18-YEAR-OLD DACH SCORES TWICE TO EXTEND POINT STREAK
Kirby Dach (2-0—2), 18, recorded the first multi-goal game of his NHL career to extend his point streak to four contests (4-2—6) and help the Blackhawks improve to 5-0-1 in their last six outings, including four straight wins. The third overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft became the fourth different 18-year-old in franchise history to record a point streak of four or more games.

* Dach became the third 18-year-old in franchise history to record a multi-goal game (regular season or playoffs), joining Eddie Olczyk in Game 1 of the 1985 Division Semifinals (2-1—3 vs. DET) and Patrick Kane on Oct. 23, 2007 (2-2—4 vs. CBJ).

* Kane, now 30, scored Sunday to extend his point streak to nine games (8-9—17), which includes recording at least one goal in each of his last six contests (7-6—13). His six-game goal streak is the longest by any player in the NHL this season.

KARLSSON TALLIES TWO AS VEGAS INCHES CLOSER TO 200TH ALL-TIME GAME
William Karlsson (2-1—3), the only player to have appeared in each of the 186 all-time regular-season games contested by the Golden Knights, scored his 74th and 75th goals with the club (75-82—157). That’s already tied for the eighth-most by a player through a modern-era franchise’s first 200 all-time regular-season games.



* Two players had a higher goal total than Wayne Gretzky’s 156 noted above through any NHL franchise’s first 200 all-time regular-season games: Cy Denneny with the original Ottawa Senators (212-76—288) and Babe Dye with Toronto (164-39—203), which was known as the St. Patricks during his tenure with the club.

* Marc-Andre Fleury (34 saves) recorded his 58th career regular-season shutout to pass Clint Benedict and Pekka Rinne (both w/ 57) for sole possession of 20th place on the NHL's all-time list; only Henrik Lundqvist (63; 16th) has more among active goaltenders. Fleury earned his 449th career regular-season win to move within one of becoming the seventh goaltender in League history to record 450.

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HOCKEY HALL OF FAME SET TO INDUCT CLASS OF 2019

The Hockey Hall of Fame inducts four players (Guy Carbonneau, Vaclav Nedomansky, Hayley Wickenheiser and Sergei Zubov) and two builders (Jim Rutherford and Jerry York) tonight – and also honors two media members (Frank Brown and Jim Hughson) – as part of its class of 2019.

* ICYMI: Team Lidstrom defeated Team Sundin in the annual Haggar Hockey Hall of Fame Legends Classic at Scotiabank Arena in advance of today’s induction ceremony. The class of 2019 received their Official Honored Members Blazers in a pre-game ceremony.

Thanks to the NHL PR department for the information above.