Emmitt Finnie and Dylan Larkin achieved feats final achieved by two franchise cornerstones because the Crimson Wings prolonged their successful streak to 5 video games.
* Quinn Hughes had one other level throughout the Canucks’ early-season five-game highway journey, whereas a number of skaters hoping to hitch him on Staff USA’s roster for the Olympic Winter Video games Milano Cortina 2026 additionally shone Sunday.
* Monday’s five-game schedule is highlighted by the Sabres squaring off with the Canadiens throughout the newest version of Prime Monday Night time Hockey on Prime Video Canada, one among a number of nationwide broadcasts slated for the week forward.
Finnie, Larkin obtain feats final achieved by Zetterberg, DatsyukEmmitt Finnie (2-1—3) scored his first two profession targets and Dylan Larkin (2-2—4) stretched his season-opening level streak to 6 video games because the Crimson Wings improved to 5-1-0 (10 factors) on the marketing campaign, together with 5 straight wins.
* Finnie grew to become the primary participant chosen by Detroit in Spherical 7 of the NHL Draft or later with a multi-goal sport for the Crimson Wings since Henrik Zetterberg on Jan. 18, 2015. Larkin tied a single-game profession excessive with 4 factors and has factored on every of Detroit’s final six targets courting to the 1-0 tally towards Tampa Bay on Oct. 17.
CANUCKS OUTLAST CAPITALS TO WIN THIRD STRAIGHT ON ROAD
The Canucks jumped out to a 4-0 lead early within the second interval, with Elias Pettersson getting Vancouver on the board simply 59 seconds into the competition for the NHL’s fourth opening-minute objective of the season and third in two days. The Canucks then fended off a livid three-goal rally by the Capitals that noticed Washington transfer inside one earlier than Vancouver finally received to enhance to 4-2-0 (8 factors) on the season and earn their third consecutive highway win of a five-game journey. In 2024-25, the Canucks reeled off an eight-game highway successful streak – tied for the second-longest run in franchise historical past.
* Quinn Hughes (0-1—1), who already holds the Canucks document for profession assists by a defenseman, surpassed Thomas Gradin for sole possession of sixth place on the franchise’s all-time assists listing.
Staff USA OLYMPIC hopefuls FEATURED IN SUNDAY’s #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATESSunday’s version of #NHLStats: Stay Updates featured extra notes from the four-game slate, together with Mammoth teammates Clayton Keller (1-1—2) and Logan Cooley in addition to Blackhawks ahead Frank Nazar notching targets in victories. Keller, Cooley and Nazar attended Staff USA’s orientation camp for the Olympic Winter Video games Milano Cortina 2026 after successful a objective medal along with the Individuals on the 2025 World Championship.
QUICK CLICKS
* Tage Thompson embraces probability to make U.S. Olympic roster, finish Sabres’ playoff drought
* Brad Marchand says 1st sport vs. Bruins with Panthers in Boston ought to be ‘bizarre’* Bradly Nadeau hits “The Michigan” in sport with AHL’s Chicago Wolves* Canucks overcome accidents, strain to win 3 straight to open 5-game highway journey* Marchand fined most for actions in Panthers sport
PRIME MONDAY NIGHT HOCKEY HEADS TO BELL CENTRE IN MONTREAL
An #NHLStats primer earlier than tonight’s Sabres–Canadiens sport on Prime Monday Night time Hockey (7:30 p.m. ET), stay from Bell Centre in Montreal the place the hosts are 2-1-0 this season:
* After two straight wins wherein they outscored opponents 11-4 (together with a shutout towards the reigning champion Panthers), Buffalo will go to Montreal for his or her first of 4 straight nationwide telecasts this week (within the U.S. or Canada) with Alex Tuch (6-12—18 in 18 GP vs. MTL), Rasmus Dahlin (4-14—18 in 20 GP vs. MTL) and Tage Thompson (9-7—16 in 16 GP vs. MTL) all taking sturdy profession head-to-head stats into the matchup.
* Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki is averaging greater than a point-per-game in his profession on this matchup (6-12—18 in 17 GP vs. BUF), whereas Lane Hutson enters the Prime showdown with a number of assists/factors in each sport he has performed towards Buffalo (0-8—8 in 4 GP). Hutson and P.Ok. Subban (4 GP vs. MIN) are the one defensemen in Canadiens historical past to document a number of factors in every of their first 4 profession video games towards one opponent.
