TORONTO (AP) — Connor McDavid extended his season-opening points streak to 21 games with an assist, Devon Levi made 19 saves for his first NHL shutout and the Edmonton Oilers beat Toronto 1-0 on Saturday night to hand the Maple Leafs their sixth straight home loss.
Defenseman Evan Bouchard scored his 12th goal of the season for Edmonton (15-3-3). The Oilers are 7-1-1 in their last nine games.
McDavid picked up an assist to give him 50 points (11 goals, 39 assists) and add to his NHL lead.
Oilers coach Mike Babcock faced his former team in Toronto for the first time since being fired in November 2019.
Anthony Stolarz stopped 22 shots for Toronto (8-12-2), which suffered its sixth consecutive regulation loss to complete a disastrous six-game stretch at Scotiabank Arena.
The goaltender started consecutive games for the first time this season with Sergei Bobrovsky struggling to find traction after signing with the Maple Leafs in free agency on July 1.
Michael Amadio had a goal and an assist to lead the Senators to a 4-1 win in Pittsburgh on Saturday night. The Senators have taken 9 of a possible 10 points in the past five games and now share the Atlantic lead with 28.
Linus Ullmark made 16 saves for the Sens, who outshot the Penguins 34-17 and got goals from Claude Giroux, Tim Stutzle and Thomas Chabot.
The Penguins appeared to open the scoring at 7:01 of the first period when Tommy Novak was credited with a bizarre goal that featured a couple of strange bounces. However, video review determined that Pittsburgh's Egor Chinakhov was offside before the goal, wiping it off the board.
The Penguins did get on the board with just six seconds remaining in the first, thanks to a defensive breakdown by Thomas Chabot and Carter Yakemchuk, who put on a clinic in how not to defend a two-on-two.
Chinakhov lifted Chabot's stick as the Senators defenceman pinched and attempted to intercept a pass. As Chinakhov glided past Chabot, Yakemchuk veered toward him, and the Penguins forward slid the puck over to Novak, who had about two-thirds of the net to shoot at. He made no mistake, giving Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.
The Senators tied the game at 8:04 of the second period following a terrible Penguins giveaway, reminiscent of Shane Pinto's overtime winner against Colorado on Thursday night. Michael Amadio made a good read to intercept a careless pass to the middle and beat the goaltender with a wrist shot.
With four minutes remaining in the second, Claude Giroux put the Sens ahead with his fourth goal of the season.
With the Penguins in the middle of a line change, Pittsburgh forward Ben Kindel committed the ultimate sin, failing to get the puck deep while his teammates were heading to the bench. Kindel tried to dump it in, but instead fired the puck off Yakemchuk's skate.
The puck caromed out to centre ice, where Giroux found himself on a breakaway. The veteran did a fantastic job of outwaiting Penguins goaltender Sergei Murashov before tucking a backhand upstairs to give the Senators a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes.
In the third, with just over five minutes to play, Tim Stutzle put the game out of reach with a quick wrist shot from his knees that Murashov didn't seem ready for.
Chabot put it away with an empty-netter.
The win leaves the Senators with a record of 13-6-2, and with losses by Tampa and Montreal, the three clubs are suddenly tied for first place in the Atlantic with 28 points, one up on Boston, which also lost on Saturday. It should be noted that the Habs and Lightning do have a game in hand.
The Sens are back at it on Tuesday night in Winnipeg against the Jets, who've won six in a row.
The Detroit Red Wings badly needed to stop the bleeding after they'd dropped five straight games, the most recent of which was a nightmare 5-4 loss to the Florida Panthers after they initially enjoyed a 4-1 lead.
Thanks to goaltender Daniil Tarasov, they did just that against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tarasov stopped all 31 shots the Lightning fired his way, picking up his second shutout of the campaign in a 2-0 victory at Benchmark International Arena.
Following a scoreless opening 20 minutes of play, it would be the Red Wings breaking the ice thanks to a breakaway goal from Lucas Raymond, who picked up his eighth goal of the season and his second in as many games.
It was also the 350th point of his NHL career.
While the Lightning continued to press for the tying marker, Tarasov denied them at every turn; he stopped four attempts from Brandon Hagel and five attempts from Nikita Kucherov.
With goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy on the bench for an extra attacker, forward Michael Brandsegg-Nygård took a feed from Raymond and buried his fourth tally of the season, sealing Detroit's win.
Vasilevskiy made 20 saves for the Lightning, who were unsuccessful on both of their power play opportunities; the Red Wings never got a chance with the man advantage.
The Red Wings, having concluded their four-game road swing, return home to face another divisional rival, the Boston Bruins, on Wednesday evening at Little Caesars Arena; they'll play six of their next seven games in Detroit.
