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NHL Recap December 9 2018

SUNDAY’S RESULTS – Home Team in Caps

  • Vancouver 6, ST. LOUIS 1
  • WINNIPEG 7, Philadelphia 1
  • Boston 2, OTTAWA 1 (OT)
  • Montreal 3, CHICAGO 2
  • ANAHEIM 6, New Jersey 5 (SO)
  • EDMONTON 1, Calgary 0
  • VEGAS 4, Dallas 2

SEVEN DIFFERENT SCORERS LEAD JETS TO 10TH HOME WIN
Seven different skaters found the back of the net with Josh Morrissey (1-2—3) and Mark Scheifele (0-3—3) pacing the offense to help the Jets earn their 10th win at Bell MTS Place this season. Winnipeg, who tallied eight goals on Nov. 24 at STL, became the eighth different team to post multiple outings of seven or more goals this season.

  • The Jets had seven or more different goal scorers in the same game for the ninth time in Jets/Thrashers franchise history and third time since the club relocated to Winnipeg (Oct. 27, 2011 and Nov. 27, 2017). It marked the 10th time this season a team has had seven different goal scorers in the same game and the second time this week (CGY: 7 on Dec. 4).
  • Blake Wheeler, who leads all Jets skaters with 5-32—37 in 29 GP this season, scored to register his 15th career shorthanded point since joining the club during the 2010-11 campaign, the most by any player in Jets/Thrashers franchise history.
  • Winnipeg, who led the League in home wins (32) and points (66) in 2017-18, improved to 10-4-2 at Bell MTS Place this season. Only two teams have more home wins in 2018-19 (TBL: 13-4-0 and NSH: 11-5-0).

THREE TEAMS CONTINUE TREND OF HIGH-SCORING PERFORMANCES

The Jets (7-1 W), Canucks (6-1 W) and Ducks (6-5 SOW) boosted the number of times a team has scored at least six goals in a game this season to 84 (including shootout-deciding goals), the highest total through 460 games of a season since 1996-97 (90) and eleven more than at the same point last season (73).

YOUNG STARS PROPEL CANUCKS IN OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
Elias Pettersson (1-4—5) collected his second career five-point outing and Brock Boeser (3-0—3) netted his second career hat trick to propel the Canucks to their second win in as many contests.

  • Pettersson posted his second career five-point outing (also Nov. 2 vs. COL). The fifth-overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, who leads all first-year skaters with 15-15—30, became the sixth rookie in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68) and second in as many seasons to record multiple outings with at least five points in a single season. Pettersson also joined Bryan Trottier as the only NHL rookies to accomplish the feat before the end of December.
  • Pettersson (26 GP) required the fewest appearances by a Canucks player to record his first 30 career points. Overall, he has required the fewest games to record the first 30 points of his NHL career since Evgeni Malkin in 2006-07 (25 GP).
  • Boeser, who led the Canucks with 29 goals as a rookie in 2017-18, improved to 9-8—17 in 19 games this season. He leads all Vancouver skaters with 38 goals and 72 points (tied) since the start of the 2017-18 season.

DID YOU KNOW?
All six goals tallied by the Canucks on Sunday were scored by a player age 23 or younger. It marked the second time this season that players 23 and under combined to score at least six goals in the same game for the same team: The Bruins had seven such instances on Oct 13: David Pastrnak (3x), Jake DeBrusk (2x), Charlie McAvoy and Anders Bjork.

  • Prior to the Canucks and Bruins this season, it had only happened three times since the start of the 2012-13 season. The Oilers did it twice in 2012-13 (April 3 and 27, 2013) and the Jets did so on Nov. 8, 2016.
  • In total, 60% of Canucks goals this year have been scored by a player age 23 or younger (57 of 95): Elias Pettersson (15), Bo Horvat (14), Jake Virtanen (9), Brock Boeser (9), Nikolay Goldobin (5), Tyler Motte (4) and Adam Gaudette (1).

DUCKS OUTLAST DEVILS IN BACK-AND-FORTH AFFAIR
In a contest that featured five game-tying goals, including one by the Devils with 58 seconds remaining in regulation, the Ducks benefited from multi-point efforts from Ondrej Kase (1-2—3), Brandon Montour (1-1—2) and Ryan Getzlaf (0-2—2) to improve to 8-2-0 in their last 10 contests.