* Montreal has received 4 straight video games towards Buffalo courting to Nov. 11, 2024 (BUF: 0-3-1), tied for his or her second longest lively streak towards any opponent (w/ NSH, behind 5-0-0 stretch vs. FLA).
* Arber Xhekaj, whose path to the NHL included a cease roughly 50 miles from Buffalo with the Junior B St. Catharines Falcons, began the preseason by skating alongside his brother, Florian, on Sept. 23. Their mom, Simona, stunned them by being in attendance at Bell Centre and was delivered to tears when Florian put the Canadiens up 2-0 earlier than Arber scored an empty-net objective in a victory versus the Flyers.
NATIONAL GAMES ON THE RADAR THIS WEEK
5 #NHLStats and storylines you should find out about different nationwide broadcasts this week:
1. Panthers at Bruins on ESPN (Tuesday): After 16 seasons carrying the spoked B in entrance of the TD Backyard devoted, former Bruins captain Brad Marchand will play an NHL sport within the constructing as a customer for the primary time. With one other Stanley Cup to his title – including to the one he received with the Bruins in 2011 as a rookie – since he final wore the black and gold, Marchand returns to face the franchise with whom he ranks among the many high 5 for video games performed (1,090; 4th), targets (422; 4th), factors (976; fifth) and game-winning targets (82; 2nd).
2. Avalanche at Mammoth on ESPN (Tuesday): Colorado ahead Nathan MacKinnon wants two targets to tie Milan Hejduk for fourth place on the all-time franchise listing as he leads the 5-0-1 Avalanche into Utah, the place the Mammoth are 3-0-0. MacKinnon has some extent in all 4 video games he has performed towards Utah (2-4—6 in 4 GP), together with the game-winning objective Oct. 9. Mammoth captain Clayton Keller (32-65—97 in 87 GP) wants three factors to grow to be the primary participant with 100 profession factors for Utah. He would be the first American participant to be any franchise’s first 100-point participant.
3. Crimson Wings at Sabres on TNT and HBO Max (Wednesday): In pursuit of 500 profession targets (6 away) and probably the most factors by a U.S.-born participant in NHL historical past (27 away), Patrick Kane will lead the 5-1-0 Crimson Wings into his hometown to face the Sabres. Kane is looking for his first objective in Buffalo as a member of the Crimson Wings, along with his final hometown tally coming March 11, 2023, with the Rangers. Kane is averaging no less than a point-per-game towards Buffalo each general (1.13 P/GP) and on the highway (1.00 P/GP).
4. Canadiens at Flames on Sportsnet (Wednesday): Two younger groups will sq. off when the Canadiens (25.66) start a tour by Western Canada towards the Flames (27.97). Calgary has received 4 straight towards Montreal, with 24-year-old Dustin Wolf (runner-up to Lane Hutson for the Calder Trophy final season) claiming three of these victories for an ideal 3-0-0 mark in his profession towards the membership. Every of those groups has one participant already on an Olympic roster, each on Staff Slovakia: Martin Pospisil (CGY; injured) and Juraj Slafkovský (MTL). Slafkovský was the youngest NHL participant (min. 1 GP) named to a preliminary roster and already has a powerful resume on that stage.
5. Canadiens at Canucks on Sportsnet and TVA Sports activities (Saturday): Two NHL Award-winning defensemen from households with a number of siblings both within the NHL or pursuing that dream would be the point of interest of Hockey Night time in Canada as Lane Hutson (2024-25 Calder Trophy) and the Canadiens go to Quinn Hughes (2023-24 Norris Trophy) and the Canucks. Hutson, who skated in his ninetieth profession sport on Saturday, ranks second in assists (behind 68 by Cale Makar) and third in factors (behind 85 by Makar & 73 by Hughes) amongst lively defensemen by that stage of a profession. Hutson and Hughes mixed for 5 factors of their solely earlier assembly (Jan. 6, 2025).
HURRICANES, GOLDEN KNIGHTS MEET ON HOT STREAKS
The Hurricanes (5-0-0, 10 factors) and Golden Knights (4-0-2, 10 factors) will look to maintain their season-opening win and level streaks, respectively, alive once they face off in Vegas on Monday. Carolina is the one workforce with no regulation loss in 2025-26 and look to begin a season 6-0-0 for the second time in franchise historical past (9-0-0 in 2021-22). Vegas’ season-opening six-game level streak is already the second longest in franchise historical past, behind a 12-game run (11-0-1) to open the 2023-24 marketing campaign.
