SATURDAY’S RESULTS
HOME TEAM IN CAPS
St. Louis 5, PITTSBURGH
1
DETROIT 2, NY
Islanders 1
Florida 4, LOS
ANGELES 3
BOSTON 2,
Columbus 1 (OT)
Chicago 2, MONTREAL
0
OTTAWA 6, Toronto
2
TAMPA BAY 6,
Washington 3
CAROLINA 4,
Buffalo 2
WINNIPEG 2,
Calgary 1
MINNESOTA 5, NY
Rangers 2
Edmonton 3, ARIZONA 2
(OT)
Nashville 4, SAN JOSE 2
THREE HARD LAPS: QUICK HITS FROM SATURDAY
* Alex Killorn collected his first career hat trick to help
the League-leading Lightning (55-13-4, 114 points) establish single-season
franchise records for wins and points.
* Russian duo, Nikita Kucherov and Alex Ovechkin each
collected multiple points Saturday as they continue to chase NHL history.
* Connor McDavid recorded three points, including the overtime
winner, to extend his streak of multi-point outings to seven contests.
KILLORN’S FIRST CAREER HAT TRICK SPARKS LIGHTNING TO FRANCHISE MARKS
Alex Killorn (3-0—3) netted his first career hat trick to
propel the League-leading Lightning (55- 13-4, 114 points) to their 55th win of
the season. Tampa Bay’s 55th win and 114th point established single-season
franchise marks, after also doing so in 2017-18 (54-23-5, 113 p
* The Lightning recorded the 12th instance in NHL history
that a team has recorded 55+ wins in a season and just the fourth in the last
22 years, joining the Capitals (55 in 2016-17 and 56 in 2015-16) and Red Wings
(58 in 2005-06).
* Killorn’s first career three-goal outing marked the 86th
instance of the season and third in as many nights. The last campaign to finish
with more such performances was 2000-01 (93).
* With 10 games remaining in their 2018-19 regular-season
schedule, the Lightning registered their 17th game with at least six goals
(including shootout-deciding markers). The last teams to record more than 17
such instances by season’s end were the Penguins (26) and Avalanche (18) in
1995-96, with the latter eventually capturing the Stanley Cup.
. . . WHILE RUSSIAN
STARS CONTINUE TO CHASE HISTORY
Nikita Kucherov (0-2—2) and Alex Ovechkin (2-0—2) each
posted multi-point outings Saturday as they continued to chase down individual
milestones in 2018-19:
* Kucherov, the NHL’s leading point getter, collected an
assist on Killorn’s third and final tally to boost his season totals to 35-82—117
in 72 GP. Only two Russian-born players in NHL history have recorded a higher
single-season total: Sergei Fedorov (56-64—120 in 1993-94) and Alex Mogilny
(76-51—127 in 1992-93).
* Meanwhile, only six players in the last 25 years have
notched at least 85 assists: Joe Thornton (92 in 2006-07 w/ SJS and 96 in
2005-06 w/ BOS and SJS), Peter Forsberg (86 in 1995-96 w/ COL), Ron Francis (92
in 1995-96 w/ PIT), Jaromir Jagr (87 in 1995-96 w/ PIT) Mario Lemieux (92 in
1995-96 w/ PIT) and Wayne Gretzky (92 in 1993-94 w/ LAK).
* Ovechkin, the League’s leading goal scorer, registered his
131st career multi-goal game to improve his 2018-19 totals to 48-33—81 in 71
GP. The 33-year-old captain moved into a tie with Teemu Selanne for the
eighth-most multi-goal games in NHL history.
* Additionally, his first tally of Saturday’s contest marked
the 246th power-play goal of his career. Ovechkin moved into a tie with Phil
Esposito for fifth on the NHL’s all-time list and sits one shy of tying Luc
Robitaille for fourth.
* Ovechkin now needs two goals to reach to reach the 50-goal
mark for the eighth time in his NHL career. Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy (each
w/ nine) are the only players in League history to record more such seasons.
DID YOU KNOW?
