NHL NEWS JANUARY 13, 2023 – RED WINGS BEAT LEAFS AT HOME

AROUND THE RINKS

It was a busy Thursday across the NHL with many notes to choose from, a few examples include:

• Lucas Raymond opened the scoring with his 35th career goal and tied Gordie Howe for the third most by a Red Wings skater before age 21 behind only Steve Yzerman (83) and Dylan Larkin (40). Raymond helped the Detroit Red Wings defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 in regulation, for the first time since Dec. 15, 2017.
• Quinn Hughes (22-179—201 in 242 GP) recorded his 200th career point and became the third-fastest active defenseman to hit the mark behind only Cale Makar (195 GP) and Adam Fox (241 GP). Hughes required the sixth-fewest games among U.S.-born defenseman in NHL history to reach 200 points, trailing only Brian Leetch (211 GP), Phil Housley (212 GP), Mark Howe (216 GP), Gary Suter (219 GP) and Fox (241 GP).
• In a contest that witnessed the Montreal Canadiens celebrate P.K. Subban in a pre-game ceremony, Cole Caufield scored his 24th and 25th goals of the season (42 GP) and required the fewest games to hit the 25-goal mark by a Canadiens skater since Stephane Richer (39 GP) in 1987-88. It marked the sixth multi-goal performance of 2022-23 for Caufield – only Bo Horvat (9) and Alex Ovechkin (7) have more.
• Flames forward Walker Duehr scored his first career goal (3 GP), and in the process became the first player born in South Dakota to ever score in the NHL.

KRAKEN BLANK BRUINS, HAND NHL-LEADERS THEIR FIRST HOME LOSS OF 2022-23

Eeli Tolvanen scored for the fourth time since debuting with the Kraken on Jan. 1 and Martin Jones turned aside all 27 shots he faced as Seattle (25-12-4, 54 points) became the first team to defeat Boston (32-5-4, 68 points) in regulation at TD Garden since Ottawa on April 14, 2022 – ending a stretch of 29 consecutive home games (regular season and playoffs).

• The Kraken, who improved to 6-0-0 on their seven-game road trip, have won seven consecutive games overall since Jan. 1 and matched the club’s longest-ever win streak (7-0-0 from Nov. 17 – Dec. 1, 2022). They are just one of two expansion franchises in NHL history with multiple seven-game win streaks within their first two seasons of existence following the Golden Knights (8 GP in 2017-18 & 7 GP in 2018-19).
• Jones, with back-to-back shutouts for the first time since Oct. 10-13, 2015 (w/ SJS), became the first Kraken goaltender to record consecutive shutouts and the first goaltender to blank the Bruins at TD Garden in nearly a full calendar year (Frederik Andersen: Feb. 10, 2022 w/ CAR).

RANGERS, LIGHTNING EACH RALLY TO COLLECT YET ANOTHER COMEBACK WIN

The Rangers (24-12-7, 55 points) and Lightning (26-13-1, 53 points) are two of five teams who earned comeback wins Thursday to maintain their place in their respective division standings. Both clubs rank among the top teams in comeback victories this season.

• K’Andre Miller scored the tying goal in the final second of regulation, paving the way for a New York victory against Dallas courtesy of Adam Fox’s winner in overtime. Miller matched the latest game-tying goal in Rangers history (59:59), first set by Doug Robinson on Feb. 21, 1965 and then tied by Darren Turcotte (Feb. 17, 1992) and Brian Leetch (Dec. 1, 1998).
• Nikita Kucherov (1-1—2) factored on two of his team’s five goals and became just the third player to reach the 60-point mark in 2022-23 (17-44—61 in 40 GP) as Tampa Bay extended the NHL’s longest active home winning streak to nine games. Kucherov hit the benchmark for the eighth time in his career, tied with Vincent Lecavalier for the third-most 60-point seasons in Lightning history behind only Martin St. Louis (11x) and Steven Stamkos (9x).

OFFENSE FROM THE DEFENSE LIFTS BRIND’AMOUR TO 200TH CAREER WIN

Defensemen Brett Pesce (2-0—2), Jaccob Slavin (1-1—2), Brent Burns (1-0—1) and Jalen Chatfield (1-0—1) scored five of Carolina’s six goals as Rod Brind’Amour collected his 200th career win as head coach and the Hurricanes (26-9-7, 59 points) opened a four-point cushion on the idle Devils (26-12-3, 55 points) atop the Metropolitan Division.

• The Hurricanes, who had four different defensemen score in the same game for the first time in franchise history, are the first team to accomplish the feat since the Panthers on April 2, 2022 (4). Additionally, Carolina is the second team to have defensemen combine for five goals in a game this season following the NY Islanders on Oct. 15, 2022 (Robin Salo: 2-0—2, Scott Mayfield: 2-0—2, & Noah Dobson: 1-0—1).

TVA SPORTS DOUBLEHEADER ON FRIDAY THE 13TH FEATURES BIRTHDAY BOY McDAVID

Friday the 13th features a TVA Sports doubleheader, with Sidney Crosby and the Penguins (21-13-6, 48 points) playing host to the Jets (27-14-1, 55 points) at PPG Paints Arena followed by the Oilers (22-18-3, 47 points) squaring off with the Sharks (13-22-8, 34 points) at SAP Center as NHL scoring leader Connor McDavid (35-44—79 in 43 GP) celebrates his 26th birthday.

• Crosby (538-919—1,457 in 1,148 GP) needs one point to pass Teemu Selanne (684-773—1,457 in 1,451 GP) on the League’s all-time list. Selanne scored 306 of his 1,457 career points with the original Winnipeg Jets, including 132 during his NHL record-setting rookie season in 1992-93.
• McDavid (274-502—776 in 530 GP) recorded the fifth-most points by a player before age 26 in League history, behind four Hockey Hall of Fame members. McDavid’s 776 career points were 111 more than the next-closest active skater, which was Crosby.

HUGHES, ZEGRAS SET TO GO HEAD-TO-HEAD ON ESPN+, HULU

Two of the League’s young stars are set to go head-to-head for the third time in the NHL as Jack Hughes and the Devils (26-12-3, 55 points) take on Trevor Zegras and the Ducks (12-26-4, 28 points) at Honda Center. The two prior meetings between Hughes and Zegras, who went No. 1 and No. 9, respectively, in the 2019 NHL Draft after skating together with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, were on March 12, 2022 and Oct. 18, 2022.

• Hughes was named to the Metropolitan Division roster for the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend at FLA Live Arena, while Zegras is one of the players eligible to be selected in the 2023 NHL All-Star Fan Vote presented by Guaranteed Rate. The 12 additional All-Stars will be announced by ESPN, Sportsnet and TVA during broadcast windows on Jan. 19.
• Hughes and Zegras stole the show during the 2022 adidas NHL Breakaway Challenge at T-Mobile Arena, with the former performing a magic trick to summon a smaller version of himself and the latter channeling his inner Peter LaFleur by reenacting the final scene from the 2004 movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.

Coyotes’ Keller Fined for Cross-Checking

Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for cross-checking Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Brannstrom during NHL Game No. 672 in Tempe on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. The incident occurred at 11:19 of the first period. Keller was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for cross-checking. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

Lightning’s Sergachev Fined for Roughing

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for roughing Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland during NHL Game No. 667 in Tampa on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. The incident occurred at 19:19 of the third period. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.