Today is Thursday, January 3rd, 2019, and these are your news and notes.
There were six games on tap last night.
It's Wednesday night and you know what that means… #WNH! Let's get it.https://t.co/aAL6Gpdi5J pic.twitter.com/v1zA7ChwGJ
— NHL (@NHL) January 3, 2019
BOOM!#CGYvsDET | #Flames pic.twitter.com/dm7WKVNtF1
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) January 3, 2019
Stat line. || #CGYvsDET pic.twitter.com/7wIFkBWU8i
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) January 3, 2019
Calgary’s Johnny Gaudreau would have one goal and three assists and with that he became the third different player to have at least four points in consecutive team games in the Flames win over the Red Wings.
Johnny Gaudreau became the third different player in @NHLFlames franchise history to record at least four points in consecutive team games. #NHLStats #CGYvsDET pic.twitter.com/yWvwUBgZb0
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 3, 2019
For the Pittsburgh Penguins, Center Sidney Crosby would have his fifth consecutive multi-point game with one goal and one assist. With the Penguins win, they would extend the longest active win streak in the NHL at seven contests.
Sidney Crosby matched a career-high with his fifth consecutive multi-point game as the @penguins extended the League's longest active win streak to seven contests. #NHLStats #PITvsNYR pic.twitter.com/nUyEQpKsfR
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 3, 2019
Vancouver Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson would register a hat trick in the Canucks 4-3 win at Ottawa. Pettersson would seal the hat trick at the 1:38 mark in the overtime frame.
Pettersson became the first rookie in @Canucks franchise history to score a hat trick that included an overtime goal since regular-season overtime was reintroduced in 1983-84.#NHLStats #VANvsOTT https://t.co/L3qyTFHtAt
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 3, 2019
Pettersson would also net his seventh game-winner on the season and set a new Canucks single-season record for game winners by a rookie.
Pettersson collected his seventh game-winning goal of the season to establish a @Canucks single-season record the most such goals by a rookie, besting Pavel Bure’s mark in 1991-92 (6). #NHLStats #VANvsOTT pic.twitter.com/fEjzrGyqOh
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 3, 2019
Dallas’ Tyler Seguin would go on to have a two goal performance as the Dallas Stars would go on to defeat the New Jersey Devils by the score of 5-4 in Dallas, Texas last night.
Also for the Stars, Dallas D Miro Heiskanen would have himself a two goal performance as well and would set a new franchise mark for most points as a teenage defenceman in the long and storied history of the Dallas Stars/Minnesota North Stars.
Most points among teenage defensemen in @DallasStars / North Stars franchise history:
9-10—19 – Miro Heiskanen
6-12—18 – Doug Hicks
8-4—12 – Derian Hatcher #NHLStats #NJDvsDAL pic.twitter.com/oPiI9h96yQ— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 3, 2019
STARS WIN!!! Miro Heiskanen and Tyler Seguin both tally twice and the Stars defeat the Devils, 5-4! #GoStars pic.twitter.com/aRRuzdWVt9
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) January 3, 2019
The San Jose Sharks would go on to defeat the Colorado Avalanche last night by the score of 5-4. Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski each recorded four points and became the first set of Sharks teammates to have a four point night since October 27, 2010.
Brent Burns (1-3—4) and Joe Pavelski (1-3—4) are the first @SanJoseSharks teammates to each record 4+ points since Oct. 27, 2010 vs. NJD, when Joe Thornton (3-2—5), Patrick Marleau (1-3—4) and Dany Heatley (1-3—4) all did so. #NHLStats #SJSvsCOL pic.twitter.com/BoD4qP9V2G
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 3, 2019
Edmonton’s Connor McDavid recorded the fastest instance of an Oiler reaching the 60-point mark since Mark Messier achieved the same mark in the 1989-90 season.
Connor McDavid (23-38—61 in 39 appearances) recorded the fastest instance of an @EdmontonOilers player reaching the 60-point mark since Mark Messier in 1989-90. #NHLStats #EDMvsARI pic.twitter.com/NygzV7SiA6
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 3, 2019
VICTORY! #Oilers beat Arizona 3-1! #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/4rZVtz6Vbt
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) January 3, 2019
We're back at it on Friday vs. New Jersey. pic.twitter.com/YTHB2SRAK3
— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) January 3, 2019
Final numbers from #EDMvsARI: pic.twitter.com/xT2xzwxbVx
— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) January 3, 2019
In NHL news…
-The NHL All-Star game rosters were announced last night as well as the NHL All-Star Last Men In ballot.
You can check out both of those articles at the following links.
