Here are the results and highlights from last night’s six-game NHL schedule.
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1. Crazy game in Ottawa
I don’t know if you missed the Panthers-Senators game last night, but if you did, you missed a WHOLE show.
That’s not even an exaggeration. Ottawa lost 4-0, but the intensity was there.
There was no shortage of checking and fighting, and 135 penalty minutes.
Zack MacEwen assessed a five-minute match penalty for a check to the head on Matthew Tkachuk. 👀 pic.twitter.com/kwa8WjEdoH
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Jake Sanderson and Matt Tkachuk drop the mitts! 🥊 pic.twitter.com/ruXWxVfTCq
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In the third period, the officials had had enough of dangerous play.
After a breakaway by Brady Tkachuk, a skirmish ensued.
The result: EVERY player on the ice received a game misconduct, so the Panthers had only six players on its bench at one point in the game.
I’ve never seen anything like it.
“Every player on the ice has a 10-minute misconduct, among other penalties.”
😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/uvWt11PY32
– Bally Sports Florida: Panthers (@BallyPanthers) November 28, 2023
The referees and linesmen really earned their pay in this game.
Paul Maurice was clearly not impressed…
Another one who wasn’t impressed: Joonas Korpisalo. He let his defenders know…
Korpisalo not impressed with the Sens pic.twitter.com/88wot0XkK4
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But for hockey highlights, Aleksander Barkov finished the game with three assists.
In doing so, he surpassed Jonathan Huberdeau for the most power-play points in franchise history. He also collected his 400th career assist.
400 @nhl assists in the books & the Captain continues to make it look easy 👏 pic.twitter.com/uo2aPWpI4b
– Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) November 28, 2023
Tough night for the Sens… In any case, D.J. Smith must really feel his job is on the line.
Microcosm of how the Senators night is going 😬 pic.twitter.com/QMi64ZlaPO
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 28, 2023
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2. One of the saves of the year belongs to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
The Sabres visited the Rangers, the best team in the NHL, last night. After a disappointing performance against the Devils a few days ago, Buffalo wanted to bounce back.
And that’s exactly what the club did.
They won by a score of 5-1. Ukko-goalie Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves on 26 shots, including this one:
Uhhh ya that’s a paddlin’! pic.twitter.com/n4sXnNE06W
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Casey Mittlestadt was the top scorer for both teams with a three-point performance.
And on the Rangers’ side, misfortune befell the team. Kaapo Kakko fell bizarrely and then retired to the dressing room.
The Finn never returned to the game.
New York Rangers forward Kaapo Kakko has gone to the dressing room with an apparent leg injury following an awkward fall. pic.twitter.com/fyevFByKYZ
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 28, 2023
A match to forget for New York.
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3. Third consecutive Bruins defeat
The Boston Bruins had been first overall for a very long time. But that title was stolen by the Rangers on Saturday.
Jim Montgomery’s team is on a bad run.
Yesterday, they lost a third consecutive game, this time to the Columbus Blue Jackets by a score of 5-2.
The Canadiens’ next rivals, on the other hand, are better. The Jackets have won three of their last four games.
#CBJ are 3-1-0 in their last 4.
– NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) November 28, 2023
The homesick Dmitry Voronko continued his good start to the season.
He added a net to his tally.
Dmitri Voronkov gets one off the pad of Jeremy Swayman to make it 1-0 Jackets! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/1IAWOdh0Cv
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 28, 2023
Another Russian player, Kirill Marchenko, hurt the Bruins in the third period with this superb power-play goal.
Boone Jenner ➡️ Kirill Marchenko
That was a spectacular pass. 👌 pic.twitter.com/0InRWa7bYb
– NHL (@NHL) November 28, 2023
For some time now, Boston has been facing adversity. What’s the problem?
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4. MacKenzie Weegar scores with four seconds left
The Flames were hosting the Golden Knights and at the start of the day, Calgary had said that Jacob Markstrom was going to be in front of the net.
However, due to a virus, he was forced to sit out, leaving Dan Vladar with the task of stopping the Vegas attack. And that’s exactly what he did, helping his team defeat the Knights 2-1.
DAN VLADAR GETS ACROSS TO MAKE THE STOP! 🔥
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Obviously, Markstrom wasn’t on the bench.
Dustin Nickel was the second goaltender. His last competitive game (ACAC) was in 2011-2012…
Dustin Nickel has been signed to an amateur tryout agreement and will backup for the Flames tonight as Jacob Markstrom is unavailable this evening due to illness.
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Both teams appeared to be headed for the shootout when MacKenzie Weegar sealed the game’s outcome.
With four seconds left, the defenseman carried the puck from one end to the other and foiled Adin Hill.
WEEGAR WITH THE OT DAGGER WITH 4 SECONDS LEFT 🗡️ pic.twitter.com/D3OMUm7dOY
– Spittin’ Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) November 28, 2023
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5. Two consecutive Sharks wins
The San Jose Sharks don’t win often. This year, they have just five wins.
But after a win against the Canucks the other night, San Jose won again, this time against the Capitals. Second consecutive win for Greg Cronin’s team.
The San Jose Sharks post back-to-back wins! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/t5J7Ho4o8a
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 28, 2023
In the win, Mackenzie Blackwood was smoldering, stopping 33 of 34 shots directed at him. Luke Kunin and Fabian Zetterlund were the two scorers for the home side.
Luke Kunin snaps one home for the go-ahead goal! 🦈 pic.twitter.com/5Y1mrcU2BK
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 28, 2023
Caps fans didn’t get much to chew on, except this Tom Wilson check.
Ouch!
OH MY TOM WILSON 💥 pic.twitter.com/azy7i7gKgk
– Spittin’ Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) November 28, 2023
Extension
– Jonathan Drouin’s win against his former team. [JDM]
– On the ice, brothers don’t like each other.
The Tkachuk bros exchange some words 🍿 pic.twitter.com/CLrHkG9TDx
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 28, 2023
– Mittlestadt and Barkov lead the charge.
– 10 games tonight in the NHL.