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DALLAS (AP) — Dallas captain Jamie Benn scored a second-period goal during Saturday night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres for his 1,000th career NHL point, all with the Stars.
Benn, 37, and in his 18th NHL season, is second to Hall of Famer Mike Modano (1,359) in career points for the franchise that began as the Minnesota North Stars in 1967 and moved to Texas in 1993.
The Stars’ bench emptied to celebrate the moment when the longest-tenured captain in Stars history snapped a scoreless tie with his goal.
Benn — a native of Victoria, British Columbia — was drafted in the fifth round in 2007 and made the Stars’ opening night roster in 2009, recording his first league point on an assist in his second game.
He won the league’s 2014-15 Art Ross Trophy for leading the NHL with 87 points (35 goals, 52 assists).
He scored a career-high 41 goals the following season, when he was selected for the second of his two All-Star teams.
Benn’s 1,272 career regular-season games played are the most of any Stars skater since the team relocated to Dallas and ranks second in franchise history behind Modano’s 1,459.
Benn missed the first 20 games last season when he had surgery for a collapsed lung on the eve of the opener. He was re-signed to a one-year contract in July.
Scott Morrow (60) of the New York Rangers skates during an NHL game against the Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026.
By the end of the sequence, when Alexis Lafrenière flew across the crease and tucked a goal into the Canucks net Friday, Scott Morrow’s contribution flew under the radar. But at the other end of the ice, late in the second period of the Rangers’ eventual 5-1 win, Morrow — one of the final players on the roster out of training camp who watched the first 14 games from the press box — managed to back-check the puck away from Brendan Gallagher, with both of his knees hitting the ice, to start the rush.
To Tom Upton, the Brown men’s ice hockey head coach who was an assistant at UMass during Morrow’s final two seasons there, moments like that capture urgency in a game. And for Morrow, the 24-year-old whose brief career to this point has relied on patience, his latest Rangers chance has been full of it. With Sean Durzi out the past seven games with an undisclosed injury, Morrow went from not playing at all to becoming a contributor on the blue line while playing alongside rookie Alberts Smits and Matthew Robertson.
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His window of opportunity might be fleeting. Durzi, who skated on the second pairing before his injury, will return eventually, and Braden Schneider — on the third pairing — has been a staple in the lineup for years. But Morrow’s play and contributions will make it difficult for head coach Mike Sullivan to take him out of the lineup, with his plus-3 mark evidence of that.
“Three, four years ago, maybe he doesn’t come back on that puck as hard and come into his zone as hard,” Upton told The Post on Saturday after hearing about Morrow’s back-check. “But he knows he needs to continue to do those little things to stay at that level and compete at that level, so that adds to that urgency, right?”
The strong contributions from Morrow have also validated the Blueshirts decision to keep eight defensemen out of training camp and avoid the gamble of losing Morrow on waivers. He was part of the return in the K’Andre Miller trade in July 2025 after logging 16 games with the Hurricanes — and plenty of time in the AHL — following his entry-level deal. Morrow, Upton said, has always been a skilled defenseman offensively, but over his three seasons with the Minutemen, including the final two with Upton on staff, he worked on the stick details, angles and checking that would add defensive value to his game.
Scott Morrow (60) of the New York Rangers skates during an NHL game against the Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. NHLI via Getty Images
Morrow’s ability to create space for himself and create offense for others led to him collecting six goals and 30 minutes during his final UMass season in 2023-24, 13 goals in his first AHL season the following year and another five goals — and 19 points — across 34 games with AHL Hartford last year. But after the Rangers overhauled their second pairing on the blue line with the arrivals of Durzi and Marcus Pettersson, and after they selected Smits at No. 5 overall, Morrow was staring down a complicated path. He skated in 29 games last year during a lost Blueshirts season, but the organization suddenly had a logjam at the position.
Even after the Rangers kept him, though, Morrow needed to be patient again. It took Durzi’s absence to finally create an opening in the lineup.
“None of us want our guys on the sidelines for any extended period of time,” Sullivan said earlier this month. “That’s not an easy circumstance.”
Entering Monday’s game against the Canadiens at the Garden, Morrow has maximized his chance, though. Against the Oilers on Nov. 1, Morrow skated toward the net off a faceoff, sent a shot and watched as Pavel Dorofeyev turned the rebound into a goal. Sullivan said Saturday that Morrow “has been very effective joining the rush, helping us off the offensive blue line.”
It took Morrow more than a month to get his first opportunity at making a first impression. It hasn’t led to clarity about his role moving forward, but after being on the roster bubble, he has started to flash some of the potential that shaped his rise as a valued blue-line prospect in the first place.
