The 22-year-old notched his third straight two-goal game Thursday, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the division-rival Buffalo Sabres.
Alex Galchenyuk March 2 - 2 goals March 5 - 2 goals March 8 - 2 goals Tonight - 2 goalshttps://t.co/dKHOQ5Vjpf
His pair of second-period tallies also propelled him past captain Max Pacioretty for the team lead with 25 goals. He has now found the back of the net 11 times in his last eight games, adding one assist during that stretch.
Galchenyuk has had six multi-goal games since Feb. 12, and is the first Canadien since Brian Savage in 1995 to post multi-goal games in three consecutive contests, and the first Canadien since Jean Beliveau in 1959 with five multi-goal games in an eight-game span.
Per @EliasSports: Alex Galchenyuk is first @CanadiensMTL player with 4 multi-goal efforts in a 5-game span since Rejean Houle in 1980.
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Rookie sensation Connor McDavid scored the go-ahead goal with 7:29 left, giving the Edmonton Oilers a 2-1 victory Thursday over the Minnesota Wild.
With Wild defenceman Jared Spurgeon trying to slow his rush, the 19-year-old...
MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban had to be stretchered off the ice on after falling awkwardly late in the third period of Thursday's game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Subban went into the corner of his own zone with Buffalo...
DETROIT - Bill Gadsby, a Hall of Fame defenceman who played 20 seasons in the NHL for Chicago, Detroit and the New York Rangers, has died. He was 88.
Lynn Anderson, director of communications for Beaumont Hospital of Farmington Hills, confirm...
SUNRISE, Fla. - Jaromir Jagr scored two goals and Vincent Trocheck had a goal and three assists to lead the Florida Panthers to a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist, and Aaron E...
DETROIT - Justin Abdelkader scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.
Dylan Larkin and Jonathan Ericsson also scored and Petr Mrazek stopped 2...
Subban stumbled to his knees in pursuit along the boards and ended up jamming his head, causing an awkward twisting motion with his neck from the contact with Emelin.
He was able to shake off his gloves and grab at his head immediately after the incident, but the training staff quickly called for reinforcements once they arrived at the fallen defender.
He was able to give thumbs up while he exited the ice.
Subban hasn't missed a game due to injury in his career.
SAGINAW, Mich. - Blake Speers and Hayden Verbeek each scored twice and Colton White had a goal and three assists as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds downed the Saginaw Spirit 7-3 on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action.
Saginaw sits in the...
BOSTON - Phillip Di Giuseppe scored on a rebound 1:30 into overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes earned a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.
Di Giuseppe had a wide-open net when Boston goalie Tuukka Rask couldn't corral the rebo...
With a beautiful two-on-one finish on a transition rush with Jonathan Huberdeau on Thursday night versus the Ottawa Senators, Jaromir Jagr secured the 20th 50-point season of his incredible career.
Jagr is the fifth player to hit 50 points 20 times, joining Ron Francis, Ray Bourque, Mark Messier, and Gordie Howe, according to George Richards of the Miami Herald.