These are your news and notes for Wednesday, October 31st, 2018.
There were 11 NHL contests last night…
- Brayden Point had a five-point night for the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa Bay’s 8-3 rout of the New Jersey Devils. In Point’s first five-point game of his career, Tampa scored eight goals for the second time this season and moved into sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division.
Brayden Point (1-4—5) recorded the first five-point performance of his career. He joined Jakub Voracek (2-3—5 on Oct. 10 @ OTT) as the only players to accomplish the feat this season. #NHLStats #NJDvsTBL pic.twitter.com/tdXTk3Wll3
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 31, 2018
By scoring eight goals for the second time this season, this marked the third season in the last 25 to feature six or more times in which a team has registered at least eight goals in a game before play in October has come to an end.
- In Arizona, the Coyotes would win their fourth consecutive game when five different players registered goals in the Arizona Coyotes 5-1 defeat of the Ottawa Senators. The Coyotes have 27 goals in their last six games, making it the highest in that span. The Coyotes also registered 27 goals in a six-game span during the 2006-07 season.
The @ArizonaCoyotes have combined for 27 goals for over their last six games dating to Oct. 18 (4.5 G/GP), the highest total among all teams in that span. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/kTZ3TI27is
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 31, 2018
- David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron played critical roles in the Boston Bruins 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Boston is now 11-0-5 in their last 16 contests against the Hurricanes dating back to the 2013-14 season. Pastrnak has 16 points on the season and is now tied with Chicago’s Patrick Kane for 11 goals on the season.
David Pastrnak (11-5—16 in 12 GP) became the first @NHLBruins player to score at least 11 goals through the first 12 games in a season since Dimitri Kvartalnov (11-9—20 in 1992-93). #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/NXrqha6kpZ
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 31, 2018
Pastrnak joins Phil Esposito and Charlie Simmer as the only players in Bruins history to register double-digit goals in the month of October.
In this same contest, Carolina’s Sebastian Aho recorded an assist and joined Wayne Gretzky and Ken Linseman as the only players in League history to have a season-opening assist streak of 12 games.
Aho extended his season-opening point streak to 12 contests (4-13—17), marking the longest such run in @NHLCanes / Whalers franchise history. #NHLStats #BOSvsCAR pic.twitter.com/hJjPLoyDca
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 31, 2018
Yesterday’s results (Home team is in CAPS):
- Calgary 2, BUFFALO 1 (OT)
- NY Islanders 6, PITTSBURGH 3
- Boston 3, CAROLINA 2
- Detroit 5, COLUMBUS 3
- Dallas 4, MONTREAL 1
- TAMPA BAY 8, New Jersey 3
- NASHVILLE 4, Vegas 1
- Minnesota 4, EDMONTON 3
- ARIZONA 5, Ottawa 1
- Philadelphia 3, ANAHEIM 2
- NY Rangers 4, SAN JOSE 3 (SO)
For more news, notes, and stats, please refer to this:
NHL Morning Skate: Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018
▪ @TBLightning strike for eight goals in win ▪ @ArizonaCoyotes net five goals to extend win streak to four games ▪ @pastrnak96, Bergeron keep pace with leading scorers#NHLStats: https://t.co/fumVJgTeOZ pic.twitter.com/Gn6JLSn8d2 — NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 31, 2018
There is one contest in action tonight…
Image courtesy of the NHL and NHL Public Relations.
In NHL news:
- Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman released his “31 Thoughts” article today and it discusses the new agreement between the NHL and MGM Resorts in regards to gambling.
31 Thoughts (Thank you, @GMCcanada) https://t.co/zPM9U6Gk9a
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) October 31, 2018
You can watch TXHT Live tonight at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.
