The Canadian didn’t play last night, but it was a pretty eventful night of hockey.
22 teams were in action.
Here are the results and highlights:
1. Miles Wood’s smashed stick hits his coach
Extremely frustrating evening for the Avalanche, who were never in the game against the Lightning.
Indeed, Colorado allowed five goals in the first period. The match ended with a score of 8-2.
Midway through the second period, Brandon Hagel already had five assists.
On the Brayden Point goal, Alex Georgiev smashed his stick on the post.
Miles Wood also broke his stick while retreating to the locker room…
And it’s going to cost him dearly, because his paddle hit his coach Jared Bednar directly in the face.
Not strong, boss!
Both Avalanche goalies played half of the game. Georgiev conceded three goals on 17 shots and Justus Annunen, five on 16.
2. Successful debut for Jim Montgomery
The Blues were in New York to face the Rangers.
It was Jim Montgomery’s debut behind the Blues bench and he made a successful debut. 5-2 victory.
He scored his first goal in the NHL with the Blues against the Rangers. And his first victory with the Blues, he collected against the Rangers.
As for the match, Quebecer Zachary Bolduc scored two goals.
He seems happy to have a coach who speaks the same language as him.
On the Rangers side, Matt Rempe has been talked about again…
For the wrong reasons.
A completely useless move…
3. Natural hat trick for Nico Hischier
Three consecutive goals: a feat of arms that has its own end in the NHL.
This is a natural hat trick and is quite rare. Yesterday, Nico Hischier achieved the feat.
The captain scored his team’s second, third and fourth goals.
Here he is at 13 goals since the start of the season, three goals behind Sam Reinhart, Leon Draisaitl and the top of the NHL.
The Devils easily disposed of the Nashville Predators by a score of 5-2.
The Preds’ disastrous season continues… Will David Jiricek save their season?
4. Matvei Michkov and Macklin Celebrin are distinguished
The Calder race looks set to be interesting. In addition to Lane Hutson, Logan Stankoven, Matvei Michkov and Macklin Celebrini will all be candidates.
Yesterday, Michkov and Celebrini stood out.
The Russian scored one goal and since being left out, he has seven points in six games.
As for Celebrini, he collected three points, including two goals.
He may have missed a few games due to injury, but in the 12 games he played in, he scored 10 points.
Here is a portrait of the Calder race:
5. Two players score their first NHL goal
Last night, two players probably had their best day ever.
These two players scored their first goal in the Bettman circuit. In Ottawa, Cole Reinhardt found the back of the net.
In Philadelphia, Emil Andrae did the same.
In 12 games this season, Andrae has one goal and three assists. He is a second round pick of the Flyers in 2020.
As for Reinhardt, he was also chosen in 2020, but much further down (sixth round, 181st overall).
In three games with the Sens in 2024-2025, he already has two points. Since 2020-2021, he has looked good in Belleville.
Prolongation
– Claim it in your pools.
– Big defensive sequence!
– Finally.
– Superb stop!
– Hagel is obviously leading the charge.
– Four teams, including CH, in action this evening.
