Today is Saturday, December 15th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.
There were eight contests in action yesterday.
NEW JERSEY 5, Vegas 4 (OT)
The Vegas Golden Knights would fall to the New Jersey Devils after be up 4-1. New Jersey Devils would score four unanswered goals with New Jersey’s Nico Hischier scoring the game winner just 41 seconds into the overtime frame.
not the Friday night we had in mindhttps://t.co/un1sCYzKNz
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) December 15, 2018
Friday marked the 22nd time in @NJDevils franchise history that the team won a game in which it trailed by 3+ goals.
The last such instance came on Nov. 12, 2017 in Chicago (a 7-5 victory). #NHLStats #VGKvsNJD pic.twitter.com/bqperaU8LK
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 15, 2018
Arizona 4, NY RANGERS 3 (OT)
The Arizona Coyotes would also stage a come from behind win after being down three goals in the contest at the New York Rangers last night. It would be the 12th time that the Coyotes franchise would accomplish this and the 29th time overall in franchise history.
It was a storybook ending for former Ranger Derek Stepan last night at The Garden.
ICYMI: https://t.co/KLVgG42s9d
— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) December 15, 2018
4 straight goals.
1 big W. pic.twitter.com/YUbmLIZt24
— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) December 15, 2018
For the Rangers, goalie Henrik Lundqvist would register 30 saves on 34 opportunities.
PITTSBURGH 5, Boston 3
In an amazing performance, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith became the third goalie in the last 20 years to have a game in which he had at least 48 saves. DeSmith joins Jeff Zatkoff and Ty Conklin.
Casey DeSmith became the third goalie since 1998-99 to record 48+ saves in a game for the @penguins. The others:
Jeff Zatkoff – Oct. 29, 2015 vs. BUF
Ty Conklin – Feb. 26, 2008 @ NYIThe full list: https://t.co/qRLFjfXtlh #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/QErYVF3B0k
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 15, 2018
That's three straight wins at home!
Tonight's WINfographic: https://t.co/hTldyHand4 pic.twitter.com/tmgfgzI0ME
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) December 15, 2018
Boston Bruins goalie Jaroslav Halak had a performance of 23 saves on 28 save chances.
Here's your postgame infographic, presented by @CDWCorp. pic.twitter.com/q8xfoXDmE5
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) December 15, 2018
Ottawa 4, DETROIT 2
The Ottawa Senators would go on and get the road win when they would defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 last night at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, Michigan last night.
#SENS WIN! pic.twitter.com/KtM0IDQWq1
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) December 15, 2018
Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard would have 28 saves in the contest and Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson would have a performance of 26 saves on 28 save chances.
Washington 6, CAROLINA 5 (OT)
After the Washington Capitals would be down 4-1 at 6:41 mark in the second period, the Capitals would tie the game 4-4 toward the end of the second period.
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin would have consecutive games in which he would have a hat-trick, and now has 28 goals on the season.
Friday night in Raleigh Washington shoveled its way out of a three-goal ditch midway through the game to take two points in a 6-5 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes. #ALLCAPS #CapsCanes https://t.co/1N8gGQ97PY
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 15, 2018
It was a wild one last night in Raleigh! Take a look back at the stats in our Postgame Infographic, presented by @KETTLERliving. #ALLCAPS #CapsCanes Recap: https://t.co/mYcTiBv3Vw pic.twitter.com/WXS9W0nJ2n
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 15, 2018
Most multi-goal games, NHL history:
Wayne Gretzky – 189
Brett Hull – 158
Mario Lemieux – 154
Gordie Howe – 147
Phil Esposito – 143
Marcel Dionne – 139
Mike Gartner – 135
Teemu Selanne – 131@ovi8 – 127
Mike Bossy – 127
Jaromir Jagr – 127#NHLStats pic.twitter.com/v38rSSNN2u— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 15, 2018
Alex Ovechkin became the 14th player in NHL history to record a hat trick in consecutive games on multiple occasions in his career and the first to do so since Alex Kovalev (Feb. 7 & 10 and Nov. 13 & 14, 2001). #NHLStats #WSHvsCAR pic.twitter.com/1tjAtj59ar
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 15, 2018
When Ovechkin scored the power-play goal in the third period at the 9:49 mark, it would be his 237th career power-play goal. He now ranks at seventh place on the all-time list for power-play goals.
