Eight NHL games were played last night.
Here are the results and highlights:
The @GoldenKnights capped off an eight-game Sunday by pushing their point streak to eight games (5-0-3) – the longest active run in the NHL.#NHLStats: https://t.co/JnOi2qTqFI pic.twitter.com/mOByHqohJt
– NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 11, 2023
1. Philip Danault gets a puck in the face, but gets back in the game and scores
Phillip Danault gave his fans a good scare early in the game.
He took a puck to the face and there was a lot of blood on the ice.
Phillip Danault takes a puck to the face on a shoot in by Mika Zibanejad and leaves the game.#GoKingsGo #NYR #NYRvsLAK pic.twitter.com/cGSMYyNxQQ
– LA Royalty (@LARoyalty1967) December 11, 2023
It took him a while to get back into the game, but he’s back.
He even celebrated his stitches with a goal.
Kempe goes cross-crease to find Danualt who cuts the Rangers lead to one. βοΈ pic.twitter.com/HXV1zhquga
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 11, 2023
It was his only goal in a 4-1 loss at Madison Square Garden.
After a perfect start to the season away from home, now Los Angeles has lost its last two road games, both in New York.
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2. Erik Gudbranson flips out
Earlier this afternoon, the Blue Jackets hosted the Florida Panthers.
The visitors finally won a fifth game in their last seven. Thanks to the brilliance of Sam Reinhart, who finished with four assists.
5-2 victory
Sam Reinhart (0-4-4) recorded his first career four-assist game and tied for the second most in a game in Panthers history.#NHLStats: https://t.co/JnOi2qTqFI pic.twitter.com/ePRgdCkkyv
– NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 10, 2023
It was a game with plenty of action.
Earlier in the game, Nick Cousins landed a vicious blow on Erik Gudbranson. The defender, who will never be intimidated, tried to retaliate, but was subdued first.
Gudbranson just came back to life like the Undertaker pic.twitter.com/NwmSjv2lz6
– Spittin’ Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) December 10, 2023
It was only a temporary setback for him, because later in the match, he didn’t miss a beat.
Let’s just say I wouldn’t have liked to have been Cousins on the sequence…
Gudbranson goes after Cousins. π€― pic.twitter.com/Lwf9FGlgE9
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 10, 2023
The right-hander will have a phone hearing later today.
The defenseman received 27 penalty minutes on the sequence.
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3. Oilers on fire
The Oilers are doing well, very well.
After a slow start to the season, Edmonton has recovered and now has a positive record (12-12-1).
Yesterday, the club beat another very good club these days, the Devils, 4-1.
Make that 7-straight wins for Edmonton as Calvin Pickard picks up his first win as an Oiler! β½οΈπ₯ pic.twitter.com/FSxAtNp8SQ
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 10, 2023
Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard increased his streak of games with at least one point to 11.
Since the trade that brought Mattias Ekholm to town, the right-hander has 64 points in 58 games.
Evan Bouchard has been πππ
That’s an 11-game point streak for the @EdmontonOilers blueliner, matching the longest by a defenseman this season! π π΅ pic.twitter.com/OooWag4tAL
– NHL (@NHL) December 10, 2023
Another Oilers defenseman who stood out: Darnell Nurse. He offered a good check to Dawson Mercer.
Darnell Nurse sends Dawson Mercer flying! π₯
Catch Oilers π Devils live on Sportsnet and streaming on Sportsnet+. pic.twitter.com/Y0U10IapIH
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 10, 2023
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4. Joel Edmundson’s first point in a Caps uniform
Have you forgotten about Joel Edmundson? Because I have.
Yesterday, he finally collected his first point in a Caps uniform.
Huge hit from T.J Oshie leads to the Dylan Strome tap-in! π₯ pic.twitter.com/6kWaUqTRsv
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 11, 2023
Quite a check from T.J. Oshie on the sequence, who won’t collect a point!
In 11 games in Washington this season, Edmundson has a record of 0 and one assist.
As for the game itself, Washington won 4-2 against the Blackhawks.
Despite the loss, Connor Bedard put on a show. He made this beautiful pass.
Connor Bedard with a straight up FILTHY assist on the Murphy goal π₯΅ pic.twitter.com/ibO3788AXa
– B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) December 11, 2023
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5. Dangerous move by Ryan Strome
The Ducks are really on a pitiful streak. They started the season well, but now, in their last 12 games, they’re 1-11-0.
Ouch!
Yesterday, Anaheim lost 4-2 to the Jets. They led 2-0.
The Jets, on the other hand, have won their last four games and are now in first place in their division.
What I remember most about the game was Ryan Strome’s dangerous move on Kyle Connor. Connor went to the dressing room and never returned to the game.
Ryan Strome and Mark Scheifele drop the mitts after Kyle Connor appears injured from a knee-on-knee play with Strome. π₯ pic.twitter.com/apb4RvLhl2
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 11, 2023
Strome, for his part, explained himself to Mark Scheifele afterwards and will probably have to do the same with the NHL Disciplinary Committee later today.
The league will be busy today…
Extension
– Marc-Γdouard Vlasic was absent for personal reasons.
Vlasic absent for personal reasons. https://t.co/7liejy0H6W
– SΓ©bastien Goulet (@SebGouletTVAS) December 11, 2023
– Jonathan Quick unstoppable against his former team.
Jonathan Quick picks up the W against his former squad and is now 8-0-1 on the season for the @NYRangers. π pic.twitter.com/0Q9RPJ66pl
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 11, 2023
– Mike Hoffman sent everyone into overtime.
Mike. Hoffman.
TIE GAME π€ pic.twitter.com/OuyaQRwNO5
– San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) December 11, 2023
– Big game from Sam Reinhart.
– Four games on the bill tonight.