NHL Rewind: Erik Karlsson gets 700th career point, Wild win fifth consecutive gameIt's safe to say that it was a chaotic weekend in the NHL ranks. We saw everything from the Minnesota Wild keeping up their winning ways to a pair of historic milestones. Let's get caught up on all of the action with the NHL rewind. Goal of the weekend: Jordan Eberle pulls off insane spinning, backhand goalSometimes you need the right combination of still and luck to pull off a ridiculous goal. That was the case for Seattle Kraken winger Jordan Eberle in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. During the second period of Sunday's contest, defenseman Adam Larsson put a slap pass right on the tape of Eberle's stick.
Karlsson needed the third-fewest games in order to reach 40 points over the past 20 years. Only John Carlson (29 games in 2019-20) and Bryan McCabe (32 games in 2005-06) accomplished the feat in a shorter span of time. Karlsson now has 41 points (12 goals & 29 assists) on the season, including two assists that he recorded in Sunday's loss. The veteran defenseman leads the Sharks in points (41) and assists (29) on the year.
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With the Wild already leading 2-0 in the second period, Kaprizov hit a cutting Jared Spurgeon right in front of the net and Spurgeon roofed a shot past Forsberg to make it a 3-0 game. Kaprizov ended up assisting on Minnesota's first three goals. With their fifth consecutive win in toe, the Wild now sit in third place in the Central Division with a 18-11-2 record (38 points). Minnesota is only four points behind the division-leading Dallas Stars due to the recent surge. The Wild have a fairly easy stretch coming up with the likes of the Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, and St.
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Wild top Senators to win fifth straight gameThe Minnesota Wild are currently one of the hottest teams in the NHL and kept that stellar stretch going with a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. It marked the fifth consecutive win for the Wild. Star winger Kirill Kaprizov registered his second consecutive three-point performance as he tallied a goal and two assists. Kaprizov also became the fastest Wild player to reach 200 career points in Sunday's win. Kaprizov opened the scoring just 8:19 into the contest when he received a picture-perfect pass from teammate Mats Zuccarello and one-timed the puck past Senators goalie Anton Forsberg.
He opened up more on Monday. "Standards are held for everybody in this organization, no matter what draft pick or no matter what stature, " Tortorella told reporters. "No matter what you're thought about in the area here, I have to hold a standard for everybody, and that's how it's going to be. I think that's the proper way to build this hockey club. "Hayes was taken aback by Tortorella's decision to scratch him but acknowledged that Tortorella has the final say on lineup decisions. "I don't think I should have been benched, but he's the coach, I'm the player, " Hayes said, according to Giana Han of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Tortorella has been known to push his players with hard-nosed coaching throughout his career. It'll be interesting to see how Hayes responds when he gets back into game action.
The 32-year old is set to have his best year since being traded to San Jose prior to the 2018-19 campaign. Karlsson's career-high is 82 points (16 goals & 66 assists), which came during the 2015-16 season as a member of the Ottawa Senators. Now Karlsson may not set a new career-high, but he's enjoying one of his best seasons in years. John Tortorella scratches Kevin HayesAs the Philadelphia Flyers continue to struggle and sink toward the bottom of the NHL standings, drama is brewing between head coach John Tortorella and leading scorer Kevin Hayes. Despite leading the Flyers in points with 29, Hayes was a healthy scratch for Saturday night's loss to the New York Rangers. Prior to that game, Tortorella chose not to expand on his decision.
Eberle then spun and uncorked a backhanded shot that somehow found its way past Jets goaltender David Rittich. Eberle was able to gather the puck and put the puck on net. Obviously, he didn't know where exactly the puck would end up, but sometimes some luck never hurts. This was one of the more insane goals that we've seen this season. Robbery of the weekend: Charlie Lindgren denies Mitch MarnerEver since Darcy Kuemper went down with injury, Charlie Lindgren has stepped up in goal for the Washington Capitals.
Louis Blues coming up on their schedule. It's quite likely that this group continues to make moves in the Western Conference as the NHL moves into the New Year. Elias Lindholm score twice in 19 seconds to help Flames beat SharksCalgary Flames center Elias Lindholm had quite the accomplishment during Sunday's 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.
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Prediction: Golden Knights win 5-2. Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks.
Erik Karlsson records 700th career pointDefenseman Erik Karlsson is in the midst of having one of the more impressive seasons of his NHL career. On Sunday, Karlsson recorded his 700th career point in a 5-2 loss to the Calgary Flames. Karlsson became just the 27th defenseman in NHL history to record at least 700 points. The only other active defenseman to register 700 career points is Brent Burns of the Carolina Hurricanes, who currently has 799 points (17th all-time) to his credit. In addition to reaching the 700-point plateau, Karlsson also became the first defenseman in the league to reach the 40-point mark during the 2022-23 season.
Kaprizov scores in seventh straight game for Wild in loss to CALGARY -- Kirill Kaprizov set Minnesota Wild records when he scored for
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