“I don’t make those decisions that the higher-ups do at the NHL level,” Upton said of keeping Morrow out of training camp to avoid waivers, “but for me, if you’re gonna have a guy that’s gonna be in a seventh or eighth defenseman role and a little bit of a development role on your roster, why wouldn’t you take the kid that does things with the puck that you can’t teach and does things that other people can’t?
“I’m not shocked to see that decision by them, and obviously, it seems like it’s working out well and he’s progressing well.”
The Colorado Avalanche (12-6-3) showed they have plenty of firepower to go around Saturday night, earning a convincing 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens (12-4-4) at the Bell Centre. Playing without two of their biggest stars, Colorado got goals from four different players to hand Montreal its first regulation loss in a month.
Fedor Svechkov and Brock Nelson provided the early offense, while former Canadien Artturi Lehkonen continued his impressive season with his team-leading 15th goal. Nicolas Roy added an empty-netter late in the third period, and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 22 shots to help Colorado secure the road win.
Nick Suzuki scored the lone goal for the Canadiens and Jakub Dobeš made 23 saves in a valiant effort.
Blackwood in a recent interview.
First Period: Avalanche Strike Twice
Colorado made the most of its opportunities in the opening period, scoring twice despite being outshot 10-5 by Montreal.
Fedor Svechkov opened the scoring after beating Jakub Dobes on a two-on-one rush, with Adam Engstrom unable to get across in time to disrupt the play.
The Avalanche doubled their advantage on a delayed penalty call when Brock Nelson found the back of the net, extending his goal-scoring streak against Montreal to four consecutive games.
Despite being outshot, Colorado took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission, while Mackenzie Blackwood stopped all 10 shots he faced.
Second Period: Suzuki Gets Montreal on the Board
The Canadiens responded in the second period, with captain Nick Suzuki providing the offensive spark.
After Juraj Slafkovsky helped create several opportunities, including chances on the power play, Suzuki delivered a highlight-reel goal. The Montreal captain pulled off a spectacular spin-o-rama in front of the net before beating Blackwood with a backhand to cut Colorado's lead to 2-1.
Suzuki continued his strong history against the Avalanche, recording his 12th point in his last eight games against Colorado.
Both goaltenders made important saves as the period progressed, but the Avalanche maintained their one-goal advantage heading into the third period. Montreal outshot Colorado 18-15 through 40 minutes.
Third Period: Lehkonen Extends the Lead
After Blackwood helped Colorado weather Montreal's push, the Avalanche delivered a crucial insurance goal.
Nazem Kadri got the initial shot off from the low slot, and former Canadien Artturi Lehkonen was in the right place to capitalize on the rebound, batting the puck past Dobes for his 15th goal of the season. Lehkonen's tally extended his team lead in goals and gave Colorado a 3-1 advantage.
Montreal appeared to have an opportunity to get back within one when Alex Newhook redirected the puck into the net. However, following a lengthy video review, the goal was waved off after officials determined the deflection was made with a high stick.
Colorado continued to hold off the Canadiens before Nicolas Roy sealed the victory with an empty-net goal with just 13 seconds remaining.
The 4-1 win extended the Avalanche's remarkable streak to 52 consecutive victories when leading after two periods.
Final Thoughts
It wasn't a perfect performance from Colorado, particularly after being outshot in the opening two periods, but the Avalanche demonstrated their ability to capitalize on scoring opportunities and protect a lead.
Playing without MacKinnon and Makar, Colorado received contributions throughout the lineup. Svechkov and Nelson provided the early offense, Lehkonen continued his outstanding goal-scoring season, and Roy put the finishing touches on the victory.
Blackwood was also a key factor, making 22 saves as the Avalanche handed Montreal its first regulation loss in a month.
Colorado leaves Montreal with a 4-1 road victory and another strong team performance to build on.
CHICAGO - Since their horrific road trip through the southeastern United States ended, the Chicago Blackhawks have been making all sorts of changes on and off the ice. When they took on the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, it was assumed that there would be a much better effort.
The Blackhawks ended up winning that match 3-2 in overtime after entering the third period down a goal. There is a lot of time left for them to keep working on their game, but it's not going to happen overnight.
On Saturday, the Winnipeg Jets were in town for a daytime match against the Blackhawks. Winners of 5 straight games following a stretch of 8 losses out of 9, the Jets are a difficult team to predict.
The game's opening period went about as well as the Blackhawks could have hoped. The play was rather even, but the Blackhawks held a 3-0 lead at the first intermission. Their first goal came after Connor Bedard's nice zone entry led to Oliver Moore making a perfect pass to Tyler Bertuzzi, who made a nice move and shot to score.
