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  • Avalanche's Jonathan Drouin: Lights lamp twice against Florida

    Drouin scored two goals on four shots while adding two blocked shots and a plus-1 rating in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Panthers.

    The 29-year-old potted his first two tallies of the season, with the second coming just 34 seconds into the second period to tie the game at 2-2. Drouin has four points in four games since returning from an upper-body injury, and he should stay productive as long as he keeps skating on the Avs' top line with Nathan MacKinnon.

  • Avalanche's Alexandar Georgiev: Wild ride in fifth straight win

    Georgiev turned aside 27 shots in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Panthers.

    Florida held a 2-1 lead after the first period, but Colorado scored four straight goals in the second to take control of the game. Even so, Georgiev gave up late goals in each of the final two frames to keep things interesting. The 28-year-old netminder has won five straight starts, posting a 2.58 GAA and .904 save percentage over that stretch.

  • Kings' Quinton Byfield: Pots winner on power play

    Byfield scored the game-winning goal on the power play in Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Kraken.

    The 22-year-old rifled home a one-timer from a sharp angle early in the second period, giving the Kings a 2-0 lead. Byfield struggled out of the gates, perhaps feeling the weight of expectations after signing a five-year contract extension in July, but all three of his goals on the season have come in the last eight games.

  • Kings' David Rittich: Sharp in seventh win

    Rittich stopped 19 shots in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Kraken.

    The 32-year-old netminder nearly recorded his first shutout of the season, but a Brandon Montour blast through traffic with less than two minutes left in the third period snuck past Rittich to end the shutout bid. Rittich has started three straight games with Darcy Kuemper (undisclosed) sidelined and allowed only one goal in each, but with the Kings having called up Pheonix Copley to be the backup over unproven Erik Portillo, Rittich could get a breather as soon as Monday in San Jose.

  • Kraken's Brandon Montour: Lights lamp again Saturday

    Montour scored a goal on three shots while adding three blocked shots and a plus-1 rating in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Kings.

    The veteran blueliner spoiled David Rittich's shutout bid with 94 seconds left in the third period, blasting a shot through traffic that the goalie got only a piece of. Montour has found the back of the net in back-to-back games, and he's racked up six goals and 14 points through his first 20 contests with the Kraken.

  • Joey Daccord G | SEA

    Kraken's Joey Daccord: Tough loss Saturday

    Daccord made 19 saves in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Kings.

    Two goals less than two minutes apart in the second period, including a power-play tally by Quinton Byfield, accounted for the only damage against Daccord, but the Seattle offense didn't get on the board until late in the third. The 28-year-old netminder is 9-4-1 through 14 starts this season with a 2.30 GAA and .922 save percentage.

  • Senators' Zack Ostapchuk: Summoned from AHL

    Ostapchuk was recalled from AHL Belleville on Sunday.

    Ostapchuk has earned one assist, three shots on net, five blocked shots and eight hits in six NHL outings this season. He has one goal and seven helpers across nine AHL appearances in 2024-25. Ostapchuk will be an option to play Monday versus Calgary, or he could be a healthy scratch as an extra forward.

  • Kirby Dach C | MON

    Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Goal drought reaches 12

    Dach had one shot on net, one hit and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

    Dach's most notable contribution was a giveaway in his own end that resulted in Vegas' second goal. He's now gone 12 games without lighting the lamp, and much of that stretch came while he pulled shifts on the top line. The 23-year-old forward eventually skated on the fourth line in the final period. Dach has one goal, seven assists, 36 shots, 40 hits, 13 blocks, 10 PIM with a team-low minus-15 rating over 20 outings.

  • Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Slips to fourth line

    Slafkovsky had four hits with a minus-4 rating in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

    It was a tough night for Slafkovsky, who extended a goal-less streak to 13 games. A poor decision in the second period led directly to a 2-on-1 rush that resulted in Vegas' third goal. It was similar to the decision he made a week ago that got him benched for a stretch against the Blue Jackets. Slafkovsky and Kirby Dach -- whose careless turnover in his own end led to Vegas' second goal -- were both pulling shifts on the fourth line in the third period.

  • Josh Anderson RW | MON

    Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Plucks apple in loss

    Anderson had an assist and five hits in Saturday's 6-2 loss to Vegas.

    Anderson picked up the secondary helper on Jayden Struble's goal that made it a 5-2 game in the third period. Hits are a big part of Anderson's game, as the five he meted out Saturday put him atop the club with 50. He's also picked up his scoring pace of late, as Saturday's helper was his fifth point in the last seven outings.

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