NHL NEWS NOV 30 – MAPLE LEAFS WIN MATTHEWS-MCDAVID SHOWDOWN

Auston Matthews (1-0—1) scored the opening goal less than six minutes into his second NHL meeting against Connor McDavid (1-1—2) to spur the Maple Leafs to their second straight victory.

Matthews, who ranks second among rookies with 10 goals, has scored in three straight games (4-1—5) after going 13 contests without a goal. He ranks second among rookies in points (10-8—18), behind Patrik Laine (13-6—19) and teammate Mitch Marner (7-12—19).

McDavid, meanwhile, extended his point streak to six games (6-6—12) with his ninth multi-point effort of the campaign to increase his League-leading point total to 11-20—31 (24 GP). He ranks second in the NHL with 1.14 points per game since the start of last season, behind last year’s leading scorer Patrick Kane (1.22).

Nazem Kadri (1-0—1), who stole the spotlight with 2-0—2 including the overtime winner in the first Matthews-McDavid showdown on Nov. 1, again scored the game-winning goal for Toronto.

NHL NEWS AND MUSINGS

• Both the Canucks and Wild erased two-goal deficits before Sven Baertschi scored the game-winning goal with 2:35 remaining in regulation to help Vancouver improve to 4-1-1 in its past six games
• Philadelphia’s Steve Mason made 45 saves through overtime and another eight in the shootout en route to victory, while Anaheim’s John Gibsonmade 39 saves in defeating the League-leading Canadiens
• Senators forward Mike Hoffman (3-1—4) registered his first career hat trick and four-point game
• Blackhawks forward Richard Panik (1-0—1) snapped point and goal droughts of 13 and 17 games, respectively, before scoring the decisive shootout marker
• Sharks captain Joe Pavelski (2-5—7) extended his point streak to seven games, while Oilers forward Milan Lucic (2-6—8) and Canucks forward Bo Horvat (3-4—7) pushed theirs to five contests
• Devils forward Miles Wood (4 GP) scored his first NHL goal
• Head coach Claude Julien served his 727th game behind the Bruins bench to surpass Milt Schmidt (726) for sole possession of second place in franchise history, behind Art Ross(772)
• The Rangers celebrated Garden of Dreams Night with a special performance of the U.S. anthem on guitar by 17-year-old Paul Deandre Manning and with a ceremonial puck drop by 11-year-old Bryce Rogerson, who was named honorary coach for Tuesday’s game
• Red Wings legend Ted Lindsay was on hand to watch the club extend its point streak to four games (3-0-1).

TUESDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
NY RANGERS 3, Carolina 2
COLUMBUS 5, Tampa Bay 1
PHILADELPHIA 3, Boston 2 (SO)
Buffalo 5, OTTAWA 4
DETROIT 3, Dallas 1
WINNIPEG 3, New Jersey 2
CHICAGO 2, Florida 1 (SO)
Nashville 5, COLORADO 3
Toronto 4, EDMONTON 2
VANCOUVER 5, Minnesota 4
ANAHEIM 2, Montreal 1
SAN JOSE 2, Arizona 1 (OT)

WEDNESDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders, 8 p.m.
Toronto @ Calgary, 8:30 p.m.
San Jose @ Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.