Daily Faceoff Morning Report — 12/06/22
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MacKinnon hurt in Colorado’s loss to Flyers
The growing list of injuries for the defending champs grew again on Monday when superstar Nathan MacKinnon suffered an upper-body injury in the first period. After scoring the first goal, the banged-up Avalanche gave up four unanswered goals and trailed 4-1 midway through the third period. Mikko Rantanen and Alex Newhook scored late third-period goals to make things interesting, but Travis Konecny scored his 10th of the year to seal it late. Newhook, who may find himself as the Avs’ new No.1 centre moving forward, had two goals in the loss. The Flyers had 12 players get on the scoresheet, with multi-point performances coming from Kevin Hayes (2A), Scott Laughton (2A), and Travis Sanheim (1G/1A).
Three third period goals propel Rangers over Blues
Jordan Binnington’s struggles continued on Monday, as he allowed six goals on 24 shots (.750 SV%) in the Blues’ 6-4 loss in New York. The Blues went into the third period up 4-3, but the Rangers scored three unanswered goals (K’Andre Miller, Alexis Lafrenière, and Chris Kreider) to move to 12-10-5 on the season. The Blues got goals from Pavel Buchnevich (9), Vladimir Tarasenko (7), Jordan Kyrou (10), and Ryan O’Reilly (8), a sign that their offensive weapons may be able to get rolling and get the Blues back into playoff contention. The loss was their fourth straight, as they’ve followed up their seven-game winning streak by losing six of their last seven.
Golden Knights snap Bruins’ home winning streak at 14
Even without Jack Eichel (lower-body), the Golden Knights were able to hand the Bruins their first home loss of the season. Paul Cotter, who replaced Eichel on the top line, had two goals as Vegas sprung out to a 3-0 lead. The Bruins’ stars battled back with three unanswered to force overtime and, ultimately, a shootout. Logan Thompson would deny all five shooters that he faced before Reilly Smith scored the shootout winner.
Skinner stands tall but Oilers fall to Capitals
On Monday, Stuart Skinner did everything he could, turning aside 47 of 50 shots in the Oilers’ 3-2 loss to the Capitals. Connor McDavid scored a shorthanded goal in the second period to give him 22 goals, one behind Jason Robertson for the NHL lead. It was McDavid’s first shorthanded goal since the 2018-19 season. The Capitals got two bottom-6 goals, with Lars Eller’s second-period and Nic Dowd’s third-period tallies. With Darcy Kuemper out, Charlie Lindgren got the start for Washington, and he stopped 28 of 30 shots for his third win of the campaign.
Kadri’s three-point night leads Flames over Coyotes
Nazem Kadri came into Monday’s game with just one assist in his last eight games but factored in on all three goals (1G / 2A) in Calgary’s 3-2 win over Arizona. Jakob Chychrun and Shayne Gostisbehere each scored a goal and assist in the loss. Chychrun now has six points (3G / 3A) and 31 SOG in seven games since returning from injury on November 21st. Dan Vladar earned the win for Calgary, stopping 18 of the 20 shots he faced. Vladar is now 3-1-1 with a .935 SV% in his last five appearances.
Canucks stun Canadiens with come-from-behind win
Spencer Martin was pulled in the first period after allowing four goals on just nine shots (.556 SV%). After trailing 4-0 late into the second period, the Canucks got on the board with goals from Conor Garland and Ilya Mikheyev to cut the deficit in half heading to the third. Bo Horvat, Mikheyev, and Jack Studnicka would score three straight in less than five minutes to give the Canucks the unlikely lead. However, the Canadiens answered with two goals of their own, taking a 6-5 lead late in the third period. The game would need overtime after Andrei Kuzmenko’s power-play goal tied things with just over 90 seconds left. Elias Pettersson would cap the incredible comeback with the game-winner just 13 seconds into overtime. Despite the loss, 12 Canadiens recorded at least one point.
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