With his 237th career power play goal, Alex Ovechkin has passed Mario Lemieux (236) for seventh place on the NHL's all time power play goals list.
— Capitals PR (@CapitalsPR) December 15, 2018
Finally, for the Washington Capitals, Jonas Siegenthaler registered his first NHL point with the assist on Alex Oveckin’s goal at the 3:56 mark in the first period.
.@josieg97 with that first point puck! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/a4Te5gvkwa
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 15, 2018
TXHT has your full game recap of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes at the following page.
Game Recap – 12/14/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes
ST. LOUIS 4, Colorado 3 (OT)
The St. Louis Blues would go on to defeat the Colorado Avalanche in overtime with the 4-3 win at home last night.
At the 2:05 mark in the overtime period, St. Louis Blues Ryan O’Reilly would cap off a two-point night when O’Reilly scored the game winner.
We 💙 Ryan O'Reilly. #stlblues
Highlights: https://t.co/bglcePpCoF pic.twitter.com/RTVwS6sSjz
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) December 15, 2018
Also in the contest, Colorado Avalanche’s Mikko Rantanen would register his 40th assist on the season with the secondary assist on J.T. Compher’s eighth goal on the season at the 13:10 mark in the third period.
Winnipeg 4, CHICAGO 3 (OT)
Chicago Blackhawks captain Johnathan Toews would net two goals, but it would not be enough as the Blackhawks would fall to the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois last night.
#Blackhawks get two-goal effort from the Captain but fall to the Jets in OT. pic.twitter.com/0GZm7EFGX3
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 15, 2018
The Jets Mark Scheifele would net his sixth overtime winner, which is good for third place in franchise history. Scheifele now only trails Ilya Kovalchuk and Dustin Byfuglien for the career lead.
Most OT Goals in @NHLJets / Thrashers Franchise History:
9 – IIya Kovalchuk
7 – Dustin Byfuglien
6 – @markscheifele55
5 – Marc Savard
5 – Bryan Little#NHLStats #WPGvsCHI pic.twitter.com/UA8WaP9tVa— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 15, 2018
EDMONTON 4, Philadelphia 1
Koski continued his dominance at @RogersPlace while the Dynamic Duo delivered once again with 3 points apiece as the #Oilers downed Philly 4-1. https://t.co/smiyT2Cq2A
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 15, 2018
Connor McDavid would have two goals, and an assist, good for his 34th career three-point performance. It is now ranked tied for fifth place for most three-point games before one’s 22nd birthday.
Most 3+ Point Games Before 22nd Birthday:
108 – Wayne Gretzky
46 – Dale Hawerchuk
46 – Mario Lemieux
41 – Sidney Crosby
34 – @cmcdavid97
34 – Bryan Trottier#NHLStats pic.twitter.com/ulTi7j8Shp— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 15, 2018
Today’s schedule of NHL games…
This Week’s NHL European Game of the Week features the Calgary Flames facing off against the Minnesota Wild.
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In NHL news…
With the comebacks last night, this has been the season of come-from-behind wins.
2018-19: The season of the comeback
Comeback wins: 224
Multi-goal comeback wins: 70
Multi-goal, third-period comeback wins: 23*All the most ever within the first 500 games of a season. #NHLStats https://t.co/AsIy97HE87 pic.twitter.com/wNoWNeekkx
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 15, 2018
The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins would both unveil thier logos that will be used for the upcoming Stadium Series game on February 27th, 2019. The logos are “stripped-down” versions of their current logos. The jerseys will be released at a later date.
Our logo transformation for the 2019 #StadiumSeries is v major. Stay tuned for more…
🎟️: https://t.co/VSdfDAlQLp https://t.co/zaC7MoydJf
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) December 14, 2018
We're taking this outside… Again.
See you in Philly.
🎟: https://t.co/e5Qow3ZNrT pic.twitter.com/7h7kHtOVTB
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) December 14, 2018