Their second goal was the result of hard work on the forecheck by Ryan Donato. He allowed the puck to find Teuvo Teravainen, who made a great centering pass for Anton Frondell to tip into the net.
Late in the period, the Blackhawks were given a power play, and they took advantage. Patrick Kane won a puck battle behind the net and then fed Connor Bedard for a one-timer, and he beat Stuart Skinner.
In the second period, the Blackhawks made it 4-0 at 14:44 when Frank Nazar tipped home a Teuvo Teravainen shot on the power play. From there, the Hawks appeared to be in control of the game.
Nothing is certain in the NHL, and Winnipeg planted the seed of doubt before the middle frame was over. Mark Scheifele got the Jets on the board after putting one in the net off a great feed from Josh Morrissey. On that goal, Scheifele became the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Winnipeg Jets with 930 career points.
MARK SCHEIFELE SETS THE FRANCHISE RECORD IN POINTS (again)
While the Blackhawks were announcing the goal and congratulating Scheifele on that accomplishment, he made it 931 by assisting on a goal scored by Kyle Connor. Spencer Knight went to play the puck behind the net, and his stick got caught in the boards. Scheifele took advantage of the situation and fed the puck in front to Connor, who beat Knight back to the net.
The 4-2 lead in favor of Chicago made it back to the locker room for the second intermission. Going into the third period, the Blackhawks knew they were going to get an intense push from the Jets.
Early in the final frame, the Jets found themselves on the power play 20 seconds in. Cole Perfetti scored to get them within 1. At that point, the Blackhawks were in trouble as the Jets came all the way back to make it a hockey game.
With the extra attacker, the Jets found a way to tie the game. It felt like it was coming in the moments leading up to it, and they did. Nobody scored in overtime, and the Jets won in the shootout to complete the comeback.
That will go down as one of Chicago's most disappointing losses of the season, which is saying something for a team that's now 5-13-2. It wasn't the standard meltdown, as some fluky plays led to the Jets getting it tied up, but not closing out a game when they were up 4-0 is a meltdown nonetheless - a step backwards after taking the slightest step forward.
The Chicago Blackhawks will be back at home on Tuesday night. It is their final Centennial Celebration, which will take place against the Toronto Maple Leafs. This game will be played on the 100th anniversary of their first game in franchise history, which was against the Toronto St. Pats on November 17th, 1926.
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Brandon Buhr suited up for the Abbotsford Canucks for the first time on November 10. The Metro Vancouver native was acquired, along with Jacob Quillan, during the Aatu Räty trade to the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 15. Before making the jump to the AHL, Buhr played six games in the ECHL with the Kalamazoo Wings, where he recorded two goals and two assists.
Buhr made his Abbotsford debut on home ice, where he recorded his first point, which came via an assist. When asked about his thoughts on joining his hometown franchise, Buhr responded with a smile, saying, "It's a dream come true, honestly. I've been a Canucks fan my whole life, so when I found out I was traded here, I was beyond ecstatic."
Even though Abbotsford fought hard to come back and tie the game, the Colorado Eagles won in a shootout. After the game, Buhr said, "Obviously, feel good about the point, but not too great about the result on the scoreboard."
With a few games now under his belt, Buhr has his sights set on joining the Highway 1 Wall. This wall serves as motivation for the players, as it features everyone who has made their way through the organization from the AHL to the NHL. When asked about one day seeing his name on the wall, Buhr said, "That's the ultimate goal. But just gotta stay where my feet are right now and just take it one day at a time."
Buhr seems to fit perfectly in the Canucks locker room. This group stands up for each other, celebrates individual wins, and strives to move the whole team forward. Buhr’s humble demeanour and ambition to help the team as much as he can are two characteristics that should help him thrive in Abbotsford.
"It's a great group of guys. I've had a lot of fun since being here, and hopefully I can stick around."
On November 11, the Canucks celebrated the franchise's 200th win. It was also a special night for Buhr, as he scored his first career AHL goal.
"It was a huge relief. I don't know how to explain the feeling, but it's very lifting.”
Size has always been a big part of Buhr's game. He is listed at 6'2, 204 lbs and uses his body as an advantage in his game. When asked about the physicality in his game, Buhr said, "I get hard on the forecheck, but I also have the ability to score goals, shoot the puck hard, and skate fast."
Buhr now has three points in two games with Abbotsford. As he explained, getting on the scoresheet early has helped him settle into the AHL. "Definitely was a little confidence boost, but I was trying to stick to my same game. You know, just be physical, fast, and when I have a chance, shoot it. But obviously, didn't really need to shoot for that goal today."
