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NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – October 31, 2017
Thornton passes Kurri for 20th on all-time points list
Patrick Marleau was the man of the hour in San Jose Monday night, but his longtime former teammate made some history.
Joe Thornton moved past Jari Kurri for 20th on the NHL's all-time points list with a secondary assist on Joe Pavelski's game-tying goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second period.
It was the 1,399th point of Thornton's career.
The 38-year-old forward originally tied Kurri with an assist Oct. 23, but the helper was later taken away. He tied him again with a goal against the Boston Bruins on Thursday.
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Hudon helps Canadiens wallop Senators
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Charles Hudon scored his first two career goals and had an assist, helping the Montreal Canadiens roll to an 8-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.
Artturi Lehkonen also scored twice for the Canadiens (4-7-1), and Shea Weber had three assists. Al Montoya stopped 25 shots in his first victory of the season.
Max Pacioretty, Alex Galchenyuk, Brendan Gallagher and Tomas Plekanec also scored as Montreal won back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Ottawa (5-2-5) got goals from Tom Pyatt, Ryan Dzingel and Chris DiDomenico. Craig Anderson made just nine saves on 15 shots through two periods before being replaced by Mike Condon, who allowed two goals on 14 shots.
Senators captain Erik Karlsson, one of the NHL's best defensemen, was on the ice for seven Montreal goals.
Hudon got off to a fast start during a wild six-goal first period. The Canadiens entered the game as the lowest scoring team in the Eastern Conference.
Pyatt opened the scoring just 21 seconds in, but Montreal replied at 4:27 when Hudon stepped around Karlsson to beat Anderson short side.
The Canadiens made it 2-1 when Pacioretty stole the puck from Anderson behind the net and scored a short-handed goal into an empty net. After Mike Hoffman's shot went in off Dzingel, tying it at 2, Lehkonen and Hudon scored to make it 4-2 after one.
The second was a more quiet period until the halfway mark when DiDomenico scored his second in as many games with a power-play goal. But Jordie Benn fed a beautiful pass to Galchenyuk for a breakaway goal and Gallagher made it 6-3 with less than a minute remaining in the period with his fourth of the season.
NOTES: The Senators were without D Mark Borowiecki, who was a late scratch because he wasn't feeling well. C Kyle Turris (Viral infection, day-to-day) and Bobby Ryan (broken finger, three weeks) also were held out.
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Vasilevskiy earns 9th straight win as Lightning tame Panthers in wild affair
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Andrei Vasilevskiy won his ninth straight start and Steven Stamkos scored twice to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning over the Florida Panthers 8-5 on Monday night.
Vasilevskiy made 18 saves and shares the longest win streak by a goalie in franchise history with John Grahame, who won nine in a row from Nov. 14 to Dec. 10, 2005.
Ondrej Palat scored the go-ahead goal and had an assist. Nikita Kucherov added his NHL-leading 13th goal and an assist, while Brayden Point and Yanni Gourde each had a goal and an assist for Tampa Bay. Vladislav Namestnikov and Anton Stralman also scored.
Aleksander Barkov had a goal and three assists to lead the Panthers. Evgeni Dadanov, Jamie McGinn, Jonathan Huberdeau and Aaron Ekblad also scored for Florida.
James Reimer allowed five goals on 19 shots before being replaced by Antti Niemi at 10:22 of the second. Niemi stopped 16 shots.
Tampa Bay took a 4-3 lead on Palat's shot from the left of the crease at 7:17 of the second period, then stretched it to 5-3 when Gourde tipped in the puck during a power play at 9:38. Namestnikov made it 6-3 with 4:19 left in the second.
McGinn's goal cut it to 6-4 at 5:32 of the third, but Stamkos' second goal at 9:02 stretched the Lightning lead to 7-4.
Dadanov made it 7-5 with 8:31 left in the third, and Stralman added an empty-net goal with 19 seconds left.
Huberdeau tied the score 3-all at 5:32 of the second.
The Panthers closed to 2-1 on Ekblad's goal at 10:31 of the first period.
Stamkos' first goal gave the Lightning a 3-1 advantage on a power play when he one-timed a shot past Reimer with 5:20 left in the first.
Florida trimmed it to 3-2 on Barkov's backhand from in front with 53 seconds left in the first.
The Lightning took a 2-0 lead within the first five minutes. Point put them in front 2:48 in when he redirected the puck past Reimer. Kucherov picked off a pass and put the puck over Reimer's shoulder at 4:55.
