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Watch: MacKinnon goes top shelf on Crawford in OT

Nathan MacKinnon ensured a happy holiday break for the Colorado Avalanche.

The speedy forward roofed a wrist shot past Corey Crawford to give his team a much-needed win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.

The goal was MacKinnon's ninth of the season.

Colorado entered the game with the fewest amount of points in the NHL, so a win over the Central Division's first-place club is a nice stocking stuffer.

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Nylander snaps 13-game goal drought with sly backhand

The best way to end a goal-scoring slump is by netting a beauty.

Toronto Maple Leafs rookie William Nylander did just that Friday, turning on the jets and beating Arizona Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith with a top-shelf backhand to give the Maple Leafs a 4-1 lead.

Despite the lengthy goalless skid, Nyalnder still sits fourth in rookie scoring this season with 22 points.

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Paul Coffey is Jagr’s next victim on the milestone trail

First Mark Messier, next Paul Coffey.

Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr reminded the hockey world on Thursday that he's still a force when - with a rather unorthodox assist - he eclipsed Mark Messier's 1,887 to claim second place on the league's all-time points list.

However, Jagr is not done collecting milestones this season. The 44-year-old picked up an assist in Friday's game against the Detroit Red Wings and with it moved within an assist of Paul Coffey's 1,135 for fifth all time in that category.

After that he would need another 34 assists to catch Ray Bourque who sits fourth all time. Meanwhile in the goals department, Jagr sits third behind Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe and would need another 52 to pass Mr. Hockey for second place.

But if Jagr plays til he's 50 years old - as he plans - then no milestone may be safe.

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Panthers’ Smith suffers concussion after devastating hit by Kronwall

Florida Panthers forward Reilly Smith will be out the next 7-to-10 days with a concussion, head coach Tom Rowe said, according to George Richards of the Miami Herald.

Smith suffered the injury after taking a heavy hit by Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall early into the second period of the team's 4-3 shootout loss on Friday.

The club's timetable means the 25-year-old can expect to miss the Panthers' next three games following the Holiday break.

Through 34 games this season Smith has managed six goals and 14 points.

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Watch: Doan records 400th goal in 1,500th game

Appearing in his 1,500th career NHL game, the Arizona Coyotes captain recorded his 400th regular-season goal.

The milestone tally was assisted by Connor Murphy and Jamie McGinn, and came late in the second period on Frederik Andersen of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Doan became the 93rd player in NHL history to reach 400 goals, and extends his lead atop the Coyotes' all-time list.

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Bruins’ backup goalie situation becoming a problem

The good news for the Boston Bruins is Tuukka Rask is playing some of the best hockey of his career.

The bad news?

All three goalies that have stepped in as backup have to this point failed miserably.

The latest example was Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes wherein Anton Khudobin saw an early two-goal lead evaporate around him.

Signed to a two-year, $2.4-million deal this past summer, Khudobin has not been able to effectively backstop the Bruins in relief of Rask, while rookies Malcolm Subban and Zane McIntyre did not impress in brief stints earlier this season.

Here's a look at Rask's numbers compared to those behind him on the depth chart.

Goalie Games Record Save %
Tuukka Rask 26 17-6-3 .930
Anton Khudobin 8 1-5-1 .879
Zane McIntyre 3 0-2-0 .859
Malcolm Subban 1 0-1-0 .813

One potential silver lining for the Bruins is McIntrye's play at the AHL level. In 12 games, he's posted a record of 8-0-0 with a .956 save percentage. He could be called upon to jump up to the big club if need be, but there's still the matter of what to do with Khudobin and his contract.

With a record of 18-14-4 following the loss to Carolina, the Bruins remain in third place in the Atlantic. If they don't solve this particular problem, though, a third straight year out of the playoffs could very well be on the horizon.

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Watch: Toews’ tap-in ends lengthy goal drought

The captain is back on the board.

Jonathan Toews was credited with a goal against the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, marking his first since Nov. 6 and ending a 13-game scoreless drought.

The power-play goal was assisted by Artemi Panarin, and expelled a sigh of relief from the Chicago Blackhawks.

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Blue Jackets best Canadiens, push winning streak to 12

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets made it 12 straight wins Friday night, defeating the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 to maintain the best record in the NHL.

Columbus, improved to 23-5-4 - its best start in franchise history - and has not lost since Nov. 26. Montreal, which outshot Columbus 37-24, fell to 21-9-4.

The win was a league-leading 20th for goalie Sergei Bobvrosky, who kept Columbus in the game despite an apathetic third period in which the Blue Jackets took just five shots.

Sam Gagner put Columbus on the board at 17:50 of the first period, 16 seconds into a Canadiens bench minor for too many men on the ice. It was his 15th goal on the season and sixth on the power play.

The Jackets made it 2-0 with Brandon Saad's 13th goal of the season, just 1:22 into the second period.

The Canadians dominated the puck in the third period, and made it 2-1 with Jeff Petry's goal at 9:08.

Notes: Both Columbus and Montreal were playing the second of two games in consecutive nights. ... The Blue Jackets signed RW Vitaly Abramov to a three-year entry-level contract. Abramov was the Jackets' third-round selection, 65th overall, in the 2016 NHL Draft. ... With his assist in the first period, Cam Atkinson became the fourth player in Columbus history to score 200 points. ... Seth Jones left the game at 1:12 of the first period after taking a puck to the mouth. ... Atkinson continued his career-high nine-game point streak. He currently leads the team in goals (15).

UP NEXT:

The Canadiens play Wednesday at Tampa Bay.

The Blue Jackets are off until Tuesday when they host Boston,

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Matthews tightropes blue line, collects assist vs. childhood team

Auston Matthews gave his hometown crowd something to cheer about early into his Arizona debut Friday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs rookie made a slick play to keep the puck onside in the Coyotes' end before setting up Connor Brown who promptly beat Mike Smith with a wrist shot short-side.

The goal gives Brown goals in two straight games, while Matthews now has 26 points on the year.

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Wild set franchise record with 10th consecutive victory

All is well in the State of Hockey.

With a 7-4 win over the New York Rangers on Friday, the Minnesota Wild extended their current win streak to 10 games, setting a new franchise record.

Here's how they got it done:

Date Opponent Result
Dec. 4 @ Oilers W 2-1 (OT)
Dec. 7 @ Maple Leafs W 3-2
Dec. 9 Oilers W 3-2 (SO)
Dec. 11 Blues W 3-1
Dec. 13 Panthers W 5-1
Dec. 15 @ Predators W 5-2
Dec. 17 Coyotes W 4-1
Dec. 20 Avalanche W 2-0
Dec. 22 @ Canadiens W 4-2
Dec. 23 @ Rangers

The streak has helped solidify the Wild's hold on second place in the Central Division, sitting two points behind the Chicago Blackhawks with three games in hand.

Suffice to say the hiring of Bruce Boudreau as head coach is paying off quite nicely so far.

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