Horrible news. Forward Adam Johnson, best known for his work with the Pittsburgh Penguins, has died. He was cut in the throat by a skate during a game played in England yesterday… https://t. co/X9ye1EsUW7
– Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) October 29, 2023
Lots of action yesterday in the NHL and in the field hockey world in general. Let’s take a look at what caught our eye.
He’s on track to smash that mark… He scored ANOTHER hat trick yesterday in his club’s win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
He has now scored eight goals in his first eight games of the campaign…
That puts him tied for second on the NHL’s all-time scoring list with Travis Konecny and David Pastrnak… And it’s Alex DeBrincat who sits atop the league’s top scorers with a total of eight goals.
Frank Vatrano pots his second hat trick of the season and now has eight goals in eight games! 👏 pic.twitter.com/pliw2YqFkk
– NHL (@NHL) October 28, 2023
IGOR DID THAT. 😳 pic.twitter.com/HbpKe6lLoh
– NHL (@NHL) October 29, 2023
Moments later, K’Andre Miller was forgotten at the face-off circle and the defenseman took advantage of a clever pass from Chris Kreider to give his club the win.
The Rangers, who were traveling out West, won their last three games away from home. Alexis Lafrenière was blanked in the game, but spent a total of 17 minutes and 56 seconds on the ice.
The @NYRangers net the @Energizer OT winner in Vancouver to go a perfect 3-for-3 on their Western Canada road swing. 🔋 pic.twitter.com/3t0Cumk6rE
– NHL (@NHL) October 29, 2023
The Leafs’ stars were quieter (despite a William Nylander goal), and it was the Preds’ captain who rose to the occasion.
In the overtime period, the Predators’ captain took advantage of a mini-mess-up in the opposing zone to get into the slot and fire a shot that gave his club the win.
Defensively, Sheldon Keefe’s men were sloppy on the sequence:
JOSI CALLS GAME! 🙌
Roman Josi rips home the @Energizer overtime winner to give the @PredsNHL the extra point! pic.twitter.com/brx0hf8fcK
– NHL (@NHL) October 29, 2023
5: Joe Veleno’s wake-up call
At 23, Joe Veleno is in his third full NHL season… And he seems to be more comfortable than ever on the ice.
He’s only four goals shy of his career-high total in a single season (9)… And the Wings have only played nine games since the start of the campaign.
He’s really, really off to a good start this season, the Wings prospect.
JOE VELENO 😳
That’s his fifth goal in five games! pic.twitter.com/tWzRQq6cgq
– NHL (@NHL) October 29, 2023
Extension
– A fine achievement for the Kings captain.
Anze Kopitar became the first player in @LAKings history to appear in 1,300 career games and just the fourth active skater to achieve the feat.#NHLStats: https://t.co/8nCSxvsxd7 pic.twitter.com/V8vygjQiJJ
– NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 29, 2023
– What a shot.
MAIL’S HERE 📫 pic.twitter.com/AdXVFzZjey
– Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 29, 2023
– Eight straight games with at least one point for Artemi Panarin.
Artemi Panarin extends his point streak to eight games as he opens the scoring for the @NYRangers! 🗽 pic.twitter.com/t7d3phcNhz
– NHL (@NHL) October 29, 2023
– Shutout for Semyon Varlamov. It’s his 39th career NHL game.
Big ups to Semyon Varlamov for stopping all 34 shots he faced and picking up his 39th career @pepsi shutout! 🙅♂️ pic.twitter.com/OfFHsV9wsY
– NHL (@NHL) October 29, 2023
– Brady continues to do what he does well.
That was slick 😮💨@BradyTkachuk71 extends the @Senators lead! pic.twitter.com/ICcNGG21gP
– NHL (@NHL) October 29, 2023
– He’s been smoking this early in the season.
William Nylander has tied the @MapleLeafs record for the longest season-opening point streak of eight games! 👏 pic.twitter.com/dcFu9YEXvO
– NHL (@NHL) October 28, 2023
– Bing bing.
TWO GOALS IN 11 SECONDS!! 🔥
The @FlaPanthers have tied it up! pic.twitter.com/yqY34zRnuY
– NHL (@NHL) October 28, 2023
– It’s finally happening for Zegras.
Right down Main Street and Trevor Zegras(@tzegras11) has his first of the year. 🦆
📺: @Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+ ➡️ https://t.co/sEijvXhbA1 pic.twitter.com/Yo5n6lMij1
– NHL (@NHL) October 28, 2023
– Yesterday’s top scorers :
– Quiet NHL schedule today :