Today is Friday, December 7th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.
There were 11 contests in action last night.
Detroit 5, TORONTO 4 (OT)
Detroit Red Wings Niklas Kronwall would play in his 900th game in the 5-4 win in the overtime frame at the Toronto Maple Leafs last night.
Congrats on 900, Kronner! #LGRW pic.twitter.com/FdOpoGKOzO
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) December 7, 2018
Dylan Larkin would score his third overtime game-winner in the 2018-19 season last night, equaling a mark set by three other Detroit Red Wings players.
Most overtime goals in a season, @DetroitRedWings franchise history:
3 – Herbie Lewis in 1933-34
3 – Steve Yzerman in 2000-01
3 – Brendan Shanahan in 2003-04
3 – @Dylanlarkin39 in 2018-19#NHLStats #DETvsTOR pic.twitter.com/4h7wRBQJ62— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 7, 2018
Toronto would score three unanswered goals, but it would still not be enough to get past the Detroit Red Wings in the contest.
Three unanswered goals in the third and the @MapleLeafs have squared up this contest. 😯 pic.twitter.com/376j3lZKS7
— NHL (@NHL) December 7, 2018
TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor, Steve Gardiner, has your gameday recap of the contest between the Red Wings and the Maple Leafs at the following page.
Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 06/12/2018 – Game Day Recap
Colorado 5, FLORIDA 2
Carl Soderberg would score in consecutive games and would help the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Florida Panthers 5-2 in Sunrise, Florida last night.
Carl Soderberg is quickly approaching a career high.#GoAvsGo https://t.co/ThzguNflvS
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) December 7, 2018
Columbus 4, PHILADELPHIA 3 (OT)
Cam Atkinson would register a point in this contest, bringing his consecutive streak in registering a point at 12 games. Atkinson has scored 20 points in this 12 game span.
12 straight games with a point going 13-7—20 in the process.
@CamAtkinson13 is playing some good hockey. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/GLSJ9gqeUj
— NHL (@NHL) December 7, 2018
Columbus’ Seth Jones would score the game-winner, 10 seconds into the overtime frame to give the Blue Jackets the win in Philadelphia. Jones now holds the record for quickest overtime game-winner in franchise history.
Seth Jones scored 10 seconds into overtime. It marked the fastest overtime goal in @BlueJacketsNHL franchise history. #NHLStats #CBJvsPHI pic.twitter.com/MquF8dJVFC
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 7, 2018
PITTSBURGH 6, NY Islanders 2
For the second consecutive contest, the Pittsburgh Penguins would have a six-goal game. The Penguins would go on to defeat the New York Islanders by the score of 6-2.
Sidney Crosby is the only active player to record at least 100 points against one franchise.
The @penguins captain is also the next-closest with 39-55—94 in 64 career games versus Philadelphia. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/SyUNSskU8X
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 7, 2018
Montreal 5, OTTAWA 2
The Montreal would defeat the Ottawa Senators, beating them for the second time in three nights, with the 5-2 win in Ottawa.
ICYMI: The Canadiens posted an 5-2 win over Ottawa on Thursday night, besting their Atlantic Division rivals for the second time in three nights.
WATCH ➡️ https://t.co/aUJ8ckwMmP#GoHabsGo
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) December 7, 2018
Montreal’s Andrew Shaw would also score his 100th NHL goal with the win over the Senators.
Dans la victoire, Andrew Shaw a marqué son 100e but en carrière dans la LNH.
Andrew Shaw scored his 100th career NHL goal in the win.#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/UAX7ZxmZM5
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) December 7, 2018
TAMPA BAY 3, Boston 2
Last night’s winfographic. ⚡️#BOSvsTBL | #GoBolts pic.twitter.com/i75uSieVKO
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) December 7, 2018
Tampa Bay’s Anthony Cirelli would put the game away for the Tampa Bay Lightning with the 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins last night.
Backhand five-hole like it's nothing. 🔥#BOSvsTBL | #GoBolts pic.twitter.com/3J6AUhNT7j
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) December 7, 2018
CALGARY 2, Minnesota 0
Calgary Flames G Mike Smith would stop all 31 shots to give the Flames the 2-0 win over the Minnesota Wild last night.
Mike Smith turned aside all 31 shots his faced to backstop the @NHLFlames to their fifth straight win. #MINvsCGY pic.twitter.com/fXHUtXmSwJ
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 7, 2018
Washington 4, ARIZONA 2
Washington Capitals F Alex Ovechkin would score his 21st goal of the season and extended his point-scoring streak to 10 games.
The Washington Capitals would go on to defeat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 in Glendale, Arizona last night.
Captain @ovi8 scored his 21st goal of the season and extended his personal point streak to 10 games, marking his longest run with the @Capitals since Jan. 27 – Feb. 18, 2009. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/1mej2JfodT
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 7, 2018
TXHT has your recap of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the Arizona Coyotes at the following page.
Game Recap – 12/6/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Arizona Coyotes
POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: #Caps 4, Coyotes 2 – Caps get right vs. Coyotes, Burakovsky makes amends, Vrana keeps rolling, Niskanen accepts birthday "gift," more: https://t.co/e060oZbNLH
— Mike Vogel (@VogsCaps) December 7, 2018
VANCOUVER 5, Nashville 3
Vancouver Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson would score on the penalty shot last night, thus becoming the 15th time in the last 10 years that a rookie that would convert on a penalty shot.
If it's @_EPettersson, pay attention… https://t.co/sGrJlsVHOy
— NHL (@NHL) December 7, 2018
Elias Pettersson registered the 15th instance of a rookie converting on a penalty-shot attempt in the last 10 years and first since Lukas Sedlak on March 19, 2017.@_EPettersson marked the youngest player to score a penalty-shot since Connor McDavid (Oct. 12, 2016). #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/JTt4CKFFWg
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 7, 2018
VEGAS 4, Chicago 3
Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson would become the first player as a member of the Golden Knights to reach 100 points.
William Karlsson collected an assist and became the first @GoldenKnights player to reach the 100-point mark. #NHLStats #CHIvsVGK pic.twitter.com/c77S0sSroi
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 7, 2018
Vegas would go on to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.
took 12 seconds to score two goals, but took the full 60 minutes to get the two points 💪 pic.twitter.com/70VOOXyq4C
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) December 7, 2018
New Jersey 6, LOS ANGELES 3
New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri would have his fourth multi-goal game of the season as the Devils would go on to double up the Los Angeles Kings 6-3 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles last night.
Kyle Palmieri recorded his fourth multi-goal game of the season to help the @NJDevils snap a 6-game losing streak. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/rIgoI6rVqf
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 7, 2018
Today’s schedule of contests
This weekend in the NWHL…
This week’s NWHL Twitter Game of the Week is a contest between the defending Isobel Cup champion Metropolitan Riveters and the Boston Pride on Sunday at 2 p.m., ET.
The @Twitter Game of the Week returns to New Jersey this weekend when the @Riveters host @TheBostonPride on Sunday at 2 p.m.! 🙌
Tune in as @MattFPxP, @SherryDarlingNJ and @elindsay08 bring you all the action! 🎙 #HockeyTwitter
🎟 https://t.co/rIHlsqBkwz pic.twitter.com/DqAxlX0SmD
— PHF (@PHF) December 7, 2018
TXHT’s Christopher Vasilas has written a great article on the upcoming NWHL All-Star Game in Nashville, TN. You can check out that article at the following page.
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