Top-5 : A 20th goal for Matvei Michkov

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Last night, the CH was in action, but rivals of the club in the race for the playoffs were also in action.

The Red Wings, Bruins, Blue Jackets, and Flyers all lost in regulation, which greatly helped Montreal.

Here are the results and highlights:

1. Matvei Michkov is the first rookie to score 20 goals

In the Calder Trophy race, we often talk about Lane Hutson and Macklin Celebrini.

However, we should not count out Matvei Michkov too soon. Since his return from the Four Nations Confrontation, the Russian has been on fire. And yesterday, he became the first rookie to reach the 20-goal mark this season.

This goal was not enough, however, as Philadelphia lost 4-1 to the Winnipeg Jets.

The Canadian team had no problem with John Tortorella’s squad, scoring two quick goals in the middle of the second period.

Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi each had three points.

A direct rival of the CH who earned 0 points in the evening.

2. A catastrophic end to the game for the Bruins

In Carolina, the Bruins held their own against Sebastian Aho and his team until the very end.

But a broken stick hurt the Bruins at the end of the game.

This goal was obviously the winning goal.

Result: the Bruins lost in regulation.

Here is the reaction of the Bruins’ watch party.

In the first period, Sebastian Aho broke the ice in the game in a beautiful way while shorthanded.

He became the first player in the organization’s history to score 20 goals in such circumstances.

It was probably Mikko Rantanen’s last game in Carolina, who should be traded to the Stars after the game.

A second direct rival of the CH who earned 0 points in the evening.

3. After a fight against Mathieu Olivier, he cuts his nails with scissors

Two days ago, Mathieu Olivier agreed to a six-year contract with the Blue Jackets in Columbus.

Yesterday, he celebrated this contract with a fight against Jonah Gadjovich.

He then took the opportunity to cut his nails… with scissors.

Oh well.

The Panthers finally won 3-0.

Sergei Bobrovsky is unbeaten in his last three starts.

In the first period, Sam Reinhart ended an eight-game goalless drought.

12 if we count the games of the Four Nations Confrontation.

A third direct rival of the CH who earned 0 points in the evening.

4. Mikhail Sergachev hits Moritz Seider in the face

In Detroit, Utah was visiting for the first time in its history.

And it wasn’t a quiet game between two teams without a rivalry.

First, Dylan Larkin created the equalizer in the first period by falling.

Karel Vejmelka, the team’s goalkeeper, who recently extended his contract, kept the fort.

What a save against one of the best scorers in the NHL, Alex DeBrincat.

At the end of the period, Mikhail Sergachev had had enough of Moritz Seider.

He hit him in the face.

The visitors finally won 4-2.

A fourth direct rival of the CH who earned 0 points in the evening.

5. Welcome to the new players on the Lightning!

On the Lightning, Yanni Gourde played his first game with the team since 2021.

As for Oliver Bjorkstrand, it was his first game with the team. The former Kraken players earned a point on Bjorkstrand’s goal. The art of making a good first impression.

But the real hero of this game is Jake Guentzel.

He scored a hat-trick in a 6-5 win for his team against the poor Sabres of Buffalo.

This is a 30th win for goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevskiy this season.

A fifth rival of the CH – oh well, never mind.

Overtime

– The Flames earn a point.

– What a goal!

– Wow.

– 300th point for Clayton Keller.

(Credit: NHL.com)

– Six games on the schedule tonight.

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