OVECHKIN CLIMBS ALL-TIME GOALS LIST AS CAPITALS EXTEND WIN STREAK

Alex Ovechkin scored one of four Washington goals to help the Metropolitan Division-leading Capitals (14-7-3, 31 points) extend their win streak to six games. He scored the 625th goal of his NHL career to tie Jarome Iginla and Joe Sakic for 15th place on the League’s all-time list.

BLUE JACKETS, RED WINGS COMBINE FOR 12 GOALS
Twelve different Columbus skaters collected at least one point as the Blue Jackets edged the Red Wings in a contest which featured 12 combined goals. Columbus scored at least seven goals in a game for the third time in 2018-19 (also 7-4 W on Oct. 25 at STL and 7-3 W on Nov. 15 vs. FLA), tied for the highest such total among all teams this season (w/ TBL).

* Cam Atkinson (0-1—1) extended his point streak to eight games (9-5—14), one shy of his career high set from Dec. 5-23, 2016 (7-7—14 in 9 GP) and matched from March 19 – April 5, 2018 (8-5—13 in 9 GP). His eight-game point streak is tied for the longest active run in the NHL (w/Phil Kessel).

* Did You Know? Monday’s contest between the Blue Jackets and Red Wings was the 36th to feature at least 10 combined goals in 2018-19 (including shootout-deciding goals), the highest such total through the first 366 games of a season since 1995-96 (49).

YANDLE, MARLEAU CLIMB ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LISTS

* Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle, who owns the League’s longest active “Ironman” streak, skated in his 737th consecutive regular-season NHL game dating to March 26, 2009. He tied Jay Bouwmeester (737 GP; March 6, 2004 – Nov. 22, 2014) for the sixth-longest consecutive games played streak in League history.

* Maple Leafs forward Patrick Marleau (0-1—1) skated in the 1,600th regular-season game of his NHL career and became the 11th player in League history to reach the milestone. Marleau (540-603—1,143), who recorded his 600th assist earlier this season, became the only active player to achieve the feat.

ALSO OF NOTE . . .

* Florida overcame deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 before Mike Hoffman scored the overtime winner as the Panthers improved to 6-0-0 in their last six home games against the Devils dating to April 11, 2015 (NJD: 0-3-3). There have been 52 instances of a team overcoming a multi-goal deficit to win a game in 2018-19, the highest such total through the first 366 games of a season in NHL history.

* Bruins forward David Pastrnak scored his 18th and 19th goals of the season to move into a share of the League lead and boost his totals to 15-14—29 in 20 career games against Toronto (1.45 P/GP, regular season and playoffs combined). His career points per game average of 1.45 trails only two Bruins players for the highest such total against the Maple Leafs franchise (min. 10 GP): Phil Esposito (1.52) and Jean Ratelle(1.46).

* Senators forward Mark Stone (2-0—2) became the 51st player to reach the 10-goal mark in 2018-19. Only 10 seasons in NHL history have featured more players with at least 10 goals by the conclusion of November: 1981-82 (69), 1983-84 (67), 1992-93 (65), 1982-83 (59), 1989-90 (59), 1993-94 (59), 1987-88 (55), 1980-81 (54), 1988-89 (54) and 2017-18 (54).

^ 17 players have scored exactly nine goals through games played Nov. 26

* Islanders forward Valtteri Filppula opened the scoring 36 seconds into the game, the 35th opening-minute goal of 2018-19. Only two seasons in NHL history have featured more through the first 366 games: 1981-82 (45) and 1984-85 (42).

QUICK CLICKS

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· Shea Weber to make season debut for Canadiens against Hurricanes

SNEAK PEEK AT TUESDAY’S ACTION

SABRES LOOK TO MATCH LONGEST WIN STREAK IN FRANCHISE HISTORY

The Sabres (16-6-2, 34 points) look to earn their 10th consecutive win when they host the Sharks (12-8-4, 28 points) at KeyBank Center. Buffalo can match its longest win streak in franchise history (10-0-0), a mark set from Jan. 4-23, 1984 and equaled from Oct. 4-26, 2006.

* Did You Know? Every team win streak of 10 or more games in League history is available at Records.NHL.com.

LAINE, JETS HOST PENGUINS AT BELL MTS PLACE

Patrik Laine (99-57—156 in 177 GP), who shares the League lead with 19 tallies this season, aims to reach the 100-goal mark when the Jets(13-7-2, 28 points) host the Penguins (9-8-5, 23 points) at Bell MTS Place.

* Laine (20 years, 222 days) can become the fourth-youngest player in League history to score 100 career regular-season goals, behind onlyWayne Gretzky (20 years, 40 days) on March 7, 1981, Jimmy Carson (20 years, 116 days) on Nov. 13, 1988 and Brian Bellows (20 years, 179 days) on Feb. 27, 1985.

* Laine has scored 11 times since Nov. 19 (4 GP), highlighted by a five-goal outing on Saturday. He was the third player in NHL history to score at least 11 goals in a seven-day span, joining Gretzky in February 1984 and Mario Lemieux in March 1993.

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