As a BC kid, Buhr is enjoying his first few games with the Canucks. What used to be a childhood dream is now his reality. Ultimately, Buhr understands the responsibility of wearing the Abbotsford crest and is focused on doing whatever it takes to represent the organization with pride.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Mark Scheifele had a goal and three assists, Kyle Connor scored a goal in regulation and had the deciding shootout goal, and the Winnipeg Jets rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Saturday.
The Jets’ sixth straight win was their second comeback from four goals down this season. They scored four times in 2:07 to beat Montreal 5-4 in overtime on Nov. 3.
Gabriel Vilardi’s shot from the right slot tied the game 4-all with 1:13 left in regulation and goalie Nico Daws pulled for an extra attacker.
Scheifele also scored in the shootout. Daws stopped Roman Kantserov to lock up the victory.
Spencer Knight, who made 27 saves, lost his bid for the Blackhawks’ first shutout since March when Scheifele ripped a 15-foot shot past his glove side with 3:55 to play in the second period to make it 4-1. Scheifele’s goal made him the Jets’ points leader for the second time. He finished the game with 933 points.
Scheifele had held the mark until the original Jets’ records were consolidated before this season, making the late Dale Hawerchuk, who played for the team that eventually moved to Phoenix, the points leader.
Only 1:56 later, Scheifele set up Kyle Connor for his 700th career point to cut the lead to 4-2. In the first minute of the third period, Cole Perfetti’s power-play score brought the Jets within a goal.
Daws made 12 saves in relief for Winnipeg.
The Blackhawks chased Winnipeg starting goalie Stuart Skinner from the crease after 20 minutes, scoring three times on eight shots in the first period. Tyler Bertuzzi, Anton Frondell and Connor Bedard scored the goals. The Blackhawks took a 4-0 lead on Frank Nazar’s tip with 5:16 left in the second and Daws in the net.
Up Next
Winnipeg: Hosts Ottawa on Tuesday night.
Chicago: Hosts Toronto on Tuesday night, on the 100th anniversary of the Blackhawks’ first game.
Rick Tocchet’s club needed to start coming through in tight games.
On Saturday night, it did.
The Flyers edged the Blue Jackets, 4-3, at Nationwide Arena.
Denver Barkey put up the first multi-goal game of his NHL career. His second marker snapped a 3-3 tie with 8:06 minutes left in the third period.
Trevor Zegras and Matvei Michkov provided the Flyers’ other goals.
All in all, considering some of the drama and tough finishes, the Flyers (6-10-6) had a respectable road trip by picking up at least a point in four of the five games. They went 2-1-2 and it could have been even better.
But on Saturday night, the Flyers overcame an early 2-0 deficit and found a way to win a game decided by one goal. They improved to 2-4-6 in such games.
Tocchet’s club has gone 6-5-4 in its last 15 games.
The Flyers had lost their previous six matchups with Columbus (0-3-3). They’re 1-0-1 against the Blue Jackets (7-11-0) this season and face them two more times.
• Joseph Woll was real solid, converting 28 saves on 31 shots.
He had some timely stops, including one on Damon Severson with three seconds left.
After Columbus struck twice just 4:19 minutes into the game, Woll surrendered just one goal the rest of the way.
Dmitri Voronkov and Matthew Knies handed the Flyers the 2-0 deficit. The Flyers responded with three straight goals to take a 3-2 lead in the second period. Zegras started the Flyers’ comeback with a first-period goal.
After the Flyers went in front, Adam Fantilli tied it back up for the Blue Jackets during the middle frame.
Columbus netminder Jet Greaves stopped 17 of the Flyers’ 21 shots.
Michkov tied the game at 2-2 just 1:19 minutes into the second period with a silky breakaway move. He stripped Fantilli to spring himself the other way.
It was Michkov’s 11th goal of the season. He has 14 points (nine goals, five assists) over the last 14 games.
• Barkey gave the Flyers their first lead, as well. That goal came on the man advantage.
The Flyers’ power play has been significantly better over the last 13 games. It has produced 11 goals.
Owen Tippett gave the Flyers their power play opportunity on Barkey’s goal. He hit Kent Johnson and then drew a roughing penalty on Dante Fabbro by dropping the gloves with the Blue Jackets’ defenseman.
• The Flyers are right back at it Sunday when they return home to face Connor McDavid and the Oilers for the second time in five days (7:30 p.m. ET/NBCSP).
The Winnipeg Jets staged another furious rally from a 4-0 deficit, and the 5-4 victory was aided by the flukiest of fluke goals.
