After a full day off Thursday evening due to the Thanksgiving holiday, yesterday we were treated to a lot of action in the National Hockey League.
28 of the 32 teams were in action across 14 different matches, and let’s just say there was no shortage of highlights.
Here is what marked this day.
1. Mathieu Olivier throws down the gloves twice in the same period
The Quebec forward from the Columbus Blue Jackets is seriously starting to make a name for himself in the NHL.
Not only is he scoring goals this season (he has seven so far), but he’s probably one of, if not the best fighter in the entire league.
And Olivier proved that again yesterday, when he threw down the gloves twice in a 5-2 victory for the Blue Jackets against the Calgary Flames.
Olivier first faced Martin Pospisil, then absolutely destroyed Ryan Lomberg, all in the same period, in second place.
In short, Mathieu Olivier is really becoming a star in Columbus, and let’s say that it would be surprising if the Blue Jackets let him leave as a free agent next summer, to the great dismay of Montreal Canadiens fans.
Olivier has a huge influence on the team, which makes other teammates want to fight, even the goalkeeper, Elvis Merzlikins.
2. The Rangers keep losing
Things are going really bad for the Montreal Canadiens’ opponent today starting at 1 p.m. at Madison Square Garden.
Indeed, after having had an excellent start to the season, the New York Rangers are experiencing a very bad streak, while last night, they suffered a fifth consecutive defeat.
This time, they lost 3-1 to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Nothing is going well for the Rangers, who are also struggling to score goals during this losing streak.
They have only scored ten goals in their last five games.
3. The match of a lifetime for Connor Garland
We were treated to a completely crazy game yesterday between the Vancouver Canucks and the Buffalo Sabres.
It was ultimately the Canucks who won, as they escaped with the victory in overtime by a score of 4 to 3.
The hero of this match was by far Connor Garland.
He got two goals and a simply magnificent pass.
By blocking a shot, Garland, despite himself, served a perfect pass to Pius Suter, who escaped alone on a breakaway.
Garland then added more by scoring the winning goal in overtime by shooting between his legs.
4. Macklin Celebrini continues to impress in his rookie season
The San Jose Sharks may not yet have a competitive enough team, but what is certain is that this season they are even more exciting to follow and watch.
Indeed, all their young talents put on an excellent show, and once again, this was the case yesterday, as the Sharks won 8 to 5 against the Seattle Kraken.
Macklin Celebrini got two points, including a wonderful goal, which now gives him six points in his last three games.
The Sharks number 71 now has 13 points, including eight goals, in 14 games, which places him first among rookies in points per game.
The first overall pick of the last auction is therefore having an excellent rookie season, and he demonstrates why he was so coveted.
5. Marcus Foligno is completely robbed of a goal by the linesman
The Minnesota Wild are one of the best teams in the entire NHL, as they find themselves in second place in the overall standings, just two points behind the Winnipeg Jets, who have played one more game.
In short, the Wild play big hockey, and therefore cannot afford to drop points against teams like the Chicago Blackhawks.
Yesterday, the Wild won 3-2 against the Blackhawks, but normally, this game should have ended 4-2.
Indeed, Marcus Foligno was completely robbed of a goal in an empty net by the linesman.
Foligno clearly gets to the puck first, and shoots the puck into an empty net.
A big mistake, which fortunately did not allow the Hawks to equalize.
This would clearly have created a huge scandal.
Prolongation
– First goal in the NHL for Ethan Cardwell.
– A lot of animosity between two Russians, Evgeni Malkin and Nikita Zadorov.
– Here are all the results from the day before.
– Here are the best scorers from the day before.
– On the program today in the NHL: 12 games.
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