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NHL Short Notes

11/02/2014 at 10:22am EST

COMEBACKS CONTINUE
Five clubs overcame a deficit (at any point in the game) to earn a victory by tight margin on Saturday:

* After falling behind 2-1 in the second period, the Lighting scored three of the next four goals, paced by two points from Tyler Johnson (0-2—2) and Nikita Kucherov (1-1—2), defeating the Capitals en route to their third consecutive victory. Johnson shares the League-lead with 13 assists and is tied for fifth with 14 points. Jason Garrison scored for the second straight game, both of which have been game-winners. Ryan Callahan also tallied for the Lightning as the club improved to 9-0-0 when he scores since being acquired at the 2014 Trade Deadline.

* Trailing 2-1 after 40 minutes, Adam Henrique tied the game and Adam Larsson scored the game-winner less than two minutes later to lift the Devils to a 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets. New Jersey also overcame a third period deficit on Thursday versus Winnipeg en route to a 2-1 shootout victory. The Devils improved to 10-4-3 all-time against the Blue Jackets, including a 6-0-2 mark at home. Cory Schneider stopped 32 of 34 shots to improve to 8-2-1 with a goals-against average and save percentage in his career against the Blue Jackets.

* James Reimer stopped 45 shots, including all 26 he faced in the third period, and Peter Holland broke a 2-2 tie in the final frame to lift the Maple Leafs to their third consecutive victory. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Maple Leafs are the first team to surrender at least 25 shots in the third period without allowing a goal since Oct. 22, 2008 when Florida's Craig Anderson stopped 26 shots vs. Ottawa. Holland’s goal was his first of the season and second winning tally of his career (also Nov. 11, 2011 vs. VAN while with Anaheim). Toronto has consecutive wins against Chicago (also 7-3 win on Dec. 14, 2013) for the first time since winning four straight from Apr. 6, 2001 to Feb. 12, 2003.

* Derek Dorsett (1-1—2) matched a career-high with two points, including his shorthanded game-winning goal that broke a 2-2 deadlock in the third period, as the Canucks defeated the Oilers for the third time this season. Ryan Miller turned aside 25 shots to earn his League-leading eighth win (8-1-0); he holds a 9-0-0 record in his career versus Edmonton.

* Tomas Hertl scored the first of three unanswered Sharks goals just 2:17 after New York’s Kyle Okposo opened the scoring as San Jose improved to 13-3-3 in its past 19 meetings against the Islanders.

NETMINDERS SHINE WITH SHUTOUTS
Four netminders posted shutouts on Saturday, with three of those goaltenders leading his team to victory:

* Marc-Andre Fleury (18 saves) recorded his second consecutive shutout, extending his shutout streak to a career-high 154:46. In his past four games, Fleury has three shutouts, a 0.75 goals-against average and a .969 save percentage. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this marks the third time in franchise history the Penguins have posted shutouts in consecutive games: three from Mar. 26 to 30, 2013 and two from Feb. 8 to 10, 1993. Fleury joins Tomas Vokoun (Mar. 28 and 30, 2013) as the only goaltenders in club history to record shutouts in consecutive team games.

* Cam Ward stopped all 25 shots he faced and Elias Lindholm matched a career-high with two goals (also Apr. 1, 2014 at PIT), including the winning tally, to lift the Hurricanes to their first win of the season. The victory also marked the first win of Bill Peters’ NHL coaching career. Ward’s shutout was the 22nd of his career and first since Mar. 27, 2012 at Toronto when he stopped 30 shots to move into sole possession of first on the franchise’s all-time shutouts list, surpassing Arturs Irbe. Six of the last 10 meetings between the Hurricanes and Coyotes have been shutouts (CAR: two; ARI: four).

* Ondrej Pavelec stopped 38 shots and three of four shootout attempts to earn his first shutout of the season and 12th of his career; his 38 saves are his highest total since Mar. 6 vs. LAK (also 38). Evander Kane notched his second career shootout goal – both of which have been game-deciding tallies – to lift the Jets to a 3-0-1 record in their past four games.

* Rangers netminder Henrik Lundqvist stopped 25 shots and two of four shootout attempts to record his 53rd career shutout in a losing cause. The game was the 584th of his career, surpassing Gump Worsley for sole possession of second in the franchise’s all-time list.

MORE SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS
* Aaron Ekblad’s first NHL goal stood as the game-winner as the Panthers improved to 4-0-2 in their past six games with a 2-1 win over the Flyers. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Ekblad (18 years, 267 days) is the youngest defenseman in franchise history to score a goal – he joins Rob Niedermayer, Radek Dvorak, Nathan Horton and Aleksander Barkov as the only players to score a goal for the Panthers as an 18-year-old. Roberto Luongo stopped 36 shots to improve to 4-0-1 with a 1.40 goals-against average and .959 save percentage in his past five outings.

* The Blues opened a 2-0 lead 46 seconds into the third period before the Avalanche extended the game with two goals in a span of 2:54, then Joakim Lindstrom netted the lone shootout marker to lift St. Louis to its fourth consecutive win. Brian Elliott made 27 saves and stopped all three shootout attempts to improve to 4-2-1 this season with a 1.96 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. Vladimir Tarasenko scored both goals in regulation; he leads the club with six goals and 11 points.

