NHL NEWS JAN 19 – McDAVID NETS LATE OVERTIME GOAL IN OILERS’ FOURTH STRAIGHT WIN

The Panthers registered three straight goals to overcome an early 2-0 deficit, but Jordan Eberle tied the game with 2:59 remaining in regulation and Connor McDavid (1-2—3) scored with 2.6 seconds left in overtime to lift the Oilers to their fourth straight win (all at home).

McDavid registered his seventh three-point game of the season to increase his lead atop the NHL scoring race (15-39—54 in 47 GP) and eclipse 100 career points (31-71—102 in 92 GP).

McDavid, who faced the Panthers for the first time in his career, has collected at least one point against all but two NHL teams he has played (CAR and TBL).

RED WINGS STAGE ANOTHER COMEBACK WIN

Gustav Nyquist tied the game with 3:04 remaining in regulation and Frans Nielsen scored the decisive goal in the shootout as the Red Wings rallied from deficits of 3-0, 4-1 and 5-4 for their third straight win (all at home). Tomas Tatar paced Detroit with 1-2—3, while Thomas Vanek (0-1—1) extended his point streak to seven games (5-5—10).

NHL NEWS AND MUSINGS

• Eric Fehr scored what stood as the winning goal to lift the Penguins to their seventh victory in their past 10 games. Fehr has six goals this season, including three decisive tallies
• Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin (0-1—1) extended his point streak to five games (5-2—7) to become the third player to reach 50 points this season (21-29—50 in 44 GP)
• Panthers forward Vincent Trocheck scored to extend his point streak to six games (6-4—10), including a goal in four straight
• Bruins forward Frank Vatrano (2-0—2) registered his second career multi-goal game (also Dec. 18, 2015 at PIT: 3-0—3)
• Sharks forward Joe Thornton (380-990—1,370 in 1,412 GP) collected two assists to move past Johnny Bucyk (556-813—1,369 in 1,540 GP) into sole possession of 24th place on the NHL’s all-time points list
• Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr notched an assist to move within four points of 1,900 in his career (757-1,139—1,896 in 1,676 GP)
• The Department of Player Safety fined Rangers forward Chris Kreider $5,000 for hitting Stars forward Cody Eakin with his helmet during a fight
• Joey Kocur, Kris Draper and Kirk Maltby dropped the ceremonial puck as the Red Wings celebrated their 1998 Stanley Cup-winning team.

 

WEDNESDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
WINNIPEG 6, Arizona 3
Pittsburgh 4, MONTREAL 1
DETROIT 6, Boston 5 (SO)
EDMONTON 4, Florida 3 (OT)
San Jose 3, LOS ANGELES 2

THURSDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
Dallas @ NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa @ Columbus, 7 p.m.
NY Rangers @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Washington @ St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Arizona @ Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Nashville @ Calgary, 9 p.m.
Colorado @ Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Tampa Bay @ San Jose, 10:30 p.m.