Top-4 : 1000 points for Nathan MacKinnon

Last night, there were only four games in the NHL.

There was still a lot of action.

Here are the results and highlights:

Mitch Marner joined Darryl Sittler (8x) as the second player in @MapleLeafs history to record at least five 80-point seasons before scoring the shootout winner to close out a four-game Monday.

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1. A 1000th point for Nathan MacKinnon

In Colorado, the Blackhawks were visiting.

Nathan MacKinnon was just one point away from the 1000-point plateau.

In the first period, he thought he had reached that plateau, but the goal was disallowed.

Colorado goal!

Scored by Martin Necas with 12:29 remaining in the 1st period.

Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen.

Colorado: 1
Chicago: 0

#CHIvsCOL #GoAvsGo #Blackhawks

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However, it was just a postponement as he collected an assist on Artturi Lehkonen’s winning goal in the third period.

NATE DOES IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT FOR SURE!!! POINT 1000 FOR NATHAN MACKINNON! #Avs #GoAvsGo @MileHighHockey

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— Brennan Vogt (@brennan-vogt.bsky.social) March 10, 2025 at 23:14

He became the 100th player in history to collect 1000 points.

MacKinnon added another point in the win and now has 1001 points.

Aside from MacKinnon, his goalie Scott Wedgewood was also brilliant. A shutout with 20 saves for him. He even made two spectacular saves:

SCOTT WEDGEWOOD

TAKE A BOW!

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OH MY GOODNESS

SCOTT WEDGEWOOD WITH ANOTHER UNREAL SAVE!

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Final score: 3-0.

The Avalanche have won six consecutive games.

2. A Superman punch from Simon Benoît

Late in the evening, the Leafs made their first visit to Utah.

Toronto was leading 3-0 and seemed headed for an easy win, but the Utah team didn’t give up. They came back and tied the game 3-3.

IT WAS 3-0 FOR TORONTO…

IT IS NOW 3-3

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A little earlier in the game, Michael Kesserling and Simon Benoit dropped the gloves.

Kesserling won, despite Benoit’s Superman punch at the beginning of the fight.

there was an attempt

#HockeyContent #ThisIssaJoke #HockeyFights loves a jump attempt #LeafsForever #UtahHC

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Let’s remember that Jesperi Kotkaniemi did a similar gesture to Dylan Cozens a few days ago.

It’s become a trend…

The Leafs were in a tough spot, but still managed to win the game 4-3 in a shootout. What a goal by Mitch Marner in the shootout to give the Leafs the win.

Mitch Marner ends it in the shootout

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3. No three-point game in Ottawa

In Ottawa, the only outcome we didn’t want to see was a game that would go to overtime.

The Senators eventually won 2-1 in regulation time. But it was close that this game went to overtime…

the Red Wings scoring the tying goal *just* as the clock expires. wow, crushing loss for Detroit

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It was David Perron who broke the ice in this game.

Power play goal for Ottawa!

Scored by David Perron with 12:21 remaining in the 2nd period.

Assisted by Claude Giroux.

Ottawa: 1
Detroit: 0

#DETvsOTT #GoSensGo #LGRW

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Dylan Larkin brought everyone back to square one in the third.

Detroit goal!

Scored by Dylan Larkin with 17:02 remaining in the 3rd period.

Assisted by Lucas Raymond.

Ottawa: 1
Detroit: 1

#DETvsOTT #GoSensGo #LGRW

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But Dylan Cozens chose a good time to score his first goal with the Senators.

DYLAN COZENS! Cozens’ first goal with the Senators is a huge one, giving Ottawa the late lead!

#GoSensGo

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48 saves for Linus Ullmark in the win.

Ottawa is now at the top of the teams that were drafted.

4. The Sabres surprise the Oilers

In Buffalo, Jeff Skinner was back.

He received a nice tribute on the big screen.

The Sabres welcome back Jeff Skinner.

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He didn’t collect any points in his team’s 3-2 loss.

Leon Draisaitl, on the other hand, collected two points. He has now extended his point streak to 15 games, a personal record.

LEON CAN’T BE STOPPED!!

He’s extended his point streak to 15 games, setting a new career high!

: @ESPNPlus http://plus.espn.com

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But the hero of this game is Tage Thompson.

He scored two goals, including one with the help of newcomer Josh Norris.

JOSH NORRIS AND TAGE THOMPSON

Norris gets his first point as a Buffalo Sabre!

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— Buffalo Sabres (@sabres.com) March 10, 2025 at 21:15

Overtime

– He finished with two shootout goals.

Welcome to Ottawa, Fabian Zetterlund!

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– Thompson, MacKinnon, and Draisaitl lead the charge.

– 22 teams are in action tonight.