NHL NEWS DEC 11 – CANADIENS EXPLODE FOR 10 GOALS, CONTINUE HOME DOMINANCE
The Canadiens raced to a 6-0 lead in the opening 13:47 of the first period en route to a 10-1 victory, their first double-digit performance since Feb. 24, 1990 vs. PIT (11-1 W).
At 19-6-3 (41 points), the Canadiens regained sole possession of first place in the NHL standings. They also improved to 14-1-1 (29 points) this season at Bell Centre, the top home record in the League.
Max Pacioretty (4-1—5) scored a career-high four goals and equaled his career high of five points from April 4, 2014 at OTT (3-2—5). Linemate Tomas Plekanec added a career-high four assists.
- The Kings scored three power-play goals – their most in one game since Feb. 9, 2015 at BOS – to improve to 7-2-1 in their last 10 outings
- The Sharks picked up their fourth win in their last six contests
- Flyers forward Jakub Voracek (1-3—4) posted his second straight four-point performance (also 1-3—4 on Dec. 8 vs. EDM)
- Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson (1-1—2) registered multiple points for the third consecutive game (2-4—6)
- Flames forward Sean Monahan (4-5—9) and Islanders captain John Tavares (3-2—5) each scored to extend their point streaks to seven and five games, respectively
- Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr (755-1,128—1,883) collected one assist to move within four points of tying Mark Messier (694-1,193—1,887) for second place in NHL history
- Avalanche forward Jarome Iginla skated in his 1,500th career game, becoming the 16th player in NHL history reach the milestone
- Senators forward Chris Neil skated in his 1,000th NHL game
- The Kings honored former captain Mike Murphy in a pre-game ceremony at STAPLES Center
- The Flyers unveiled their jersey for the 2017 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series, which will take place on Saturday, Feb. 25, against the Penguins at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
SATURDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
PHILADELPHIA 4, Dallas 2
LOS ANGELES 4, Ottawa 1
Toronto 4, BOSTON 1
MONTREAL 10, Colorado 1
Pittsburgh 4, TAMPA BAY 3
FLORIDA 4, Vancouver 2
COLUMBUS 6, NY Islanders 2
ARIZONA 4, Nashville 1
CALGARY 6, Winnipeg 2
SAN JOSE 4, Carolina 3
SUNDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
Ottawa @ Anaheim, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia @ Detroit, 5 p.m.
Vancouver @ Washington, 5 p.m.
St. Louis @ Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Dallas @ Chicago, 7 p.m.
Colorado @ Toronto, 7 p.m.
New Jersey @ NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg @ Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.