2019 NHL All Star Teams are Announced
NHL All Star Last Men In Nominees Announced
-The NHL announced the Three Stars of the Month for December yesterday afternoon.
Nikita Kucherov (@TBLightning), Johnny Gaudreau (@NHLFlames), Connor McDavid (@EdmontonOilers) named @NHL Three Stars for the month of December. https://t.co/W39LZYnXjk pic.twitter.com/y3cppleh8k
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 2, 2019
The First Star went to Tampa Bay Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov.
⭐ @86Kucherov topped the League with 30 points in December (9-21—30 in 14 GP) to become the first NHL player to register 30-plus points in a calendar month since Jaromir Jagr in March 2001 (15-16—31 in 15 GP). #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/VsGRsHBkM1
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 2, 2019
The Second Star went to Calgary Flames Johnny Gaudreau
⭐⭐ @johngaudreau03 ranked second in the NHL with 11 goals and 26 points in December, including nine multi-point efforts. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/XmveQDFiV4
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 2, 2019
Finally, the Third Star would go to Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid
⭐⭐⭐ @cmcdavid97 ranked third in the NHL with 8-16—24 in December while finding the scoresheet in all but one of his 13 appearances. He closed the month with four consecutive multi-point games. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/j9X0O1KhwT
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 2, 2019
-Also yesterday, the NHL announced that Vancouver Canucks Elias Pettersson has been named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for the month of December.
Elias Pettersson, who led all rookies last month in goals (6), assists (11), points (17) and GWG (4), named @NHL Rookie of the Month for December. https://t.co/4KLigTPdo8 pic.twitter.com/h1y52gTe34
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 2, 2019
-Monday afternoon the NHL announced the Three Stars of the week (week ending December 30th)
Patrick Kane (@NHLBlackhawks), Mathew Barzal (@NYIslanders) and Mackenzie Blackwood (@NJDevils) named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Dec. 30. https://t.co/CwluaPZ68t pic.twitter.com/gPCQY3MdsK
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) December 31, 2018
-During the NHL’s Winter Classic on Tuesday afternoon, the NHL announced the 2019 Heritage Classic, 2020 NHL Winter Classic, 2020 NHL All-Star Game, and the 2020 NHL Stadium Series details.
Looking ahead to 2019-20:#HeritageClassic@NHLFlames/@NHLJets (Mosaic Stadium)#WinterClassic
Host: @DallasStars (Cotton Bowl Stadium)#NHLAllStar
Host: @StLouisBlues#StadiumSeries
Host: @Avalanche (U.S. Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium)Details: https://t.co/5lYVWyFuJu pic.twitter.com/FsPL8r4hte
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 1, 2019
The 2019 NHL Heritage Classic will take place on October 26th, 2019 in Regina, Saskatchewan and will feature the Winnipeg Jets hosting the Calgary Flames at Mosaic Stadium. This will be the second Heritage Classic for both teams.
BREAKING: The @NHL has announced the 2019 @TimHortons NHL #HeritageClassic, where the #NHLJets will host the @NHLFlames at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan on October 26, 2019! pic.twitter.com/5mQ4pOB8y6
— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) January 1, 2019
On January 1st, 2020, the NHL’s annual Winter Classic will head south for the first time ever. The Dallas Stars will host the 2020 Winter Classic at the historic Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The opponent for next year’s Winter Classic will be announced at a later date.
Hockey history heads down south. #WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/B3LZTYhS9J
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) January 1, 2019
The 2020 NHL All-Star Game festivities will take place January 24-26, 2020 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. This will be the first time that the St. Louis Blues have hosted the NHL All-Star Game since 1988.
The 2020 Honda #NHLAllStar Game is coming to St. Louis!!!
DETAILS: https://t.co/IAbADlX1Im #stlblues pic.twitter.com/wOhPYm5LCk
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 1, 2019
Finally to conclude the key events for the 2019-2020 season, the Colorado Avalanche will host the 2020 NHL Stadium Series at the Air Force Academy with an opponent to be named later. The 2020 NHL Stadium Series will take place on February 15th, 2020 at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Avalanche will host the 2020 Stadium Series at the U.S. Air Force Academy.https://t.co/2qgnC3a1x8
— Avalanche PR (@AvsPR) January 1, 2019
-Elliotte Friedman of Hockey Night in Canada released his “31 Thoughts” article yesterday and you can check out that article at the following page.
https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1080508274271637504
Today there are eight games on the schedule and it kicks off with the Minnesota Wild at the Toronto Maple Leafs and that game starts today at 2 p.m., ET.