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Wyatt Johnston lights up Sharks for 5 point night

Plus, Nick Suzuki, Leon Draisaitl, and J.T. Miller snipe in OT, and more.

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Good morning. Between nine NHL games and the trade market heating up, we’ve got a lot to cover this morning!

Today’s lineup:

  • Wyatt Johnston collects hatty and 5-point night

  • Nick Suzuki snipes OT winner

  • Leon Draisaitl ties and wins it last night

  • Anthony Mantha’s trade about to start a frenzy

  • Work on these 3 things to score more goals

  • And a lot more… 👇

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TOP SHELF HIGHLIGHTS 🚨

Noteworthy highlights:

  • David Savard scores from center ice

  • Joel Hofer makes incredible desperation save

  • Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl connect for OT winner

DEEP DIVE WEDNESDAY 📊

Setting the Stage: The Anthony Mantha Trade and the NHL's Trade Deadline Feeding Frenzy

The Anthony Mantha deal that went down Tuesday is merely the appetizer that should set off a feeding frenzy of trading over the next couple of days as Friday’s NHL trade deadline nears.

Moving from the Washington Capitals to the reigning Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights, Mantha brought a 2024 second round pick and 2026 fourth round pick in return. However, the Capitals are retaining 50% of Mantha’s cap hit as part of the package.

Regardless, the bar has been set for further trades going forward…

CAN’T MISS 🎯

⭐️ Wyatt Johnston collects 5-points including 1st NHL hat trick, Stars beat Sharks 7-6. The 20-year-old forward redirected a Jamie Benn feed to the back of the net, pulled and buried a puck off the back wall to cut the Sharks lead to 6-5, and finished a rebound off the back wall two minutes later to force overtime, in addition to collecting helpers on each of Logan Stankoven’s two goals last night. Roope Hintz scored his 25th of the season in OT to complete the come-from-behind win. Miro Heiskanen had 4 assists, Jamie Benn scored and added 3 assists, Stankoven also had 2 assists, and Jake Oettinger collected 14 saves in the Stars’ 3rd straight win. Read more →

🎯 Nick Suzuki snipes in overtime, Canadiens rally past Predators 4-3. The Habs’ captain unleashed a wicked one-timer from below the left circle past the Predators’ Juuse Saros for his 1st overtime goal and 100th NHL goal of his career. Cole Caufield setup Suzuki’s game-winner plus David Savard’s flukey 2nd period tally. Brendan Gallagher scored his 10th of the season and Joshua Roy scored his 2nd to round out Montreal’s scoring. Jake Allen made 25 saves as the Canadiens snapped the Predators 8-game win streak. Read more →

🚨 Leon Draisaitl scores twice including OT winner, Oilers defeat Bruins 2-1. The German superstar deflected in a Connor McDavid centering feed with just 80 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 1-1 and force overtime. Draisaitl then one-timed a cross-ice pass from McDavid past the Bruins’ Linus Ullmark 2:18 into OT for his 32nd goal of the season and 12th overtime goal of his career. Evan Bouchard collected two assists and Stuart Skinner made 25 saves as the Oilers won their 5th straight. Their 78 points put them in 2nd place in the Pacific division, 5 points ahead of LA. Read more →

OTHER GAMES:

Nick Cousins scores twice, Panthers ruin Green’s coaching debut with 4-3 win over Devils. Evan Rodrigues, Eetu Luostarinen, and Sam Reinhart scored and Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves in Florida’s 6th straight win. Read more →

Reilly Smith scores and adds two assists, Pens roll over Blue Jackets 5-3. Jesse Puljujarvi scored his 1st as a Penguin, Evgeni Malkin, Rickard Rakell, and Jeff Carter scored, Tristan Jarry made 33 saves to snap 3-game skid. Read more →

Bo Horvat scores game-winner, Islanders drop the Blues 4-2. Kyle Palmieri, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Mathew Barzal scored, Brock Nelson collected two apples, and Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves as Isles win 4th straight. Read more →

Andre Burakovsky scores late game-winner, Kraken beat the Jets 4-3. Jared McCann scored and added two assists, Justin Schultz and Tomas Tatar added goals, and Joey Daccord made 30 saves as Kraken win 2nd straight. Read more →

Seth Jones scores twice, Blackhawks defeat the Coyotes 5-2. Nick Foligno, Jason Dickinson, and Philipp Kurashev also scored, Connor Bedard collected two assists and Arvid Soderblom made 37 saves as Chicago snaps 22-game road skid. Read more →

J.T. Miller scores OT winner, Canucks rally past Kings 2-1. Elias Pettersson scored his 30th, Quinn Hughes picked up two assists, and Thatcher Demko made 23 saves as Canucks win 2nd straight. Read more →

POLL 🗳️

Which game will have the most goals scored tonight?

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Yesterday’s poll: Who will record the most points (3/5/24)?

Jack Hughes (39.2%), Brock Nelson (11.3%), and Connor Bedard (17.5%) all tied for the win of yesterday’s poll with 2 points last night.

QUICK HITS ⚡️

COACHES CORNER 🏒

TONIGHT’S LINEUP:

  • Sabres at Maple Leafs 7 PM EST

  • Red Wings at Avalanche 9:30 PM EST

  • Senators at Ducks 10 PM EST

TRIVIA 🧠

With his 9th overtime goal last night, J.T. Miller is tied for the 2nd most OT goals in Canucks history. Who is Vancouver's all-time leader in OT goals with 16?

Let's see what you got 👇

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