* Minnesota defenseman Matt Dumba netted his first career game-winner (his second career goal) and Darcy Kuemper turned aside 19 shots as the Wild skated to a 4-1 win over the Stars to remain perfect at the Xcel Energy Center this season (5-0-0). Zach Parise notched two assists to boost his team scoring lead to 10 points while Thomas Vanek stretched his point streak to three games (1-3—4).

* Boston forward Matt Fraser notched his first career multi-goal/point game, including his first winning-goal, to help the Bruins improve to 39-18-6 all-time against the Senators, including a 16-4-0 mark in their past 20 match-ups.

* Facing his brother, Trevor, for the first time in the NHL – and with their parents and younger brother, Brendan, in attendance – Toronto's James van Riemsdyk scored his 100th NHL goal. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the van Riemsdyks are one of 15 sets of brothers playing in the NHL this season.

STREAKS CONTINUE
* Sidney Crosby (0-3—3) extended his point streak to four games with his fourth three-point performance of the season, maintaining his League scoring lead (7-11—18). Crosby has points in each of his last 18 games against Buffalo (10-21—31), his longest active point streak against any team.

* Evgeni Malkin (1-2—3) tallied a season-high three points to extend his point streak to 10 games. Malkin’s stretch is the longest active streak in the NHL after Columbus forward Ryan Johansen (5-8—13) had his 10-game streak halted against New Jersey. Chris Kunitz (4-3—7, three games), Patric Hornqvist (2-4—6, four games) and Kris Letang (1-2—3, three games) also extended their personal point streaks.

* Carolina’s Jiri Tlusty scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season to extend his point streak to three games (2-1—3). Eric Staal notched an assist and now has a point in each of his four games this season

* Philadelphia’s Jakub Voracek notched an assist for the fifth straight game to maintain his League lead with 13 helpers (tied with Tampa Bay forward Tyler Johnson).

* Toronto’s line of Nazem Kadri (2-1--3), Phil Kessel (1-3—4) and Daniel Winnik (1-3—4) have combined for 11 points in Toronto’s past two games, including teaming up for the opening goal in their win against Chicago.

* Oilers forward Taylor Hall stretched his point streak to four games (2-2—4).

HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER
The Maple Leafs and Blues hosted their Hockey Fights Cancer Nights: Carley Allison sang “O Canada” in Toronto – she fought a rare (1 in 3.5 billion) cancer where two inches of her trachea had to be removed and is now fighting double lung cancer; in St. Louis, Alex Pietrangelo’s five-year-old niece, dropped the ceremonial puck – she was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor in August.

LOOSE PUCKS
Vancouver forwards Nick Bonino (200) and Jannik Hansen (400), Ottawa defenseman Eric Gryba (100), NY Rangers defenseman Matt Hunwick (300) and Columbus forward Ryan Johansen (200) played in milestone games . . . Anton Forsberg (CBJ), Sam Carrick (TOR) and Rocco Grimaldi (FLA) made their NHL debuts . . . Canucks forward Chris Higgins notched his 300th NHL point . . . Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman (plus-2 vs. WSH) leads the League with a plus-13 rating . . . Alex Ovechkin notched one assist to snap a five-game point streak – the longest of his career – and move within five points of passing Peter Bondra (825) for the all-time Capitals points lead. Teammate Marcus Johansson (1-1—2) notched his 100th NHL assist . . . Via Elias: Chicago recorded at least 25 shots in a third period for the first time since Feb. 14, 1991 (25 shots vs. Quebec) . . . Pittsburgh scored multiple power-play goals for the fourth consecutive game; they lead the NHL with a 41.9% success rate with the man advantage this season (18-for-43) . . . Kings forward Jordan Nolan and Predators defenseman Anton Volchenkov to have supplemental discipline hearings with the Department of Player Safety today . . . Tennis stars Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniackiattended the Jets-Rangers game.

SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Detroit @ Buffalo, 5:00 p.m., TVA, FS-D, MSG-B, BELL TV (#DETvsBUF)
Los Angeles @ Carolina, 5:00 p.m., FS-W, FS-CR (#LAvsCAR)
Calgary @ Montreal, 7:00 p.m., CITY, RDS (#CGYvsMTL)
Arizona @ Washington, 7:00 p.m., FS-A, CSN-DC (#ARIvsWSH)
Anaheim @ Colorado, 8:00 p.m., PRIME, ALT (#ANAvsCOL)
Winnipeg @ Chicago, 9:00 p.m., TSN3, WGN (#WPGvsCHI)
Nashville @ Vancouver 9:30 p.m., FS-TN, SNP (#NSHvsVAN)
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CANADIENS HOST FLAMES ON ROGERS SUNDAY NIGHT HOCKEY
Calgary visits Montreal on Rogers Sunday Night Hockey to face the Canadiens for the second time this week; Montreal defeated the Flames 2-1 in a shootout on Oct. 28 in Calgary. The Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour stops in Red Deer, Alberta this week -- the home of the Junior A Red Deer Rustlers, the team that the six Sutter brothers (Brian, Darryl, Duane, Brent, Ron and Rich) began their junior careers with. Los Angeles Kings coach Darryl Sutter and Calgary defenseman Kris Russell will be featured on the broadcast.

Each Sunday Night Hockey broadcast will feature a Canadian team in action and travel to a community rink in hometowns across Canada, with local NHL player profiles, grassroots stories and local entertainment features. For more information, click here.

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