  • Sunday’s game marked the sixth contest in 2018-19 to feature at least five game-tying tallies – the most in a single season since 2010-11 (7 instances). New Jersey’s Marcus Johansson, who evened the score with 0:58 remaining in regulation, is the only player to score multiple game-tying goals in the final minute of regulation this season (also Nov. 23 vs. NYI).
  • The last time the Ducks were involved in a game with five game-tying goals was Feb. 16, 2011 vs. WSH; the Devils last participated in such a contest on Feb. 15, 2009 vs. SJS. The Avalanche and Canucks combined for a season-high six game-tying goals on Nov. 2 – a contest that witnessed Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson tie the game with 0:36 remaining in regulation.
  • The two clubs combined for three goals in the first 2:47 of the opening frame to mark the fastest three goals by two teams to open a game this season. The Golden Knights and Blackhawks combined for the fastest three goals at any point of a game this season, when Artem Anisimov, Jonathan Marchessault and Alex Tuch scored 0:53 apart on Dec. 6.

CANADIENS SNATCH VICTORY WITH ANOTHER LATE GO-AHEAD GOAL

Tomas Tatar broke a 2-2 tie with 1:17 remaining in regulation to lift the Canadiens to their third consecutive victory. It marked the fourth time in 2018-19 that Montreal scored a go-ahead goal in the final 5:00 of regulation, tied with Toronto for the most this season.

  • Montreal has scored a League-leading three go-ahead goals in the final 2:00 of regulation this season: Brendan Gallagher on Oct. 17 (59:49), Max Domi on Nov. 1 (59:38) and Tatar on Dec. 9 (58:43).
  • In total, there have been 37 go-ahead goals scored in the final 5:00 of regulation this season, including 15 that have come in the final 2:00 of the third period.

Maple Leafs’ Hyman Suspended Two Games for Interference

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman has been suspended for two games, without pay, for interference against Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy during NHL Game No. 446 in Boston on Saturday, Dec. 8, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

The incident occurred at 9:53 of the third period. Hyman was assessed a major penalty for interference and game misconduct.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Hyman will forfeit $24,193.54. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

MONDAY’S GAMES

 Pittsburgh@ NY Islanders 7:00 PM ET
 Los Angeles@ Detroit 7:30 PM ET
 NY Rangers@ Tampa Bay 7:30 PM ET
 New Jersey@ San Jose 10:30 PM ET

Pettersson, Domingue and Gaudreau Named NHL ‘Three Stars’ of the Week

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson, Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Louis Domingue and Calgary Flames left wing Johnny Gaudreau have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Dec. 9.

FIRST STAR – ELIAS PETTERSSON, C, VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Pettersson led the NHL with 2-6—8, including two game-winning goals, in three outings to power the Canucks (13-16-3, 29 points) to a pair of victories. He collected one assist in a 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild Dec. 4. Pettersson then scored his third career game-winning goal and added one helper in a 5-3 triumph over the Nashville Predators Dec. 6. He capped the week with 1-4—5, his second career five-point performance (also Nov. 2 vs. COL: 2-3—5), in a 6-1 victory against the St. Louis Blues Dec. 9. In doing so, Pettersson became the sixth rookie in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68) to record multiple five-point games within a single season – and the second to achieve the feat before the end of December (also Bryan Trottier: 1975-76 w/ NYI). The 20-year-old Sundsvall, Sweden, native – who was selected fifth overall in the 2017 NHL Draft – paces all rookies with 15 goals, 15 assists and 30 points in 26 contests this season. His four game-winning goals also lead all rookies and share fourth place in the entire League.

SECOND STAR – LOUIS DOMINGUE, G, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Domingue went 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and .957 save percentage to backstop the Lightning (23-7-1, 47 points) to a perfect four-game week, their sixth straight win overall and a six-point lead atop the NHL standings. Domingue turned aside 26 shots in a 5-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils Dec. 3. He then made 33 saves in a 3-2 triumph over the Boston Bruins Dec. 6. Domingue added 29 stops in a 7-1 victory against the Colorado Avalanche Dec. 8, stretching his personal winning streak to a career-high five games dating to Nov. 29 (2.38 GAA, .915 SV%). The 26-year-old St‑Hyacinthe, Que., native has compiled a 13-4-0 record, 2.95 goals-against average and .906 save percentage in 17 total appearances this season. His 13 victories share third place in the NHL and are just four shy of the League lead (held by Marc-Andre Fleury in 11 more games).

THIRD STAR – JOHNNY GAUDREAU, LW, CALGARY FLAMES

Gaudreau ranked second in the NHL with 2-6—8 in four contests to help the Flames (19‑10-2, 40 points) pick up three wins and move atop the Western Conference standings. He matched a career high with 2-2—4, his sixth career four-point performance, in a 9-6 triumph over the Columbus Blue Jackets Dec. 4. Gaudreau then posted two assists in each of his next two games, a 2-0 victory against the Minnesota Wild Dec. 6 and a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators Dec. 8, before being held off the scoresheet in a 1-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers Dec. 9. The 25-year-old Salem, N.J., native paces Calgary and sits seventh in the entire NHL with 12-27—39 in 31 outings this season. His 27 assists also share fifth place in the League (w/ Jack Eichel).

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