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight skated behind his net to make a routine play on a dump-in on Saturday, Nov. 14. But he wasn't able to play the puck because his stick got wedged into a small gap in the boards.
Jets forward Mark Scheifele swooped in, grabbed the puck and passed it to Kyle Connor. Knight desperately tried to get to the front of the net, but Connor scored to cut the Blackhawks' lead to 4-2 at 18:01 of the second period.
Knight skated behind the net and pulled out the stick, which was still standing upright, as Jets players celebrated.
"It was stuck and you really don't know what to do," he told reporters after the game. "It was a kind of weird thing. Maybe you can see if they can make it a little tighter of a hole. I don't know."
Jets goal: Kyle Connor scores after Knight's stick got stuck in the boards behind the net... pic.twitter.com/SHRgOvlCrQ
Mark Scheifele sets Winnipeg Jets team scoring record
The play happened while the public address announcer at United Center was acknowledging that Scheifele had become the Jets' all-time leading scorer with his goal earlier in the second period.
The goal gave Scheifele 930 career points with the franchise. The late Dale Hawerchuk had 929 with the Jets during his Hall of Fame career. Scheifele had played junior hockey for Hawerchuk on the Barrie Colts.
"Dale was an incredible human, an incredible mentor, teacher, everything to me," Scheifele told Sportsnet after the game. "Honestly, I'm just so humbled and honored to be in the same stratosphere as Dale is."
The statistics of the first version of the Winnipeg Jets (1980-1996) were recently incorporated into the stats of the current version (2012 to present).
"Dale would be so proud," Hawerchuk's family said in a statement. "He saw something special in Mark from the beginning and cherished his relationship as coach, mentor and friend. We know there is no one Dale would be more honored to see break his points record."
Scheifele would finish the game with a goal and three assists to push his career total to 933 as the Jets forced overtime.
He and Connor scored in the shootout for a 5-4 victory and another major comeback.
"It's a 60-minute game, not a 20-minute game," Knight said of the Blackhawks' blown lead.
Earlier this month, the Jets overcame a 4-0 deficit in the final 2:31 of regulation against the Montreal Canadiens to win 5-4 in overtime. It was the latest 4-0 comeback in league history, according to the NHL.
That Nov. 3 victory ended Winnipeg's nine-game losing streak and the Jets have won six in a row since then.
Colorado is going through an early-season avalanche of injuries, as the Avs will see both Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar sit out for a period of time.
The Avalanche (11-6-3, 25 points) stars will be sidelined for multiple weeks with lower-body injuries, coach Jared Bednar told reporters Saturday.
MacKinnon will miss at least a month, while Makar will be out for two weeks. Both players got hurt Thursday night in a 4-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators (12-6-2, 26 points).
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8), left, shoots on goal as Detroit Red Wings right wing Alex DeBrincat (93) defends Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, in Denver. AP Photo/RJ Sangosti
MacKinnon, the Avalanche’s leader in points (30) and assists (20), left with just over eight minutes remaining in the loss after a check from Senators defenseman Artem Zub in the hip area. MacKinnon was seen grabbing his right side as he headed off the ice.
Makar, who appeared to suffer a noncontact injury while stopping in Colorado’s offensive end, left the game not long before MacKinnon’s exit.
The injuries are a significant blow to Colorado, which relies heavily on them for offense. MacKinnon and Makar are both on the top power-play unit, which has scored 10 goals in the past 10 games.
“Probably the most important is the 5-on-5 offense that they create,” Bednar told reporters, per NHL.com. “We can be playing an OK game, chances equal, tight game, and those guys, like the top players do, will find a way to make a play that’s a difference-maker for you. Whether it’s Cale or ‘Mac,’ or both of them combined, they generally win us a lot of hockey games because of that.”
Colorado’s injury woes seem to continue from last season, when they were eliminated in the 2026 Western Conference Finals in a 4-0 sweep by the Vegas Golden Knights, which saw Makar sidelined for most of the series.
Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche skates the puck against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Ottawa, Ontario. Getty Images
Colorado is already without defenseman Josh Manson, who is on long-term injured reserve with an ankle injury.
The Avalanche rattled off six more wins after opening the season 5-4-1 and are third in the Central Division heading into Saturday.
Colorado knows it won’t be easy to replace MacKinnon and Makar.
“When I think about those two guys, it’s like every matchup, they take it on, now someone else has to be able to step up and do that,” Bednar said. “And then you are losing the depth down the lineup as you kind of do that because everyone is elevated.”
HELSINKI (AP) — Jordan Staal returned from injury, Andrei Svechnikov and Mark Jankowski each scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Saturday to sweep the NHL’s Global Series in Finland’s capital.
