2023-12-28 02:56:00
Connor Bedard scored his second goal of the game in overtime to power the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
The 18-year-old prodigy navigated his way through the neutral zone and then beat Connor Hellebuyck with a good wrist shot.
This goal is the first of Bedard’s NHL overtime career. Alex Vlasic and Anthony Beauvillier were complicit in their teammate’s winning goal.
Bedard himself opened the scoring in the first period. He drove a net to jump on his own return and put the Hawks in control at the end of the first.
The first pick in the last draft has hit the target three times in his last two games and has obtained at least a point in a fifth straight game. Despite this, the Blackhawks have only won two of their last eight meetings.
Morgan Barron was the only one to thwart Petr Mrazek in the Jets’ defeat. The Blackhawks goaltender was solid in the victory with a 37 save performance.
Hellebuyck made 23 pucks at the other end of the ice. Winnipeg collected a point in a sixth consecutive game.
Panthers beat rivals for Mauritius
The Florida Panthers emerged victorious from the Florida battle and offered a 3-2 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1,800th game of head coach Paul Maurice’s career on Wednesday.
Maurice became the third head coach in NHL history to reach this plateau, after Scotty Bowman (2,141) and Barry Trotz (1,812).
Sam Reinhart’s 20th and 21st goals this season were enough for the Panthers to win at Amalie Arena. Aleksander Barkov had three assists and passed Olli Jokinen for fourth in NHL history for most games with more than one point by a Finnish player.
On the other side, Nikita Kucherov scored the 300th goal of his NHL career. He became the ninth player to reach this mark in fewer than 700 games. The National Hockey League’s leading scorer missed a few shifts in the first period after being hit in the face by a stick.
Sergei Bobrovsky was excellent with 27 saves, including a big one at the end of the third period against Brayden Point. The Bolts forward escaped and thought he had beaten the goalie, but Bobrovsky robbed him with the glove.
Defender Aaron Ekblad put the visitors in control of the match by scoring his first goal of the season. He fooled Andrei Vasilevskiy with a weak shot from the point.
Reinhart then doubled the lead early in the second period. He collected his second of the game during a numerical disadvantage in the third period.
Michael Eyssimont widened the gap just 20 seconds later, but the Panthers defended well until the end.
Maurice’s troop takes second position in the Atlantic division with 42 points.
Former Montreal Canadiens Mikhail Sergachev participated in the Lightning’s morning workout, but he missed a third consecutive game after receiving a shot on his left foot against the St. Louis Blues on December 19.
Late comeback for the Devils
After a wild end to the third period, Timo Meier scored the winning goal in overtime to allow the Devils to score a 4-3 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Trailing by a goal with less than four minutes remaining in the third, the Devils tied the game when Dawson Mercer managed to beat Elvis Merzlikins.
The Jackets had not said their last word. Yegor Chinakov took advantage of a Jonas Siegenthaler turnover to escape and give the Jackets the lead again with 2:26 left in the game.
With 1:25 on the clock, Luke Hughes allowed Siegenthaler to breathe a little by sending everyone into overtime with a good wrist shot after a superb climb in the opposing zone. Meier then put the puck between Merzlikins’ pads in overtime to give the Devils the victory.
Ondrej Palat scored the other goal for the Devils. Mercer stood out with a goal and two assists. Jake Bean and Justin Danforth were the other scorers for Pascal Vincent’s squad.
Vitek Vanecek collected the victory with 26 saves. Merzlikins suffered the defeat by stopping 31 shots.
With an assist on his brother Luke’s goal, Jack Hughes (14-26 in 28 games) became the fastest player to reach the 40-point plateau in Devils history. He beat Zach Parise, who had achieved the feat in 31 games.
With a lower body injury, Zach Werenski was forced to leave the game after a collision with Palat in the second period.
Miller takes care of the Caps
K’Andre Miller scored two goals and added an assist to lead the New York Rangers to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.
Igor Shesterkin made 25 saves for the Rangers, who won their second straight game and five of their last six. The goalkeeper notably stood out with a spectacular save by sliding at the expense of Ivan Miroshnichenko in the third period.
Quebecer Alexis Lafrenière also scored, scoring his 10th goal of the season. Artemi Panarin and Braden Schneider were the other scorers, and Mika Zibanejad had two assists in his 800th NHL game.
However, the Rangers lost the services of their captain Jacob Trouba during this match. Trouba suffered an upper body injury in the second period after contact with Tom Wilson and did not return to the game.
Anthony Mantha was the only Capitals player to find the back of the net. He was the author of the first goal of the match, extending his streak to four games with one point.
Darcy Kuemper blocked 26 shots in front of the visitors’ cage.
Bruins break four-game losing streak
The numerical advantage favored the Boston Bruins and Jim Montgomery’s squad beat the Buffalo Sabers 4-1 on Wednesday night at KeyBank Center.
Charlie Coyle scored twice with the man advantage while Brad Marchand had two assists to snap the Bruins’ losing streak to four games.
Jeremy Swayman made 26 saves and recorded his 10th victory of the season. The goalkeeper was however able to thank the work of his defense, Charlie McAvoy saved a goal by hitting the return of Dylan Cozens’ shot on the fly as the puck was about to enter the net.
Mason Lohrei and Morgan Geekie were the other scorers for Boston.
The Sabers couldn’t give Devon Levi a victory on his birthday. The Quebecer celebrated his 22nd birthday by making 21 saves.
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