Today is Wednesday, November 21st, 2018, and these are your news and notes.
The lone contest of the day pitted the Edmonton Oilers at the San Jose Sharks.
Edmonton would go on to win the contest 4-3 in overtime.
Edmonton’s Connor McDavid would score his 100th career NHL goal in his 230th NHL game in the win.
💯 career goals and counting for @cmcdavid97. pic.twitter.com/H8Q0Ne6byO
— NHL (@NHL) November 21, 2018
Among players to debut with the @EdmontonOilers, @cmcdavid97 required the fourth-fewest games to score 100 career NHL goals (all w/ EDM). #NHLStats #EDMvsSJS pic.twitter.com/xoa8TNIBLp
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) November 21, 2018
Leon Draisaitl’s overtime goal would be his sixth, moving him into sole possession for second place all-time for regular-season overtime goals as an Oiler.
Most regular-season overtime goals, @EdmontonOilers history:
7 – Jari Kurri
6 – Leon Draisaitl
5 – Connor McDavid
5 – Taylor Hall
5 – Ryan Smyth#NHLStats pic.twitter.com/Nyxo9mPTh2— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) November 21, 2018
San Jose’s Joonas Donskoi would score in the opening minute of the contest, making it the 28th such goal in the first minute of a game during the 2018-19 campaign.
Joonas Donskoi of the @SanJoseSharks scored the 28th opening-minute goal of 2018-19, the highest such total through the first 317 games of a season since 1992-93 (29). #NHLStats #EDMvsSJS pic.twitter.com/1HPUObBQbk
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) November 21, 2018
Joe Thornton would also register an assist in the contest, his 1,033th career assist. he is now tied with Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux for 11th place on the League’s all-time list.
Joe Thornton of the @SanJoseSharks collected the 1,033rd assist of his NHL career to tie Mario Lemieux for 11th place on the League’s all-time list. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/dqxQwOM51A
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) November 21, 2018
Edmonton overcame three deficits to seal the win in the regular season for the 24th time and the first since the 2016-17 with a 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on November 23, 2016.
The @EdmontonOilers overcame 3+ separate deficits to win a regular-season game for the 24th time in franchise history and first since Nov. 23, 2016 (6-3 W at COL). #NHLStats #EDMvsSJS pic.twitter.com/tnUS2C8Q1Y
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) November 21, 2018
Finally, Oilers G Mikko Koskinen made 22 saves in the contest to move to 5-2-0 on the season.
Mikko Koskinen of the @EdmontonOilers made 22 saves to improve to 5-2-0 this season (2.65 GAA, .913 SV%, 1 SO). #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/tMQBvVRdfE
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) November 21, 2018
There is a full slate of games today with 14 on the schedule before no contests tomorrow.
In NHL news today…
With Edmonton’s win over San Jose last night, it marked the first win for new Oilers head coach, Ken Hitchcock.
A well-deserved 🤝. Congrats on win No. 1 with the @EdmontonOilers, Hitch. pic.twitter.com/4W9DxLjEhX
— NHL (@NHL) November 21, 2018
Colorado Avalanche F Mikko Rantanen has been fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment.
Mikko Rantanen (@Avalanche) fined for diving/embellishment. https://t.co/LgyHu4ZZhD
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) November 21, 2018
The Anaheim Ducks and the city of Anaheim reached an agreement yesterday for the team to stay put in Anaheim through 2048.
Per part of this agreement, the team name will remain the Anaheim Ducks.
https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1065119978498605056
There's one disappointing detail in the Ducks' new 25-year agreement to stay in Anaheim. MORE @ https://t.co/Z8QO12h7Rx pic.twitter.com/Qtx2T4uD3X
— BarDown (@BarDown) November 21, 2018
Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman released his weekly “31 Thoughts” article today.
https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1065309490705100800
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