on either team in the history of the Avalanche-Red Wings rivalry. MacKinnon (9-32—41 in 28 GP) leads the League with 32 assists this season.

CAPITALS, JETS EARN COMEBACK WINS TO TIE WILD FOR MOST POINTS IN NHL

The Capitals (19-6-2, 40 points) and Jets (20-8-0, 40 points) collected come-from-behind victories to move into a tie for the most points in the NHL with the Wild (18-5-4, 40 points), who fell to the Kings as Anze Kopitar skated in his 1,400th career game. Washington passed Minnesota for first place by virtue of the regulation wins tiebreaker (WSH: 17; MIN: 15).

* Dylan Strome scored his team’s fourth and final goal as the Capitals clipped the Canadiens and extended their franchise-record road winning streak to nine games while earning each victory *in regulation*. Strome (9-26—35 in 27 GP) kept pace with the League scoring leaders this season, while Washington extended its overall point streak to seven contests dating to Nov. 25 (6-0-1 in 7 GP).

* Mark Scheifele scored the go-ahead goal with 9:42 remaining in regulation as Winnipeg rallied past Chicago in Anders Sorensen’s debut behind the Blackhawks’ bench and became the first team to reach the 20-win mark this season. Sorensen became the first Swedish-born head coach in NHL history.

2024 STANLEY CUP FINAL TEAMS TALLY TRIUMPHS ON SATURDAY

* Matthew Tkachuk tallied twice to record his fourth consecutive multi-point game and help Florida extend its point streak to six contests dating to Nov. 27 (5-0-1 in 6 GP). Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves) earned his 408th career win to overtake "Mr. Goalie" Glenn Hall (407) for 11th place on the NHL’s all-time list, while Paul Maurice posted his 111th victory with the Panthers to pass Jacques Martin (110) as the winningest head coach in franchise history.

* Connor McDavid (1-1—2) factored on two goals as Edmonton earned the fifth win over its last six games. McDavid recorded his 123rd assist during the 2024 calendar year (regular season & playoffs), which includes eight against the Panthers during the Stanley Cup Final.

ROOKIES ON THE RISE FEATURED IN #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES

Saturday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured more notes from the 11-game slate, including a number of notable performances by rookies:

* Lane Hutson (0-7—7 in 6 GP) extended his point streak to six games and tied the franchise record for longest by a rookie defenseman, a mark set by Glen Harmon (6 GP from Jan. 9-19, 1943) and matched by Chris Chelios (6 GP from March 1-14, 1985 & Dec. 16-27, 1984). Hutson (0-18—18 in 27 GP) leads rookie blueliners in scoring this season and has 13 more points than the next-closest player.

* Maxim Tsyplakov (1-1—2) became the sixth rookie in franchise history with four multi-point games at age 26 or older following Anders Kallur (13 in 1979-80), Germain Gagnon (7 in 1972-73), Hubie McDonough (4 in 1989-90), Bob Cook (4 in 1972-73) and Jim Mair (4 in 1972-73). Kallur, Gagnon, McDonough, Cook and Mair all achieved the feat before the current Calder Memorial Trophy criteria was introduced in 1990-91.

* Matvei Michkov (11-13—24 in 25 GP) tallied twice and became the first rookie with a double-digit goal total this season as well as the third teenager in franchise history with three consecutive multi-point games. He joined Peter Zezel (3 GP from March 10-16 & Jan. 17-23, 1985) and Eric Lindros (3 GP from Feb. 22-25, 1993).

* Tyson Kozak opened the scoring with his first career goal, but Mikhail Sergachev accounted for one of his team’s five goals as Utah Hockey Club rallied past the Sabres. Kozak hails from Souris, Man., which has produced several past-and-present NHL players including Archie and Harvey Fraser, Jayson More and Art Townsend.

SUNDAY’S SLATE HIGHLIGHTED BY SPORTSNET, TVA SPORTS TRIPLEHEADERS

Sunday’s seven-game schedule features a Sportsnet tripleheader with Shane Wright and the Kraken matched up against Mika Zibanejad and the Rangers followed by Brayden Point and the Lightning visiting Quinn Hughes and the Canucks as well as Mason Marchment and the Stars hosting MacKenzie Weegar and the Flames. TVA Sports and NHL Network will also carry the Kraken-Rangers opener, while TVA Sports has the Lightning-Canucks game before both networks broadcast the Avalanche-Devils contest.

* Wright, who tallied against the Devils on Friday and Islanders on Thursday, can extend his goal streak to a career-high three games. He has five goals in seven contests dating to Nov. 25, which rank among the League leaders over that span