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Game # 14 CGY 1 Sens 4 Senators snap 5-game home losing streak with 4-1 win over Calgary Flames ByAP Updated: Nov 11, 2023, 11:42 pm OTTAWA, Ontario -- — The Ottawa Senators snapped a five-game home ice losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. It was a team effort with Mathieu Joseph, Drake Batherson, Rourke Chartier and Travis Hamonic all scoring. Joonas Korpisalo was solid in goal stopping 24 shots. “Whenever you win it’s always a good feeling,” said Senators captain Brady Tkachuk. “Losing is never fun, so I think we’re getting there. We’re finding our game. We’re finding what makes us successful and we’re just going to keep the ball rolling and keep the momentum going.” Dustin Wolf made his season debut for the Flames making 34 saves, but didn’t get much offensive support as Blake Coleman scored the lone goal for Calgary. “It’s frustrating when you feel like the game’s right there for you,” said Coleman. “They made plays and there was nothing (Wolf) could’ve done on those, obviously. He gave us a great chance to be in this game. He played really well. We wish we could’ve got him his win today.” With his first of the season, Chartier gave the Senators a 3-1 lead early in the third off a nice feed from Dominik Kubalik. It’s Chartier’s second ever NHL goal, with the last coming Oct. 28, 2018. “After sitting out two years and I’d played and as much as I hoped and knew inside myself that I would get another crack, hopefully, you mean you never really know,” said Chartier. “Obviously, I would have liked to get it a few games earlier, but definitely worth the wait. “I think this one probably feels even better than the first one. Hopefully I don’t have to wait as long for the third one.” Less than two minutes later Hamonic scored his first of the season. Ottawa took a 2-0 lead with a power-play goal early in the second. Brady Tkachuk tipped Jakob Chychrun’s shot and the puck went high but Batherson was able to bat it in as it came down. Calgary cut the lead in half 15:52 into the second on a two-on-one when Martin Pospisil fed a wide-open Coleman. The Senators had a two-man advantage for 71 seconds late in the period, but failed to capitalize as Wolf made a number of saves. “I think the American (Hockey) League is pretty different from the NHL,” Wolf said. “Those are some big men out there. It’s a lot tougher for myself to fight through screens, which I thought I did a pretty good job of tonight, but at the end of the day, I felt really good.” The Flames controlled the play for much of the first period, but it was the Senators who struck first when Joseph tipped a Jake Sanderson shot in close. Ottawa’s Erik Brannstrom returned to the lineup after missing five games with a concussion.

Game # 13 Flames 4 Leafs 5 Domi scores shootout winner to lift Maple Leafs to 5-4 win over Flames 0:42 Maple Leafs take down Flames in a shootout Max Domi scores the winning goal for the Toronto Maple Leaves in a shootout vs. the Calgary Flames. ByAP Updated: Nov 11, 2023, 12:19 am TORONTO -- — Max Domi scored in the fifth round of the shootout and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Friday night. William Nylander had two goals and an assist, and John Tavares and Calle Jarnkrok also scored for Toronto, which has won two of three. Joseph Woll made 24 saves. “We battled,” Nylander said. “Just sticking with it.” Nylander extended his franchise-record point streak to open a season to 14 games. “One of the best players in the world right now,” Domi said of Nylander. “Every time he touches the puck, something dangerous is happening.” Connor Zary, Nikita Zadorov, A.J. Greer and Martin Pospisil had goals as Calgary snapped a two-game win streak. MacKenzie Weegar added two assists and Dan Vladar stopped 32 shots. “Pretty good effort being able to crawl back and secure a point,” Flames center Nazem Kadri said. “Proud of our effort.” Domi scored the deciding goal in the shootout upstairs on Vladar before Woll denied Dillon Dube to secure the extra point in the standings. Calgary's Yegor Sharangovich and Toronto's Mitch Marner scored earlier in the tiebreaker. "(Vladar) made a couple big saves on the blocker side,” Domi said. “Figured I would take it to his glove — got a little lucky with the shot and Woller made a huge save. ... Massive win.” Toronto went up 3-1 just 66 seconds into the second period when Nylander stole the puck from Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin on a Calgary power play and ripped his ninth goal of the season. It was the first short-handed goal ever scored by the Nylander family — including father Michael and brother Alex — in 1,548 combined NHL games. “That’s good,” Nylander said with a smile when told of the stat. “Fun to get that one, but the win’s what’s important.” The Maple Leafs then made it 4-1 at 4:45 when Nylander found Tavares in front for his sixth. Calgary got one back 48 seconds later when Zadorov blast his first before Greer brought the Flames within one at 4-3 on a deflection for his second at 12:22. The Flames tied it at 3:22 of the third when Pospisil scored his second from Woll’s doorstep. Nylander had a great chance to complete the hat trick a few minutes later, but fired wide with Vladar out of position. A chaotic overtime saw Vladar deny Nylander from in close and Woll stop Andrew Mangiapane on a breakaway. The Maple Leafs opened the scoring at 3:01 of the first when Nylander capitalized on a broken play. Morgan Rielly then hit the post and Tavares was alone in front as Toronto pressed for more, but Calgary evened it up at 7:02 when Zary chipped his own rebound over Woll for his second. Toronto went back in front at 8:18 when Jarnkrok scored his fourth by finishing off a pretty passing play with Domi and Nick Robertson. “Good job by the guys staying with it, sticking together,” Tavares said. “But we know we’ve got to keep building from here.” Jake McCabe (groin) returned to action for Toronto following a six-game absence, while fellow defenseman John Klingberg sat out with an undisclosed injury of his own.