NOTES: Panthers LW Connor Brickley missed the game with an upper-body injury sustained Saturday against Detroit. ... Dadanov has eight points (four goals, four assists) in the past five games. ... Lightning C Cedric Paquette missed his sixth consecutive game with a lower-body injury. ... Point has six points in three games against the Panthers.
UP NEXT
Lightning: Host the New York Rangers on Thursday.
Panthers: Host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.
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Sharks fans give Marleau extended standing ovation in return to San Jose
Sharks fans were on their feet for nearly two minutes, cheering on Patrick Marleau in his return to San Jose.
No words necessary. pic.twitter.com/WdiZ8lBw9m
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) October 31, 2017
The Sharks also honored Marleau with a video tribute that aired prior to the start of the game.
Thank you, Patrick Marleau. pic.twitter.com/X4nBIrOMK2
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) October 31, 2017
Marleau played 19 seasons with the Sharks, and is the franchise's all-time leader in games played (1,493), goals (508), and points (1,082). He signed a three-year, $18.75-million contract with the Maple Leafs in the offseason.
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Golden Knights lose another goalie to injury as Dansk leaves game
The Vegas Golden Knights' misfortune in the crease continued Monday night, as goaltender Oscar Dansk left the expansion team's game against the New York Islanders with an undisclosed injury.
Dansk skated off gingerly under his own power after John Tavares scored a power-play goal to tie the game late in the second period.
(Video courtesy: NHL.com)
He was replaced by 24-year-old undrafted netminder Maxime Lagace, who allowed four goals on 11 shots in his NHL debut.
The Golden Knights later announced Dansk would not return to Monday's game.
Vegas is already without Marc-Andre Fleury, who remains sidelined with a concussion, and Malcolm Subban, who was ruled out for at least a month back on Oct. 22 with an injury of his own.
Dansk won all three games he played for the Golden Knights before Monday's contest, including a shutout of the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. He stopped 17 of the 19 shots he faced before getting hurt.
As for who might replace Dansk if he's forced to miss any additional time, Golden Knights assistant general manager Kelly McCrimmon told NHL.com's Dan Rosen that depending on the injury, the first option for any emergency recall before Tuesday's game against the New York Rangers is Dylan Ferguson of the WHL's Kamloops Blazers.
Ferguson was acquired by Vegas in the Marc Methot trade with the Dallas Stars back in June.
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Report: Oilers willing to deal Jokinen
Desperate to halt their skid, the Edmonton Oilers are reportedly willing to deal forward Jussi Jokinen.
With the team off to a 3-6-1 record to begin the year, Edmonton has reached out to fellow clubs to "gauge interest" for the 34-year-old, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.
Unfortunately, the chances the Oilers are able to acquire anything of significant value for Jokinen is unlikely. He has tallied just one assist in nine games, while averaging 12:14 of ice time per night - the 11th most among the team's forwards.
Jokinen signed a one-year, $1.1-million deal with the Oilers this offseason after posting 11 goals and 28 points in 69 games with the Florida Panthers last season.
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Report: Shipachyov heading back to Russia, contract with Vegas to be terminated
Vadim Shipachyov's time as a Golden Knight was short-lived, as he is reportedly heading back to Russia. His contract will be terminated after the unconditional waiver process, according to Sportsnet's Eric Engels.
Shipachyov signed a two-year, $9-million contract with the Golden Knights on May 4, and was expected to be one of their key offensive producers after finishing third in KHL scoring with 76 points a year ago.
It didn't materialize, as Shipachyov played in just three games for the Knights, averaging just over 10 minutes of ice time.
After starting the year with AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, he was sent back down after three games, placed on the trade block, and then suspended by the team for failing to report back to the AHL.
Vegas is the talk of the NHL with an 8-1 record, but the failed experiment with Shipachyov has to sting a bit.
With bonuses considered, the Golden Knights will have paid Vadim Shipachyov ~$2.35 million USD for his 32 minute NHL career ($74,000/minute)
— Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) October 30, 2017
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Tristan Jarry will be Penguins’ 3rd backup this season
The Pittsburgh Penguins are hoping the third time's the charm in their search for a reliable backup goaltender.
Tristan Jarry will replace Casey DeSmith as Pittsburgh's No. 2 netminder after being recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Monday.
DeSmith was reassigned to the AHL affiliate in a corresponding move. He gave up three goals on 15 shots after Matt Murray was pulled in Pittsburgh's 7-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night.
Antti Niemi began the season as the backup goalie for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, but he was waived and claimed by the Florida Panthers after three terrible appearances for the Penguins in which he gave up 16 goals over 129 minutes for a save percentage of .797.
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