FRIDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
CALGARY 3, Minnesota 2 (SO)
SAN JOSE 2, Montreal 1
SHARKS CONTINUE HOME DOMINANCE OF CANADIENS
Joe Pavelski (1-1—2) and Brent Burns each scored to help the Sharks improve to 6-1-1 in their past eight games overall and pick up their 10th consecutive home win over the Canadiens dating to March 12, 2001 (MTL: 0-8-2).
* Pavelski, who led the NHL and matched a franchise record with 11 game-winning goals in 2015-16, scored his third such tally this season. Burns, meanwhile, paces all defensemen in goals (10) and points (22) in 2016-17.
* Martin Jones made 31 saves, including an acrobatic glove stop on Alex Galchenyuk, to improve to 5-1-0 in his past six appearances (1.17 GAA, .957 SV%, 1 SO).
THORNTON CLIMBS ALL-TIME POINTS LIST
Sharks forward Joe Thornton (379-977—1,356) notched two assists while playing in his 1,392nd career game to move past Brendan Shanahan (656-698—1,354 in 1,524 GP) and into sole possession of 25th place on the NHL’s all-time points list.
* Thornton, who ranks second in scoring among active players behind Jaromir Jagr (753-1,127—1,880 in 1,653 GP), now sits 13 points back of Johnny Bucyk (556-813—1,369 in 1,540 GP) for 24th place in NHL history.
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LOOSE PUCKS
Goaltender Chad Johnson (23 saves) helped the Flames improve to 7-3-1 in their past 11 games, pushing his own record to 7-2-0 in that span (1.54 GAA, .949 SV%, 3 SO) . . . Forward Sean Monahan scored his seventh career game-deciding goal, tied for the most ever by a Flames player (w/ Alex Tanguay) . . . Wild forward Jason Zucker (0-1—1) extended his point streak to five games (1-5—6) . . . Sharks defenseman Paul Martin played in his 800th NHL game . . . San Jose hosted ‘Star Wars Night’ and will auction off special jerseys designed for the event . . . REMINDER: The 2017 NHL All-Star Fan Vote is now open via NHL.com/vote and the NHL App.
SNEAK PEEK AT SATURDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Boston @ Buffalo, 1 p.m., SN, MSG-B, NESN
Carolina @ NY Rangers, 1 p.m., MSG, FS-CR
Chicago @ Philadelphia, 1 p.m., NHLN, CSN-PH, WGN
New Jersey @ Nashville, 2 p.m., FS-TN, MSG+
Toronto @ Vancouver, 7 p.m., CBC
Winnipeg @ St. Louis, 7 p.m., SN, FS-MW
Florida @ Ottawa, 7 p.m., CITY, TVAS, FS-F
Washington @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m., SUN, CSN-DC
Detroit @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., NHLN, ROOT, FS-D
Columbus @ Arizona, 8 p.m., FS-A PLUS, FS-O
Dallas @ Colorado, 9 p.m., ALT, FS-SW+
Anaheim, Edmonton, 10 p.m., CBC, SN, PRIME
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STAR-STUDDED SATURDAY ON HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA
Hockey Night in Canada begins with a matinee in Buffalo when Massachusetts native Jack Eichel – who has 3-1—4 since making his season debut on Tuesday – and the Sabres welcome the Bruins. The action continues with three contests at 7 p.m. ET: Auston Matthews and the Maple Leafs wrap up a three-game trip against the Canucks; two of the NHL’s top goal-scorers – Patrik Laine (15; 2nd) and Vladimir Tarasenko (13; t-3rd) – meet for the first time when the Jets visit the Blues; and Jaromir Jagr aims to inch closer to second in all-time scoring when the Panthers continue their six-game road trip against the Senators. In the last of today’s 12 contests, NHL scoring leader Connor McDavid (11-23—34) – who has a trio of three-point efforts during his seven-game point streak – looks to add to his totals when the Oilers host the Ducks.
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