Games played on 11/9/23 Preds Jeremy Lauzon vs Jets Adam Lowry Winner ? Preds Cole Smith vs Jets Adam Lowry. Winner ? Wild Brandon Duhaime vs NYR Barclay Goodrow Winner ?

Game # 13 Bos 5 NYI 2 Coyle has 1st career hat trick, leads Bruins to 5-2 win over Islanders 0:39 Charlie Coyle scores third goal for first career hat trick Charlie Coyle scores third goal for first career hat trick ByAP Updated: Nov 9, 2023, 10:50 pm BOSTON -- — Bruins forwards Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak were racing toward the empty Islanders net, with one New York defender trying to keep up. Coyle, who already had two goals on the night and has never had three in an NHL game, slid it over to Pastrnak. Pastrnak passed up the open shot and slid it right back to Coyle. “He was screaming, 'Shoot!’" Coyle recalled after registering his first career hat trick in Boston's 5-2 win over the Islanders on Thursday night. “He was tired. I backhanded that over and he was kind of like, ‘What are you doing that (for)?’ But I’m glad it worked out.” Coyle added an assist for his first four-point game since 2016, and Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for the Bruins. Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Trent Frederic also scored for Boston to help the defending Presidents Trophy champions earn their 11th victory in their first 13 games. They ended the night tied with Stanley Cup champion Vegas for the most points in the NHL, with 23. A 13-year NHL veteran playing in his 798th career game, Coyle scored a power play goal in the second period on crisp passing from Pastrnak to Pavel Zacha to Coyle, in the slot. He added a second score to make it 4-2 midway through the third period, crashing the net to receive the pass from James van Riemsdyk. The hat trick came with 1:21 left and Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin off for an extra skater. “In a sense it kind of feels like getting your first goal out of the way,” Coyle said. “Those are milestones you kind of think about, but you never really focus on that stuff, honestly. Sometimes it just pans out like that.” Simon Holmstrom scored a short-handed goal for New York 10 seconds after the faceoff to open the power play, tying it at 2 early in the third period. But Pastrnak gave the Bruins the lead with a wrist shot that squirted through Sorokin’s pads. The Boston scoring leader had no interest in a second goal Thursday. “That’s why I love working with this team,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. “To see Pasta waving at him, like ‘Go to the net! I’m going to give it back to you for the hat trick.’ They’re incredibly unselfish and thoughtful people and it shows in the way they love playing for each other.” Brock Nelson also scored and Sorokin stopped 30 shots for the Islanders. They have lost three in a row. The Bruins were without top defenseman Charlie McAvoy, who was serving the final game of a four-game suspension for head hit on Florida’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson.

