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NHL Short Notes

02/01/2021 at 6:28am EST

THREE HARD LAPS

* Leon Draisaitl had a career-high six assists – one shy of the NHL record for most in a game – and Connor McDavid recorded five points as the Oilers defeated the Senators in a contest which featured 13 combined goals, including eight in the first period.

* Twenty-year-old Flyers forward Joel Farabee scored the first hat trick of his NHL career, with James van Riemsdyk drawing an assist on each goal.

* Sidney Crosby and Alexis Lafrenière are set to clash tonight on NBCSN, while fellow No. 1 pick Alex Ovechkin looks to pass a former Capitals forward on the all-time goals list.




DRAISAITL, McDAVID SHINE AS EDMONTON, OTTAWA COMBINE FOR 13 GOALS
Leon Draisaitl (0-6—6) and Connor McDavid (1-4—5) combined for 1-10—11 as the Oilers erupted for eight goals, including five in the first period sparked by Dominik Kahunopening the scoring eight seconds in.

* Draisaitl became the fourth different player in franchise history – and first in nearly 34 years – to record six assists in a game (regular season or playoffs); the last player on any team to do so was Philadelphia's Eric Lindros on Feb. 26, 1997 (1-6—7), which was also against Ottawa. Draisaitl also became the first German-born player in NHL history to record six points in a game, doing so in a contest that featured fellow German nationals Kahun and Tim Stützle (1-0—1).



* McDavid recorded five points in a game for the sixth time in his NHL career, which trails only Wayne Gretzky (79x), Jari Kurri (14x) and Paul Coffey (10x) for the most such outings during the regular season in franchise history. Only one active NHL player has more regular-season games with five or more points – Evgeni Malkin, with eight in 554 more career outings.



* McDavid (8-14—22 in 11 GP) and Draisaitl (6-15—21 in 11 GP) became the first players to reach 20 points this season – Gretzky (6x) and Kurri (1x) are the only players in franchise history to hit the mark in fewer than 11 games. Sunday also marked the third game in which McDavid and Draisaitl each recorded five-plus points (also Nov. 14, 2019 & March 2, 2020).

PHILADELPHIA, CAROLINA EXTEND WIN STREAKS
The Flyers (7-2-1, 15 points) and Hurricanes (5-1-0, 10 points) extended win streaks to four games, tied for the longest active runs in the NHL (w/ VAN). Three of the four NHL divisions have a team with an active four-game win streak.

* The Islanders notched two third-period goals to rally from a 3-1 deficit after Joel Farabee scored his first NHL hat trick, but Kevin Hayes tallied in the final minute of overtime to power Philadelphia to another win. Farabee (20 years, 341 days) became the fifth different Flyers player to score a hat trick before the age of 21 (regular-season and playoffs combined).



* Nino Niederreiter tied the contest with 2:35 remaining in regulation and Vincent Trocheck scored the shootout winner as the Hurricanes swept their back-to-back set with the Stars and improved to 5-1-0 for the third time in franchise history (also 1996-97 & 2019-20). Carolina, which has reached the postseason in each of the past two campaigns, has had three longer winning streaks over the past two seasons, all of five games (2x in 2018-19, 1 in 2019-20).

LATE GOALS HELP DEVILS SPLIT BACK-TO-BACK SET WITH SABRES
Miles Wood (2-1—3) factored on three of five New Jersey goals, including one in the final 20 seconds of both the second (19:59) and third periods (19:52), as the Devils split their back-to-back set with the Sabres.

* Andreas Johnsson also found the back of the net, doing so at 19:43 of the first period. New Jersey joined the 1978-79 Flyers as the second team in NHL history to score within the final 20 seconds of all three periods of game. Philadelphia first did so on Dec. 9, 1978 (1st: Bobby Clarke, 19:40; 2nd: Bill Barber, 19:43; 3rd: Blake Dunlop, 19:47).



QUICK CLICKS

* Color of Hockey: Gerald Coleman rose from diversity program to NHL pioneer
* Panthers hold off Red Wings, extend point streak to six games
* Ville Husso gets first NHL win, Blues top Ducks to sweep two-game set
* Wild rally for OT win against Avalanche
* Blackhawks capitalize on mistakes to top Blue Jackets, split two-game set

MONDAY’S SCHEDULE INCLUDES PENGUINS-RANGERS CLASH ON NBCSN
Monday’s schedule includes a second straight head-to-head meeting between Pittsburgh and New York at Madison Square Garden, with this one set to air nationally in the U.S. on NBCSN (7 p.m. ET on ATTSN-PT, MSG+, NBCSN).

* The Penguins and Rangers combined for four game-tying goals Saturday before Sidney Crosby gave the visitors a victory with his 18th career regular-season overtime goal. Just two days before Crosby’s winner, fellow No. 1 pick and Rimouski Océanic alumnus Alexis Lafrenière scored in overtime to record his first NHL goal in his seventh career game. Lafrenière became the first No. 1 pick to score his first career goal in overtime; Crosby’s first such tally was the ninth goal of his career, in his 20th game (Nov. 16, 2005 at PHI).



OVECHKIN EYES 709TH CAREER GOAL IN SHOWDOWN WITH PASTRNAK
The co-winners of the 2019-20 Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy are set to square off for the second time in as many games when Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals host David Pastrnak and the Bruins at Capital One Arena.

* Ovechkin (708-577—1,285 in 1,157 GP) has at least one point in each of his last three appearances (2-3—5 in 3 GP), including the overtime winner in his return to the lineup Saturday. He needs one goal to surpass longtime Capitals forward Mike Gartner (708-627—1,335 in 1,432 GP) for sole possession of seventh on the NHL’s all-time list - with whom he shares the NHL record for consecutive 30-goal seasons.

* Pastrnak (180-200—380 in 391 GP), who made his season debut Saturday, sits 20 goals shy of 200 in his NHL career. Among players to debut with the Bruins, no skater has reached the benchmark in fewer than 500 games.

Thanks to the NHL PR department for the information above.

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