Golden Knights Extend Points Streak to 10 Games

Good morning & Happy Halloween! 🎃 

The Hockey Recap fam got back to it’s winning ways last night as 50% of yesterday’s poll voters accurately predicted Connor Bedard and Logan Cooley would collect a point in their matchup last night — more on that below.

We hope you load up on candy in time to sit down and relax for the NHL’s two games tonight, but in the meantime, we need your help settling this dispute.👇

- Brandon Rubeo & Kevin Allen

Today’s Lineup:

• Vegas extends point streak to 10 games

• Pavel Zacha OT winner completes Bruins rally

• Michael Carcone scores 1st NHL hat trick

• And a lot more… 👇

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Golden Knights Extend Points Streak to 10 Games

Goaltender Adin Hill hit the jackpot when he moved to Las Vegas in 2022.

Before the San Jose Sharks traded Hill to the Vegas Golden Knights for a fourth-round draft pick, he was a goalie with a losing record. Since then, Hill is 32-11-2 in the regular-season and playoffs and has a Stanley Cup championship to show for his efforts.

Hill is continuing where he left off in June, making 37 saves to help the Golden Knights down the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in a shootout Monday.

The win extended the Golden Knights’ season-launching points streak to 10 games. 

Vegas became the 20th team in NHL history to record a season-opening point streak of at least 10 contests, with seven of the previous 19 clubs going on to win the Stanley Cup.

The Golden Knights needed HIll to be sharp in this one, because this wasn’t the Golden Knights’ most proficient game of the season. Last season, Hill cemented his position as the Golden Knights’ No. 1 goalie by going 11-4 in the playoffs. He was rewarded with a two-year contract extension averaging $4.9 million per season. This season, he is 5-0-1.

Jack Eichel had a chance to win it in overtime on a penalty shot, but couldn’t convert.

Paul Cotter and William Carrier scored the Vegas regulation goals. Jonathan Marchessault and Shea Theodore netted the shootout goals that provided the victory.

William Karlsson assisted on Cotter’s goal to extend his point-scoring streak to seven games (three goals, six assists).

🐻 Pavel Zacha snipes OT winner, Bruins rally to beat Panthers 3-2. The 26-year-old Czech native assisted on Charlie McAvoy’s tying goal midway through the 3rd before beating Florida’s Bobrovsky with a pinpoint low-blocker shot off a 2-on-1 rush in the overtime period to complete the come-from-behind victory. The Bruins found themselves down 2-0 after the 1st before captain Brad Marchand scored his 5th of the season early in the 2nd to halve the Panthers lead. Linus Ullmark made 35 saves as the Bruins extended their point streak to 9 games. Read more →

🌵 Michael Carcone scores 1st career hat trick as the Coyotes dominate the Blackhawks 8-1. Connor Bedard opened the scoring just 28 seconds into the game but the Coyotes took it from there. Carcone tied the game less than two minutes later, one-timed his 2nd goal of the night with under five left to play in the 1st, and finished his hat trick just five minutes into the 2nd, tying his career high for goals in a season with four. Jack McBain scored twice (& collected 2 assists) while Josh Brown, Sean Durzi, and Liam O’Brien added goals for Arizona. Read more →

Who holds the NHL record for being the oldest player to score a hat trick?

• Fake punch turn, punch turn, shoot!

• Disguising your stick range to break up more plays

Jaromir Jagr holds the NHL record for oldest player to score a hat trick, scoring three goals against the New Jersey Devils on January 3rd, 2015 at the ripe age of 42 year and 322 days old.