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Top prospects for Toronto Maple Leafs Knies, Woll expected to make impact in NHL this season © Mark Blinch/Getty Images ByMike Zeisberger @Zeisberger NHL.com Staff Writer August 27, 2023 NHL.com is providing in-depth prospect analysis for each of its 32 teams from Aug. 1-Sept. 1. Today, the top five prospects for the Toronto Maple Leafs, according to NHL.com. 1. Matthew Knies, F How acquired: Selected with No. 57 pick in 2021 NHL Draft 2022-23 season: Toronto (NHL): 3 GP, 0-1-1; University of Minnesota (NCAA): 40 GP, 21-21-42 In his brief body of work at the NHL level, the 20-year-old has shown the combination of size (6-foot-2, 210 pounds) and speed that could see him vie for a spot on the Maple Leafs' top two lines alongside either Auston Matthews or John Tavares. After signing with Toronto after his college season ended, he played three regular-season games. But it was during the Stanley Cup Playoffs where he exhibited a glimpse of his potential, creating havoc at times offensively while not backing down from physical play. "He's shown he's a guy who can play and be a difference maker," coach Sheldon Keefe said. As far as mentorship goes, Knies couldn't ask for better: He has spent the summer training in Arizona with Matthews and will spend the season living with Tavares and his family, something he did after joining Toronto late last season. Projected NHL arrival: This season FLA@TOR, Gm1: Knies scores his 1st career goal 2. Joseph Woll, G How acquired: Selected with No. 62 pick in 2016 NHL Draft 2022-23 season: Toronto (NHL): 7 GP, 6-1-0, 2.16 GAA, .932 save percentage; Toronto (AHL), 21 GP, 16-4-1, 2.37 GAA, .941 save percentage. The Maple Leafs have been patient during the 25-year-old's development. Now it finally appears to be paying off. All signs point to Woll (6-3, 203) starting the regular season as the backup and, potentially, battling Ilya Samsonov for the starting job. Veteran Martin Jones was brought in for depth, but that should not affect Woll's opportunity heading into training camp, especially with the steps he took last season. First, he set a Toronto American Hockey League mark by winning 11 consecutive games midway through the season. After Samsonov was injured in the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Florida Panthers, Woll played the final two games of the series, going 1-1 and stopping 64 of 68 shots. "Joe Woll is a guy we're really excited about," Keefe said. "He has been tremendous." Projected NHL arrival: This season 3. Nicholas Robertson, F How acquired: Selected with No. 53 pick in 2019 NHL Draft Last season: Toronto (NHL): 15 GP, 2-3-5; Toronto (AHL): 2 GP, 1-1-2 The 21-year-old still is full of potential with an offensive arsenal highlighted by a lethal shot, but his inability to stay healthy is a concern. A variety of injuries has limited Robertson (5-9, 183) to 31 NHL games (seven points; three goals, four assists) since he was drafted four years ago. The latest setback was season-ending shoulder surgery in January that sidelined him for six months after being injured by a hit from Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy in a 5-0 win Dec. 8. Despite such adversity, the Maple Leafs are hopeful Robertson can get back up to speed quickly. "We saw what type of training camp he had this year, he came in and gave us some good minutes at the NHL level," Keefe said. "So he's been in this situation before. You can never question his work ethic and commitment." Projected NHL arrival: This season 4. Topi Niemela, D How acquired: Selected with No. 64 pick in 2020 NHL Draft 2022-23 season: Karpat (Liiga): 58 GP, 8-10-18; Toronto (AHL): 6 GP, 1-1-2 The 21-year-old (5-11, 156) could use some beefing up, but he showed during his brief AHL stint at the end of last season he's a solid two-way player who is willing to take and deliver hits. The organization hopes his arrival in North America after honing his skills in Finland will take his development to the next stage, on the ice and off. Niemela said he needs to get stronger, and the Maple Leafs' development staff is poised to help him do that. Meanwhile, he'll get a prime opportunity to quarterback the AHL power play with the chance to prove his offensive skills are better than his recent numbers indicate. "The next step (will be) physical conditioning and strength, to be able to win retrievals on pucks and handle the contact and physical play that comes with the American Hockey League level," said Hayley Wickenheiser, Maple Leafs assistant GM, player development. Projected NHL arrival: 2025-26 5. Roni Hirvonen, F How acquired: Selected with No. 59 pick in 2020 NHL Draft 2022-23 season: HIFK (Liiga): 57 GP, 15-13-28 There are plenty of similarities between Hirvonen (5-9, 164) and Niemela. They were selected five spots from each other in the 2020 NHL Draft; each is a Finland-born player who honed his skills in Liiga, the country's top professional league; and each needs to get stronger to handle the physicality of the North American game, complete with the smaller ice surfaces. "He's a competitor, he's got a good head on him, and sees the ice very well," Wickenheiser said of Hirvonen.

Games played on 11/7/23 Flyers Nicolas Deslauriers vs Sharks Givani Smith Winner ? Bolts Tanner Jeannot vs Habs Arber Xhekaj. Winner ?

