Connor McDavid reached 50 points in his 21st game of the NHL season, matching a milestone last achieved by Mario Lemieux over three decades ago. Edmonton defeated Toronto 1:0 on Wednesday night.
McDavid Reaches Historic 50-Point Mark
McDavid extended his season-opening point streak to 21 games with an assist on Evan Bouchard’s winning goal at 13:36 of the second period. Edmonton won the game 1:0. McDavid leads the league scoring race with 50 points, comprising 11 goals and 39 assists.
“Nice company,” Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said about McDavid reaching the milestone in 21 games.
The last player to record 50 points in his first 21 games of a season was Mario Lemieux during the 1995-96 campaign, according to league records. Wayne Gretzky, Bernie Nicholls, and Mike Bossy also achieved the feat previously. McDavid sits one game away from tying Dany Heatley’s mark of 22 games from the 2005-06 season, which stands as the fifth-longest streak in league history.
Dvorský Tallies Assist as Blues Fall to Panthers
Dalibor Dvorský recorded one assist and registered four shots over 14:50 of ice time in St. Louis’ 4:1 loss to Florida. Skating on the left wing of the third line alongside Pavel Buchnevich and Aleksanteri Kaskimäki, Dvorský set up Dylan Holloway for a power-play goal at 17:58 of the third period.
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Brady Tkachuk opened the scoring at 5:07 of the first period for the Panthers, while Dmitry Kulikov added a second goal just 1:26 later. Eetu Luostarinen and Sam Reinhart also scored for Florida. Before the opening puck drop, brothers Brady and Matthew Tkachuk were honored alongside their father Keith Tkachuk, who was recently inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
“The whole week has been surreal and this is the cherry on top,” Matthew Tkachuk said.
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Jets Complete Historic Four-Goal Comeback Against Blackhawks
Winnipeg erased a four-goal deficit to defeat Chicago 5:4 in a shootout. Mark Scheifele sparked the comeback with a goal and three assists before converting his shootout attempt, while Kyle Connor scored in regulation and delivered the decisive shootout winner.
Nico Hischier scored the game-winning goal while shorthanded, and Evan Rodrigues added two goals for the Devils. Martin Fehérváry logged 18:56 of ice time for the Capitals with a minus-one rating and two shots.
Benn Hits 1,000-Point Milestone for Dallas
Jamie Benn scored his 418th career goal to reach 1,000 points in the NHL during Dallas’ 2:0 victory over Buffalo. Jake Oettinger stopped 22 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and the 20th of his career.
Daniil Tarasov stopped 31 shots to secure his second shutout of the year, while Lucas Raymond contributed a goal and an assist as the Red Wings halted a five-game skid.
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