The Hurricanes (16-3-2) followed on their dominant 4-1 victory on Thursday and extended their winning streak to four.
Carolina became the first NHL franchise to win each of its first four regular-season games played outside North America following a sweep of a 2010 series against the Minnesota Wild, also in Helsinki.
Jackson Blake also scored for the Hurricanes, Nikolaj Ehlers had three assists and Shayne Gostisbehere had two assists and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 12 shots for his 12th win in 13 games.
Svechnikov scored on power plays with two identical goals from the right circle in the middle period, one-timing a precise snap shot to make it 3-0 and another for a 4-1 advantage. He has five goals in his four-game point streak and has 11 goals on the season.
His second goal with 9:55 left in the second period prompted the Kraken to pull Joey Daccord after he allowed four goals on 14 shots. Philipp Grubauer made 22 saves in relief.
Matty Beniers scored for the Kraken (9-8-1) to reduce the deficit to 3-1.
Blake beat Daccord with a snap shot after Sebastian Aho sent him a backhand pass in between his legs in the first period. Blake extended his career-best point streak to 11 games.
Jankowski doubled that advantage with 2:30 left in the period. He added his second with 8:54 left in the final period, tapping in a precise pass from Taylor Hall.
Staal, Carolina's captain, played his first game for the reigning champions after missing 14 following a calf tear on Oct 11. The 38-year-old center skated on the third line alongside wingers Seth Jarvis and Jordan Martinook and played 13:55.
The game Saturday was the 50th contested outside North America and ninth in Helsinki to tie Prague, with only Stockholm hosting more.
The NHL returns to Europe next month, this time to grow the fan base in Germany with a series between the Ottawa Senators and the Chicago Blackhawks in Düsseldorf on Dec. 18 and 20.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO - NOVEMBER 12: Logan O'Connor #25,Noah Juulsen #47, celebrate with Parker Kelly #17 of the Colorado Avalanche after Kelly scored a shorthanded goal during the third period against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on November 12, 2026 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Photo by Troy Parla/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Colorado Avalanche make their final stop on their road trip through Canada tonight when they face the Montréal Canadiens at Bell Center.
However, they’ll take the ice without two of their best players joining them.
Colorado Avalanche (11-6-3)
The Opponent: Montréal Canadiens (12-3-4)
Time: 5:00 P.M. MST/7:00 P.M. EST
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Colorado Avalanche
The Avalanche are coming into tonight’s game off the heels of a 4-3 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators this past Thursday. After falling behind 2-0 in the first period, the Avs’ special teams went to work. Artturi Lehkonen scored his team-leading fourteenth goal of the season on the power play in the second period. Parker Kelly recorded a shorthanded goal—the team’s first shorthanded goal of the season—early in the third period to tie the game, and a power play goal from Gabe Landeskog put the Avs ahead with less then ten minutes to play in the period.
Ottawa’s Drake Batherson tied the game late in regulation, and Shane Pinto capitalized on a botched pass from Kelly moments before scoring the game-winning goal in overtime. Scott Wedgewood stopped twenty-two of twenty-four shots in the contest.
The Avs finished the contest without the services of both Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, having lost both to injury. MacKinnon was on the receiving end of a cross check from Ottawa’s Artem Zub late in the second period. He went to the locker room prior to intermission and didn’t finish the game. Makar’s injury appeared to take place during the second period, but unlike MacKinnon, his didn’t appear to be from the result of a body check or a fall to the ice. He also didn’t finish the game.
Head coach Jared Bednar announced earlier this morning that both MacKinnon and Makar will miss time: Makar will be out for two weeks, while MacKinnon will be out for the next month. In the interim, the Avs will insert Gavin Brindley, who was recalled from Loveland yesterday, into the lineup. Defenseman Alex Gagne will make his NHL debut tonight, while defenseman Brent Burns will skate in his 1600th career game. Mackenzie Blackwood will likely start tonight.
In his postgame comments on Thursday, head coach Jared Bednar seemed pleased with how his team performed in the wake of the injuries to his star players. “I liked our effort all around,” He said. “It’s a good hockey team we played. If you’re running without a couple of horses, you know, for half the game, so, pretty gutsy effort from our group. I’ll take it. I mean, we weren’t perfect. We made some mistakes; they cost us, but all in all, I’m pretty happy with what we did. It’s a big point.”
The Avs have collected three of a possible four points thus far during this road trip, and the prospect of a victory in Montréal looms large. The Avs split the season series against Montréal last year, but lost by a score of 7-3 during their previous visit to La Belle Province. For you superstitious folks out there, they were wearing their Quebec Nordiques heritage jerseys in that contest, and won’t be wearing them tonight.