Game # 12 Flames 4 Preds 2 Flames rally with three goals in third to beat Predators 4-2 1:46 Nashville Predators vs. Calgary Flames: Full Highlights ByAP Updated: Nov 8, 2023, 03:03 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Blake Coleman scored the go-ahead goal and the Calgary Flames rallied for three in the third period of a 4-2 comeback victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Dillon Dube, Noah Hanifin and Nazem Kadri, into an empty net, also scored for Calgary (4-7-1), which has won consecutive games for the first time this season. "You can see the confidence growing in guys and in the group and the way we’re playing,” Coleman said. “Confidence is a big thing in this league, and it makes a big difference, and when you start to get that collective confidence, that’s when teams get dangerous.” Michael McCarron and Kiefer Sherwood scored for the Predators (5-7-0), who have lost three of four. “We’re playing with fire. To a man, we weren’t good enough. We didn’t win the battles. We weren’t sharp enough,” Sherwood said. “It’s just a matter of time when you play like that. You can’t hold onto a lead in this league when you’re just on your back foot.” Jacob Markstrom made 17 stops to snap his seven-game winless skid. He hadn’t won since he was in net for Calgary’s victory in its season opener. The much busier Juuse Saros had 35 saves in the loss. Trailing 2-1 after 40 minutes, the Flames tied it at 4:45 of the third. Shortly after Yegor Sharangovich was stopped on a great setup in front by Kadri, Sharangovich got the puck in the corner and set up Hanifin breaking in from the blue line. He whipped a 30-foot wrist shot into the top corner. Less than two minutes later, Coleman gave Calgary its first lead. Holding onto the puck on a 2-on-1, he wristed a shot high over Saros’ glove. With the Flames down 2-0, their comeback began at 15:06 of the second when defenseman Nikita Zadorov burst up ice and dropped the puck to Dube, whose shot squeezed through Saros’ pads for his second goal of the season. Nashville opened the scoring at 4:35 of the first when McCarron scored his first goal of the season by finishing off a slick passing sequence. In his second NHL game, defenseman Marc Del Gaizo sent a pass down low to Liam Foudy, whose touch pass across to McCarron was neatly steered inside the post. Sherwood finished off a perfectly executed 2-on-0 with Luke Evangelista to make it 2-0 at 14:34. But the Flames carried the play for most of the opening 20 minutes and outshot Nashville 17-6. “In the first period, we were lucky to come out of the period up 2-0,” McCarron said. “I think they had a lot of great chances. Juice stood on his head for us the whole night. At the end of the day we just gave up too many Grade As against him.” BENCHED Calgary forward Jonathan Huberdeau sat out the entire third period. In the first season of an $84 million, eight-year deal, Huberdeau has two goals and four assists in 12 games. He has only two assists in his last eight games. “I thought Huby had an off night and when we went into the third period, we wanted to try to get a little bit more flow and we went with the guys we felt were rolling,” Flames coach Ryan Huska said. “It’s not anything anybody wants to go through ever, but at times, it’s gonna happen. You’re not gonna have an A-plus game every night.” UNAVAILABLE Flames winger Andrew Mangiapane, one goal shy of 100 for his career, did not play as he served his one-game suspension for his cross-check to the neck of Jared McCann of the Seattle Kraken.

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Game # 12 Bos 3 Stars 2 Boston rookies Beecher and Lohrei score 1st NHL goals in Bruins' 3-2 victory over Stars 1:49 Boston Bruins vs. Dallas Stars: Full Highlights Boston Bruins vs. Dallas Stars: Full Highlights ByAP Updated: Nov 7, 2023, 12:01 am DALLAS -- — Boston rookie defenseman Mason Lohrei pulled the puck out of his pocket, the keepsake from his first NHL goal. John Beecher had one, too. Beecher and Lohrei became the first Boston rookies in more than six years to score their first goals in the same game, doing so less than four minutes apart in the first period to put the Bruins ahead to stay in a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. “Had to steal my thunder a little bit I guess,” Beecher, who scored first, said with a smile. “That’s special. that’s something that’s going to get us rolling off right off the bat,” Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman, who stopped 34 shots, said of the rookie scorers. "They’re not even close to done yet.” Brad Marchand added a power-play goal in the third period for the Eastern Conference-leading Bruins (10-1-1), who rebounded from their first regulation loss two nights earlier at Detroit. It was the sixth goal this season for Marchand, the first-year Boston captain. Central Division leader Dallas had its net empty and an extra skater when Joe Pavelski scored his fifth goal with 27 seconds left. They had a power play for the final 5.7 seconds after a tripping penalty by Hampus Lindholm. Miro Heiskanen got off a shot that appeared to get by Swayman, but then bounced off the post as time expired. The Stars just couldn't overcome the slow start when coming off a three-game trip to Canada. “I expected that we might come out a little flat tonight, coming back from the road trip. ... This is one of those ones where you give them a little bit of leeway,” Dallas coach Pete DeBoer said. “I thought the second and third period, we pushed hard, we did some good stuff." Wyatt Johnston, the 20-year-old Stars center who was one of the NHL’s top rookies last season, scored his fourth goal with his deflection in front of the net after Esa Lindell’s shot from just inside the blue line about five minutes into the third period. Beecher, the 22-year-old center who was Boston’s first-round pick in the 2019 NHL draft and has played in every game, got a hard ricochet off the board behind the net. He skated around and into the right circle for a wrister past Jake Oettinger with 9:39 left in the first period. Lohrei made it 2-0 from the top the slot on a pass from Danton Heinen with 5:51 left in the first. The 22-year-old defenseman, a second-round pick in 2020, had an assist in his NHL debut Thursday and was playing only his third game. “Pretty cool to watch that one to get in,” said Lohrei, crediting Heinen's pass and traffic in front of the net. “That all made it easy on me. Just had to hit the net." The last Bruins rookies to get their first goals in the same game were Jake DeBrusk and Charlie McAvoy against Nashville in a season opener Oct. 5, 2017. McAvoy was still out of the Bruins lineup Monday, serving the third of his four-game suspension from the NHL for an illegal check to the head of Florida’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson on Oct. 30. Oettinger had 26 saves for the Stars, who played with 11 forwards and seven defensemen with forwards Radek Faksa and Matt Duchene both out with upper body injuries.

