TKACHUK GOES BETWEEN THE LEGS AS FLAMES STUN PREDATORS . . .

After the Flames erased a 4-1 third period deficit and the Predators retook the lead with 1:22 remaining in the final frame, Matthew Tkachuk (2-1—3) helped the Flames tie the game again with 39 seconds left in regulation before going between his legs to net the game winner in the final seconds of overtime.

* The Flames overcame a third-period deficit of three or more goals to win in any fashion for the seventh time in franchise history, while recording their fourth such instance on the road(Last: March 26, 2011 at EDM).

* Two days after Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov shocked the hockey world with a lacrosse-style goal, Tkachuk scored a between-the-legs, highlight-reel goal in the final two seconds of overtime. He joined Eddy Beers (Oct. 30, 1983 vs. VAN) as just the second player in Flames franchise history to score a game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation and a game-winning goal in the final 60 seconds of overtime.

* Johnny Gaudreau recorded two assists, including one on Tkachuk’s game-tying goal, to record his 400th NHL point (136-264—400 in 409 GP). Among players to debut with the Flames franchise, only four required fewer games to record their 400th career point than Gaudreau.

* Mark Giordano collected an assist on Alan Quine’s initial game-tying goal to collect his 10th point of the season (3-7—10 in 15 GP). The 2018-19 Norris Trophy recipient became the fourth Flames defenseman since 1998-99 to collect at least 10 points through his first 15 games in consecutive seasons.


* Calgary became the sixth team to feature at least five players with 10 or more points this season. The 2019-20 campaign marks just the ninth instance in NHL history in which six or more teams completed the month of October with at least five 10-point players (last: Oct. 1993 – 6).

. . . WHILE DOMI CAPS CANADIENS' COMEBACK VEGAS

Meanwhile in Vegas, Jonathan Drouin scored for the third straight game and Max Domi (1-1—2) netted the winner 26 seconds into overtime as the Canadiens overcame a 4-2 third-period deficit to win their third straight game.

* Halloween marked the second straight night in which the NHL featured two third-period, multi-goal comeback wins after the Lightning and Panthers accomplished the feat against the Devils and Avalanche, respectively.

MONTH IN REVIEW: OCTOBER

2019-20 Single-Game Highs

Players

Most Points: 5 (3x), most recently by Bruins forwards David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand (Oct. 27 at NYR)

Most Assists: 5, Bruins forward David Pastrnak (Oct. 27 at NYR)

Most Goals: 4 (3x), most recently by Bruins forward David Pastrnak (Oct. 14 vs. ANA)

Most Shots: 11, Canucks forward Tanner Pearson (Oct. 2, 2019)

Most Time on Ice: 33:16, Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly (Oct. 29 vs. WSH)

Most Saves, Shots Faced: 52 on 54, Senators goaltender Anders Nilsson (Oct. 17 at VGK).

Teams

Most Goals: 8, by the Canucks (Oct. 9 vs. LAK)

Most Shots: 54, by the Golden Knights (Oct. 17 vs. OTT)

Most Shots in a Period: 25, by the Flyers (Oct. 16 at EDM)

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* Facts and Figures: Leon Draisaitl, James Neal help Oilers end October atop division

PREVIEW OF TODAY’S ACTION

LIGHTNING, SABRES CONTEST FINAL GAMES BEFORE MEETING IN STOCKHOLM
The Lightning (6-4-2, 14 points) and Sabres (9-2-2, 20 points) are set to contest their final and penultimate games, respectively, before meeting in the 2019 NHL Global Series in Stockholm, Sweden for two head-to-head matchups slated from Nov. 8-9.

* The Lightning travel to NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum to take on the Islanders (8-3-0, 16 points), winners of seven straight games. Tampa Bay, which scored seven goals in its last outing (7-6 OT W at NJD), has snapped an opponent’s regular-season win streak of seven or more games six times in franchise history – doing so on March 1, 2002 (4-2 W vs. SJS; 7 GP), Feb. 23, 2011 (8-3 W vs. PHX; 8 GP), Feb. 25, 2011 (2-1 W vs. NJD; 8 GP), Nov. 19, 2015 (2-1 W vs. NYR; 9 GP), Jan. 21, 2016 (2-1 W vs. CHI; 12 GP) and Nov. 29, 2018 (5-4 W vs. BUF; 10 GP).

* The Sabres, meanwhile, visit the Capitals (9-2-3, 21 points) at Capital One Arena, who occupy first place in the NHL standings. Buffalo, which trails Washington by one point, can reach the 10-win mark in a season in 14 or fewer games for the third time in franchise history, following 2006-07 (10 GP; 10-0-0) and 1975-76 (13 GP; 10-2-1). Buffalo will then host the Islanders on Saturday before taking off for Stockholm.

MacKINNON LOOKS TO EXTEND SEASON-OPENING POINT STREAK TO 13 GAMES
Nathan MacKinnon (7-10—17 in 12 GP) looks to extend his season-opening point streak to 13 games when the Avalanche (8-2-2, 18 points) host the Stars (5-8-1, 11 points) at Pepsi Center. MacKinnon can become the first player to record at least one point in each of his team’s first 13 or more contests in a season since 2007-08, when Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg posted a 17-game run (13-14—27).

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