NHL Daily – Mighty Monday

In a rather might Monday, six games took place with five all being won by the home team

NHL News and Notes from Monday, December 4th, 2023

News

  • The Winnipeg Jets announced that they have signed forward Nino Niederreiter.
    • Niederreiter would sign a three year deal with an AAV of $4 million per season.

  • The NHL announced that they have named Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram as the First Star of the Week.
    • Mathew Barzal (NYI) and Jack Hughes (NJ would round out the rest of the Three Stars.
  • NHL Stars of the Week – Ingram Stays Hot for Top Honors

  • The Washington Capitals announced that they have sent goaltender Hunter Shepard to Hershey of the AHL.

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Game Recaps

Pittsburgh Penguins v. Philadelphia Flyers – 7p ET

  • In the Battle of the Keystone State, the Flyers hosted the Penguins and in the first Pittsburgh took the 1-0 lead when Sidney Crosby scored his 15th of the year. In the second, Philadelphia tied it up when Tyson Foerster scored his fifth of the year. After a scoreless third, Sean Couturier scored the game winner, his sixth goal of the year, as the Flyers downed the Penguins 2-1.

Dallas Stars v. Tampa Bay Lightning – 7p ET

  • In Tampa, the Lightning honoured Victor hedman as he played in his 1,000th NHL game and then they took on the Stars. In the first, Nikita Kucherov scored his 16th to put Tampa up 1-0 and then Anthony Cirelli scored his fourth to give the Lightning the 2-0 lead. After a scoreless second, Luke Glendening scored his fourth of the year to put Tampa up 3-0 and then Anthony Cirelli’s second of the night closed the contest as the Lightning shut out the Stars 4-0.
https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1731875435712008652

Seattle Kraken v. Montreal Canadiens – 730p ET

  • In Montreal, the Canadiens hosted the Kraken for the lone time on the year and in the first, Sean Monahan scored his seventh of the year to put Montreal up 1-0. In the second, Montreal got a pair when Tanner Pearson scored his fourth and then Sean Monahan got his second of the night on a Canadiens power play. Then, Jared McCann got Seattle on the board with his 12th of the year. In the third, the Kraken got within a goal when Vince Dunn scored his fourth of the year on the power play but Josh Anderson scored an empty net goal, his first goal of the season, as the Canadiens downed the Kraken 4-2.

Carolina Hurricanes v. Winnipeg Jets – 730p ET

  • In Winnipeg, the Jets honoured the Royal Canadiens Air Force while hosting the Hurricanes. In the first, Kyle Connor scored his 15th of the year to put the Jets up 1-0. In the second, Winnipeg took the 2-0 lead with Nikolaj Ehlers’ seventh of the year but Martin Necas scored his seventh of the year to put Carolina on the board. With a scoreless third, the Jets held on to down the Hurricanes for the 2-1 win.

Late Games

  • Washington Capitals v. Arizona Coyotes – 9p ET
  • St. Louis Blues v. Vegas Golden Knights – 10p ET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj5gm6pR3HE&ab_channel=NHL

Today’s Games

  • LA v. CLB – 7p ET
  • NYR v. OTT – 7p ET
  • DET v. BUF – 730p ET
  • SJ v. NYI – 730p ET
  • NAS v. CHI – 830p ET
  • MIN v. CAL – 9p ET
  • ANA v. COL – 9p ET
  • NJ v. VAN – 10p ET

Noteworthy in Hockey

  • Color of Hockey: Stars to host Mexican teams for International Silver Stick (NHL)
  • 32 Thoughts Podcast: Leafs Wanted Both Zadorov and Tanev (SportsNet)
  • LeBrun has the latest on NHL expansion, Olympic return and cap increase (TSN)
  • Dreger details some topics discussed at the NHL Board of Governors meeting (TSN)
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