Thousands gather to remember late hockey player Adam Johnson ESPN News Services Nov 6, 2023, 10:26 PM ET HIBBING, Minn. -- Thousands gathered Monday to remember Adam Johnson, the 29-year-old American hockey player who died last month after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England. Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019 and 2020, was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered the skate cut during the Elite Ice Hockey League contest. Family, friends and former teammates gathered to celebrate the life of the former Hibbing High School, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Penguins and Nottingham player. "Adam was a joyful, kind human being. He had a quiet unselfishness about him, but he was a guy you wanted to be around all of the time," said James Perunovich, a spokesperson for the Johnson family. "He didn't have to say much. You were a better person as a result of meeting him. "Everyone knew who Adam was. He wasn't just a tremendous hockey player. He was a tremendous athlete. ... Everything he did, he excelled at." The memorial was held a day after Johnson's funeral. Scott Pionk, also a family spokesman, relayed how former Hibbing assistant coach Grant Clafton described Johnson. "He said Adam was known as joyfully grumpy, but once he met Ryan [Wolfe, Johnson's fiancée], he was just joyful," Pionk said. "That was the best thing I heard all day. That was awesome." Johnson was also remembered for his hockey talent. He spent 13 games over parts of the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons playing for Pittsburgh in the NHL before spending the 2020-21 season in Sweden with the Malmo Redhawks. He had a goal and three assists for the Penguins. Johnson helped Minnesota-Duluth reach two NCAA tournaments. He scored an overtime winner in the 2017 tournament, sending the Bulldogs to the Frozen Four by beating Boston University. He also played for three American Hockey League clubs during his career and in Germany with the Augsburger Panther in 2022-23 before agreeing to join Nottingham for this season. Johnson's death has led to further discussions about cut-resistant protection in the NHL and other leagues. "He was a great player," Pionk said. "I'll remember him flying around in high school with his jersey flapping behind his back. We see enough hockey players come through here that if you're not a great guy, that part has to stay for the rest of your life. The hockey part is going to go away. We have to keep them humble. Hibbing did a great job with him. He was a great young man." Perunovich said Johnson's family is handling things the best they can. "Everybody is feeling the same," Perunovich said. "I don't think the words are as important as the emotions. We had people come in from all over the world here with their hugs and tears. "We're hurting bad up here right now. It's going to take a while. Nobody can understand it, but maybe God needed him more than we did."

