Canadiens score 10 goals, regain first place in NHL | NHL.com (2024)

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CANADIENS EXPLODE FOR 10 GOALS, CONTINUE HOME DOMINANCE

* At 19-6-3 (41 points), the Canadiens regained sole possession of first place in the NHL standings. They also improved to 14-1-1 (29 points) at Bell Centre, the top home record in the League.
* Elias notes that the Canadiens scored six goals in the opening periodfor the first time since Dec. 17, 1992 at QUE (8-3 W). Montreal's six goals in 13:47 were 3:12 shy of its record for fastest six goals to begin a game (10:35), set on March 10, 1951 against the Chicago Blackhawks (12-2 W).
* Max Pacioretty (4-1-5) scored an NHL career-high four goals and equaled his career high of five points from April 4, 2014 at the Ottawa Senators (3-2-5). Linemate Tomas Plekanec added a career-high four assists.

SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
PHILADELPHIA 4, Dallas 2
LOS ANGELES 4, Ottawa 1
Toronto 4, BOSTON 1
MONTREAL 10, Colorado 1
Pittsburgh 4, TAMPA BAY 3
FLORIDA 4, Vancouver 2
COLUMBUS 6, NY Islanders 2
ARIZONA 4, Nashville 1
CALGARY 6, Winnipeg 2
SAN JOSE 4, Carolina 3
CLUBS EXTEND WINNING STREAKS . . .
Several teams earned victories to extend their winning streaks:
* Brayden Schenn had his second career hat trick,
including the go-ahead goal with 2:15 left in the third period
, to help the Philadelphia Flyers to their eighth consecutive win, their longest such run since Jan. 6-19, 2002 (also 8-0-0). Elias notes that Schenn, who scored all three of his goals on the man advantage, matched a single-game team record with three power-play goals, last achieved by Scott Hartnell on Jan. 19, 2008 at the New York Islanders.

* Tied at 2-2, the Columbus Blue Jackets scored four unanswered goals in the third period to extend their point streak to eight games (7-0-1), including six consecutive wins. At 17-5-4 (38 points), Columbus continued its best start to a season in its history in terms of wins and points. Sergei Bobrovsky (28 SV) improved to 6-0-1 in his past seven appearances (1.56 GAA, .939 SV%), including five straight wins.
* Dougie Hamilton (2-1-3), Mikael Backlund (1-2-3) and Matthew Tkachuk (0-3-3) each had three points to help the Calgary Flames to their sixth straight win. Hamilton had his third NHL multi-goal game and second of the season (also Oct. 28 vs. OTT: 2-1-3), while Johnny Gaudreau (0-2-2) added multiple points for the fourth time in as many games since returning from injury on Dec. 4 (2-6-8).
* Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each scored twice to help the Penguins overcome a 3-1 deficit and pick up their fifth consecutive victory. Crosby extended his point streak to seven games (6-6-12); he leads the NHL with 20 goals this season (22 GP). Malkin scored his 110th and 111th NHL power-play goals to pass Jaromir Jagr and Kevin Stevens (110) for sole possession of second place in Penguins history.

. . . OTHERS SNAP LOSING SKIDS
Other teams earned wins to halt their respective slides:
* Brendan Perlini scored his first NHL goal (4 GP) to help the Arizona Coyotes end a six-game losing streak (0-3-3). Elias notes that Perlini (Guildford, U.K.) became the first British-born rookie to score a goal since Kevin Brown (Birmingham, U.K.) in 1994-95 (w/ LAK).
* Roberto Luongo made 37 saves against the Vancouver Canucks, his former team, when the Florida Panthers ended a four-game slide (0-2-2). Luongo earned his 446th win to move within one of tying Terry Sawchuk (447) for fifth place in NHL history.
* Rookies Auston Matthews, Zach Hyman and Connor Brown each scored to help the Toronto Maple Leafs end a three-game losing streak (0-2-1). Matthews, who has six goals in his past seven outings, ranks second among rookies with 12-8-20 this season (26 GP).

LOOSE PUCKS
The Los Angeles Kings scored three power-play goals, their most in one game since Feb. 9, 2015 at the Boston Bruins, to improve to 7-2-1 in their past 10 games . . . The San Jose Sharks picked up their fourth win in their past six games . . . Flyers forward Jakub Voracek (1-3-4) had his second straight four-point performance (also 1-3-4 on Dec. 8 vs. EDM) . . . Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson (1-1-2) had multiple points for the third consecutive game (2-4-6) . . . Flames forward Sean Monahan (4-5-9) and Islanders captain John Tavares (3-2-5) each scored to extend their point streaks to seven and five games, respectively . . . Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr (755-1,128-1,883) had one assist to move within four points of tying Mark Messier (694-1,193-1,887) for second place in NHL history . . . Colorado Avalanche forward Jarome Iginla skated in his 1,500th career game, becoming the 16th player in NHL history reach the milestone . . . Ottawa Senators forward Chris Neil skated in his 1,000th NHL game . . . ICYMI: The Kings honored former captain Mike Murphy

y at Staples Center . . . The Flyers
unveiled their jersey
for the 2017 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series, which will take place against the Penguins at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh on Feb. 25.

SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY'S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Ottawa @ Anaheim, 4 p.m., TVA Sports, PRIME, TSN5
Philadelphia @ Detroit, 5 p.m., FS-D, TCN-PH
Vancouver @ Washington, 5 p.m., CSN-DC, SNP
St. Louis @ Minnesota, 6 p.m., FS-WI, FS-N+, FS-MW
Dallas @ Chicago, 7 p.m., CSN-CH, FS-SW
Colorado @ Toronto, 7 p.m., SN, ALT
New Jersey @ NY Rangers, 7 p.m., MSG, MSG+
Winnipeg @ Edmonton, 9:30 p.m., SNOL, SNW (JIP), TSN3
HOMETOWN HOCKEY TOUR STOPS IN STRATFORD, ONTARIO
Rookies Auston Matthews and Mitchell Marner face former Calder Memorial Trophy winners Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon when the Maple Leafs play the Avalanche on Rogers Hometown Hockey, which will showcase the city of Stratford, Ontario. Throughout 2016-17, Sunday games will be broadcast from a different community rink in various towns across Canada. Included in each telecast will be local NHL player profiles, grassroots stories and local entertainment features.
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