Mississauga, Ont. native John Tavares scored his 40th goal
with the Maple Leafs Saturday, joining the aforementioned Ovechkin, Leon
Draisaitl (42-47—89) and Patrick Kane (41-58— 99) as the fourth player to reach
the benchmark this season. The 2018-19 campaign marks just the fourth in NHL
history in which the first four players to reach the mark each originated from
a different country.
MCDAVID COLLECTS OT WINNER, ANOTHER MULTI-POINT OUTING
Connor McDavid (2-1—3) netted his third overtime goal of the
season en route to collecting multiple points for the seventh consecutive game
dating to March 2 (3-13—16). The Oilers captain matched the longest such run of
the season, achieved by Auston Matthews from Oct. 3-15 (10-6—16) and Nikita
Kucherov from Dec. 18 – Jan. 3 (6-15—21).
* Only two players in Oilers history have recorded multiple
points in at least seven straight games: Wayne Gretzky (15x) and Mark Messier
(1x). Gretzky accounts for both the last such streak by an Oilers player (Nov.
14-29, 1987: 5-16—21 in 8 GP) and the longest in club/NHL history (Dec. 20,
1985 - Jan. 25, 1986: 17-33—50 in 16 GP).
* McDavid is the third different player in franchise
history, and second this season, to score three overtime goals in a single
campaign. The others: Andrew Cogliano (2007-08) and Leon Draisaitl (2016-17 and
2018-19). Meanwhile, only Artemi Panarin (four w/ CBJ) and Dylan
* Meanwhile, after suffering an overtime loss in his NHL
debut on March 2, Montembeault has backstopped Florida in each of their last
four outings. The rookie netminder became the eighth player in the last 35
years to start his career without a loss in his first five appearances.
* Jordan Staal (1-0—1) capped Carolina’s four-goal outing
with his 500th NHL point (213-287— 500), joining his brother Eric (415-555—970)
in accomplishing the feat. The Hurricanes opened a one-point lead over the Blue
Jackets (40-28-4, 84 points) for the first Wild Card spot in the Eastern
Conference. The Staal brothers, who captured a Stanley Cup with the Penguins
and Hurricanes, respectively, became the third set of siblings to collect 500
career points and a Stanley Cup.
* Meanwhile, Eric (1-0—1) scored the game-winning goal as
Wild kept pace with the Coyotes (36-30-6, 78 points), who hold the second Wild
Card position in the Western Conference. Staal reached the 20-goal mark for the
12th time in his career and third consecutive season en route to joining Brian
Rolston (2005-08) as the only players in franchise history to begin their
tenure with the club with three straight 20-goal campaigns.
PERRON, BINNINGTON PACE BLUES PAST PENGUINS
In his return to the lineup, David Perron found the score
sheet and Jordan Binnington made 40 saves as the Blues (37-27-7, 81 points)
strengthened their hold of third place in the Central Division - two points
ahead of the idle Stars (37-29-5, 79 points).
* Perron, playing in his first contest since Jan. 17,
collected an assist on Vince Dunn’s first of two goals to extend his point
streak (6-11—17) to 14 consecutive appearances dating to Dec. 22, 2018. He is
just the eighth different player in Blues franchise history to post a streak of
at least 14 appearances and first since Pierre Turgeon from Dec. 2, 1999 - Jan.
3, 2000.
* Binnington became the sixth rookie netminder in 2018-19 to
post a 40-save victory, a list paced by Alexandar Georgiev’s 55-save
performance on Feb. 10 vs. TOR. Additionally, he became the sixth rookie
netminder in Blues franchise history to record at least 40 saves in a victory
and first since Jason Bacashihua turned aside as many shots on March 24, 2007
at DET.
QUICK CLICKS
* Evgeni Malkin honored in pre-game ceremony for reaching
1,000 point milestone
‘* Mike Hoffman sets Panthers franchise record for most
goals in first season with the club
* Patrice Bergeron extends home point streak to 15 games
* Connor Hellebuyck reaches 30-win mark for the second time
in as many seasons
* Garret Sparks St. Pats mask features snake made of
shamrocks
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