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Followed up by another disgusting game.... 10-2 loss vs the Penguins San Jose Sharks tie NHL record with 11 losses to start season SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Reilly Smith and Jake Guentzel each had two goals and two assists, Evgeni Malkin also scored twice, and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks 10-2 on Saturday night, handing the home team its NHL-record-tying 11th straight loss to start the season and second straight while allowing 10 goals. Smith set the tone with two first-period goals as the Penguins -- who had lost five of their past six -- got back on track against the team with the league's worst record. Guentzel's goal early in the second that pushed Pittsburgh's lead to 3-0 was the 200th of his career. Bryan Rust had a goal and three assists, and Vinnie Hinostroza, Kris Letang and Matt Nieto also scored for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry had 24 saves. For all the desperation that the winless Sharks might have brought to the rink, the Penguins said they wanted the win more after a 3-6 start. "I don't think we like where we are this early in the season," Rust said. "Don't like our record, don't like some of the results. So we knew that we had to come out here tonight, try and get the win." The Sharks fell to 0-10-1 to match the 11-game winless starts by the New York Rangers in 1943 and the Arizona Coyotes in 2017 and 2021. The last time a team allowed 10 or more goals in consecutive games was the Boston Bruins in 1965. The Sharks lost 10-1 to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. San Jose has scored only 12 goals this season, and its minus-42 goal differential is the worst ever for an NHL team through 11 games. Sharks coach David Quinn said his team is not a mentally tough group right now. "I liked our first period, and then all of a sudden we became a different team," Quinn said. "That's what happened in the game. They kept playing the same way. We give up the third goal, and we're a fragile group." Anthony Duclair and Jacob MacDonald scored power-play goals for San Jose. "We're losing way too many battles," Duclair said. "It's way too easy for the opposing team coming in here. And in front of our fans ... I think our battle level is just nonexistent sometimes, and it's costing us." The game also saw the return of Erik Karlsson to San Jose. The reigning Norris Trophy winner, who was traded to the Penguins in the offseason after five seasons with the Sharks, received an ovation after the video screen played a highlight montage in the first period. It didn't take long for Karlsson to make an impact, assisting on Smith's power-play goal -- a wrist shot from the left point -- 90 seconds into the game. Smith scored his second midway through the first, tapping in a feed from Marcus Pettersson at point-blank range. The goal came off a Penguins counterattack after Jarry stopped Mike Hoffman on a 2-on-1 break. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said it means a little extra for Karlsson and Matt Nieto -- another former Sharks player now on the Penguins -- to return to San Jose. "I'm sure it felt good for those guys to come back," Sullivan said. "I know they have a lot of fond memories here in San Jose. They speak very highly of the city and the fans and the organization." Pittsburgh led 2-0 after the first period, and 7-1 after two. Sharks starting goalie Mackenzie Blackwood was pulled after allowing his sixth goal, and Magnus Chrona entered in the second period to make his NHL debut in net. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby played in his 1,200th career game, becoming the first player in franchise history and 10th active player to reach the mark. Crosby assisted on Letang's goal in the second period. "We felt like we've put stretches of games together where we think we've played well, and we haven't gotten rewarded for it," Sullivan said. "Tonight we did, and it should be one that we can build on."

Games played on 11/4/23 Bolts Austin Watson vs Sens Zack MacEwen Winner ? Stars Mason Marchment vs Van Ian Cole Winner ?

Game # 11 Bos 4 Wings 5 Red Wings rally, end Bruins' season-opening point streak at 10 Score 3 goals in 3:44 span in 3rd period; Pastrnak has goal, assist in loss ByDave Hogg NHL.com Independent Correspondent November 04, 2023 DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings ended the Boston Bruins’ season-opening 10-game point streak with a 5-4 come-from-behind win at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday. "We played 20 good minutes only to find ourselves down 2-1, then played an excellent second period to find ourselves down 3-2," Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. "The guys kept at it, and I think we got the result we deserved." David Perron had a goal and two assists, Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond each had a goal and an assist, and J.T. Compher had two assists for the Red Wings (7-4-1), who had lost four of five. Ville Husso made 26 saves. "It is only one game, but it is definitely nice to give the Bruins a loss," Perron said. "We just have to keep playing the right way and building off these games." David Pastrnak , Matthew Poitras and James van Riemsdyk each had a goal and an assist for the Bruins (9-1-1), who were assessed 12 penalties and allowed two power-play goals. Linus Ullmark made 35 saves. "We thought Linus was at the top of his game because he had to make a lot of really good saves, especially on their power plays," Boston coach Jim Montgomery said. "We just gave up too many glorious chances." Van Riemsdyk gave Boston a 1-0 lead at 5:21 of the first period. Husso saved Pastrnak’s initial shot, but he couldn't cover up the rebound, and van Riemsdyk tucked the puck in at the left post. “We can’t give up freebies,” Lalonde said. “We’re not a good enough team to allow free goals.” Poitras made it 2-0 at 9:28, but Raymond scored five-hole from the right circle during a power play to cut it to 2-1 at 16:20. Jake Walman tied it 2-2 at 9:59 of the second period, beating Ullmark over his left shoulder with a one-timer from the top of the right circle with one second remaining on a power play. Detroit went 0-for-13 with the man-advantage in its previous four games (one short-handed goal allowed). “The power play started out really hot, but we knew it couldn’t stay that way,” Compher said. “Tonight, we had a good attack mentality.” Charlie Coyle put the Bruins back in front 3-2 at 13:41 of the second, tapping in a return pass from Jake DeBrusk at the right post. Detroit then rallied with three goals in a 3:44 span in the third period. Larkin tied it 3-3 at 6:50. He took a pass from Raymond and beat Bruins defenseman Parker Wotherspoon down the left wing before scoring short side on Ullmark. Perron put Detroit ahead 4-3 at 8:56, scoring five-hole after he whiffed on his initial attempt in the left circle. Andrew Copp pushed it to 5-3 at 10:34 when he shot into an open net after Compher hit the crossbar. The Red Wings lead the NHL with 20 goals in the third period this season. Pastrnak cut it to 5-4 with a power-play goal at 14:11. However, Pastrnak (tripping at 18:32) and Coyle (holding at 18:48) each was assessed a minor penalty late in the third, denying the Bruins the chance to pull Ullmark and tie the game. “They wanted that win and we didn’t play our best hockey in stretches,” Boston defenseman Hampus Lindholm said. “But we fought back and were still in the game at the end, even with the penalties.”