Just sayin’.
The injured MacKinnon leads all skaters in points (30) and assists (20). Defenseman Devon Toews is enjoying an offensive flourish this season, as he leads all defensemen in goals (7). A win tonight could move Blackwood closer to second place in wins among active goaltenders across the League.
With the exception of Nashville, all Central Division teams are in action tonight. A win tonight keeps the Avs within pace of the second-place Predators, while remaining ahead of Dallas, Utah, Winnipeg, and St. Louis in the Central Division standings.
Projected Lineup
Forwards: Artturi Lehkonen -Brock Nelson – Martin Nečas Gabe Landeskog – Nicolas Roy – T.J. Hughes Jaden Schwartz – Nazem Kadri – Logan O’Connor Parker Kelly – Fedor Svechkov – Gavin Brindley
Defense: Devon Toews – Brett Kulak Noah Juulsen – Sam Malinski Alex Gagne – Brent Burns
Between the Pipes: Mackenzie Blackwood Scott Wedgewood
Montréal Canadiens
After bowing out to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final, Montréal is out to prove last season’s deep playoff run wasn’t a fluke. General manager Kent Hughes moved quickly to secure some key pieces of his roster this summer. He signed star right wing Ivan Demidov to an eight-year, $73.2 million dollar contract extension and standout goaltender Jakub Dobeš to a three-year, $16 million+ dollar contract, respectively, during the first two days of free agency in July.
The rest of the summer was quiet for Hughes until September. Hughes then signed left wing Chris Kreider signed a one-year, $5.4 million dollar contract on September 12, while forward Zachary Bolduc, acquired last season from St. Louis, signed a four-year, $16.8 million dollar contract the next day. Two days later, former Avalanche forward Alex Newhook signed a four-year, $22.2 million dollar contract extension.
With several of their key pieces now locked into long-term contracts, the organization is now focused on making another deep playoff run, and their current record reflects that goal. Coming into tonight’s game against Colorado, Montréal currently shares the Atlantic Division lead with Tampa. They’ve won three of their previous four games, their most recent being a 5-2 defeat of their archrival Boston Bruins at T.D. Garden this past Thursday.
However, the injury bug has started to make its presence known in Montréal. Demidov has missed over a month with a fractured ankle, and goaltender Sam Montembeault has been out of action since October 31 with a lower body injury. Earlier today, the organization announced that Kreider will miss 6-8 weeks with a lower body injury, while defenseman Mike Matheson is considered a game-time decision for tonight’s game against Colorado.
Right wing Cole Caufield and defenseman Lane Hutson lead all Montréal skaters in points (18). Caufield’s twelve goals—none of which were scored on an empty net, to the delight and/or relief of Montréal fans everywhere—is first among all Montréal skaters.
Hutson lead the team in assists (10), while goaltender Jacob Fowler ranks third among all League goaltenders in wins (9). Defenseman Arber Hekaj leads all Montréal skaters in penalty minutes (32).
Tonight kicks off a stretch of five games in seven days for Montréal. After facing Colorado tonight, they will start a three game road trip next Monday. Montréal will wrap up the season series with Colorado on November 25 at Ball Arena.
Projected Lineup
Forwards: Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Juraj Slafkovský Zachary Bolduc – Phillip Danault – Alexandre Texier Alex Newhook – Jake Evans – Josh Anderson Owen Beck – Oliver Kapanen – Kirby Dach
Defense: Kaiden Guhle – Mike Matheson Lane Hutson – Noah Dobson Arber Xhekaj – Alexandre Carrier
Solovyov, 26, has appeared in only three games this season, with the last appearance on Oct. 24 in a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators. According to head coach Dan Muse, this decision was more so about getting Solovyov consistent playing time, as was the case the first time he was optioned to WBS this season.
"It's been awhile now. Hasn't played in a bit," Muse said. "So, it's an opportunity to play."
Of note, Solovyov did not have to pass through waivers again because he had not been back with the NHL club for either 30 days or 10 games. He was recalled on Oct. 18 after his initial placement on waivers Oct. 9.
The move shouldn't come as much of a surprise, especially since veteran defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk is back practicing with the team. He played the first five games of the season before going down with a lower-body injury in mid-October, and he's been out ever since. He has not appeared in a game for the Penguins since Oct. 9, the same day Solovyov was waived.
Although van Riemsdyk, 35, has not officially been activated from injured reserve, the Penguins do expect him back soon. But Muse wants to see him ease back into things.
"We're going to get some more practices [is the] plan," Muse said. "Being out there with the team skate, a couple team skates now, some more practice time. So, that's the current plan."