Game # 11 Flames 6 Seattle 3 Sharangovich, Backlund score early in 3rd, Flames beat Kraken 6-3 Mikael Backlund nets goal vs. Kraken ByAP Updated: Nov 5, 2023, 01:31 am SEATTLE -- — Yegor Sharangovich and Mikael Backlund scored early in the third period to lift the Calgary Flames past the Seattle Kraken, 6-3 on Saturday night. Sharangovich broke a 2-2 tie with a tip-in at 1:33, and Backlund scored on a rebound at four minutes after goalie Philipp Grubauer made a sprawling save on A.J. Green’s breakaway. “I thought we went out in the third and took care of the game right away,” Backlund said. “We dictated the third period. I thought we played a really mature game all night, didn’t give them too many shots and chances. It was really good.” Calgary snapped a six-game losing streak. “We’ve dropped a bunch in a row, so you don’t necessarily want to think it’s that big of a game,” Flames coach Ryan Huska said. “But it’s important for us because we played the right way. I think we limited scoring shots and there were a lot of guys that elevated their game." Martin Pospisil and Noah Hanifin also scored for Calgary, and Backlund and Rasmus Andersson had empty-net goals. It was Pospisil’s first NHL goal. “Pretty much living the dream right now,” Pospisil said. “It’s something probably I will never forget.” Dan Vladar made 17 saves. “You cannot underestimate an opponent in this league anymore,” Seattle’s Pierre-Édouard Bellemare said. “Doesn’t matter the situation of their organization or their season. If you don’t meet the desperation of a team, you’re going to be in trouble.” Jaden Schwartz, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Eeli Tolvanen scored for Seattle. Grubauer made 25 saves. “I thought we got out-hustled in the first 10 minutes of the third period, plain and simple,” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. “That’s just what it was. There’s no ducking that for for us.” Calgary overcame the loss of forward Andrew Mangiapane to a match penalty at 8:45 of the first period. Mangiapane was given a major for cross-checking and a match penalty for attempt to injure. Seattle’s Jared McCann was down when Mangiapane cross-checked his head into the ice. After a brief exit, McCann returned to the game. “I haven’t had a chance to look at it again,” Huska said. “We’ll probably do that on the plane.”

Games played on 11/3/23 Buff Dylan Cozens vs Flyers Garnett Hathaway Winner ?

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Canucks score 10, hand Sharks 10th straight loss Hughes has 5 points, Pettersson gets 3 assists for Vancouver Recap: Canucks at Sharks 11.2.23 ByChelena Goldman NHL.com Independent Correspondent SAN JOSE -- Quinn Hughes had a goal and four assists, and the Vancouver Canucks handed the San Jose Sharks their 10th straight loss, 10-1 at SAP Center on Thursday. "We have all four lines going, working hard, and it rolls other teams over and it's hard for teams to defend when rolling like that," said Hughes, the Vancouver captain. "We're going to need guys to keep [their foot] on the pedal there." J.T. Miller, Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson each had three points for the Canucks (7-2-1), who extended their point streak to six games (5-0-1) and have won three of four. Thatcher Demko made 30 saves. Vancouver was 4-for-5 on the power play. "I think the power play kind of set the tone," Canucks coach Rick Tocchet said. "We had three, four power-play goals. I think that really kind of set up the game for us. We were moving the puck well and obviously scoring some goals." Fabian Zetterlund scored for the Sharks (0-9-1), and Mackenzie Blackwood made 10 saves after entering the game in the second period to relieve Kaapo Kahkonen, who allowed six goals on 19 shots. "I've never been in a situation like this, I don't think any of us [have], to be honest with you," San Jose forward Nico Sturm said. "I suppose the one good thing is that this is about as low as it's going to get. So, I suppose that's the only positive in this situation." Boeser put Vancouver up 1-0 at 2:23 of the first period with a power-play goal off a pass by Pettersson. Miller increased the lead to 2-0 on the power play at 4:00 when Boeser set him up for a backhand. "Where we were at mentally, really, you could feel it on the bench. It deflated us and we never recovered," Sharks coach David Quinn said of the two quick goals. "Just really, really disappointing." Hughes made it 3-0 at 8:00 with a shot from the blue line that bounced off Kahkonen's glove and into the net. Boeser scored his second of the game, and second on the power play, at 16:49 to make it 4-0. Ilya Mikheyev increased the Canucks' lead to 5-0 at 1:03 of the second period off a tic-tac-toe passing play with Pettersson and Carson Soucy. “It’s 4- or 5-nothing, you still want the guys to play hard,” Tocchet said. “It’s nice to see some guys that haven’t scored get their confidence. Now, maybe it loosens guys up. It was nice to see.” Andre Kuzmenko made it 6-0 at 8:47 when he drove the right side of the net and ran into Kahkonen as he scored. Kahkonen appeared to be shaken up and left the game. Sam Lafferty shot past Blackwood to make it 7-0 at 12:35 on a wraparound, and Pius Suter made it 8-0 at 17:26. Anthony Beauvillier made it 9-0 with a power-play goal at 3:10 of the third period and scored again to make it 10-0 at 11:58. "I think we're just on the same page and we've been playing together for four or five years, so we kind of know each other's instincts," Hughes said of the power play. Zetterlund got San Jose on the board with a wrist shot on the power play at 16:12 for the 10-1 final. "Tonight, we didn't even give ourselves the chance to win, but it's going to happen," Quinn said. "I guarantee you that we're going to start playing like a team more consistently. We're going to start winning some hockey games here."

And, so far into the season, he's been wrong on both points. This team just sucks.

Games played on 11/2/23 Sharks Luke Kunin vs Van Phillip Di Giuseppe Winner ?

Game # 10 Bos 3 Leafs 2 SO DeBrusk, Coyle score in the shootout, leading the Bruins to a 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs 0:20 Coyle's shootout goal secures win for Bruins ByAP Updated: Nov 2, 2023, 11:10 pm BOSTON -- — Jake DeBrusk and Charlie Coyle scored in the shootout and the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night. DeBrusk and Paval Zacha scored in regulation for the Bruins, who lead the Eastern Conference with a 9-0-1 record. Jeremy Swayman made 33 saves. Mitchell Marner and Auston Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov stopped 38 shots. Toronto forward William Nylander extended his season-opening, franchise-record point streak to 10 games. He was credited with an assist on the Maple Leafs goal that tied the game in the second period after Boston jumped out to a 2-0 lead. The Bruins, who have not lost in regulation this season, opened the scoring at 18:51 of the first when Charlie Carlo centered a pass from the right circle and Zacha finished in the slot for his third goal in as many games. Boston defenseman Mason Lohrei, a 22-year-old making his NHL debut, was also credited with an assist. Boston doubled its lead in the opening minutes of the second period when Marchand had the first chance and DeBrusk scored his first goal of the season. “I’ve had slow starts in my career before, but it was a sense of relief,” DeBrusk said. Boston head coach Jim Montgomery said DeBrusk's performance could get the player back on track. “He was humming all night long," Montgomer said. "That was the JD we saw last year. Sometimes, all it takes is for that first one to go in and that monkey is off your back and you start being the player who you are.” The momentum then shifted and Toronto evened the score at 2 heading into the third. Marner made a nice move to free himself before getting off a wrister that got Toronto on the board at 6:31 of the second. The equalizer came 63 seconds later as a turnover in the Boston zone led to Matthews sending a shot past Swayman, now 5-0 on the season. “The way we bounced back from those second-period goals, it bodes well going forward,” Swayman said. “The two quick goals can skewer momentum, but to see us close out is important for us.” The Bruins went to overtime for the third time in four games and made quick work of the Maple Leafs (5-3-2) in the shootout, as Swayman stopped both shots he faced. “See the puck, stop the puck,” Swayman said when asked about his mindset during a shootout. “All of these guys are so good and in the NHL for a reason. I wanted to make sure I got good depth and squared the puck.” Maple Leafs defenseman Timothy Liljegren was ruled out for a return with a lower body injury that he sustained on a hit from Marchand late in the first period. After the game, Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe is expected to miss significant time. Boston played its first game without No. 1 defenseman Charlie McAvoy, who was suspended four games by the NHL for an illegal check to the head of Florida’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson during Monday’s game. McAvoy was one of three regulars on the blue line that the Bruins didn’t have, making the performance of fill-ins like rookie Lohrei even more impressive. “It’s good for your confidence when they keep calling your number to go out there,” Lohrei said.

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