* It was a night for the NHL record books as Connor McDavid became the fourth-fastest player in NHL history to 1,000 points thanks to an assist from two teammates he played with his entire career: Leon Draisaitl And Nurse Darnell. The milestone moment was lauded by fans, who filled Rogers Place with chants of “MVP,” and by his teammates, who left the bench to celebrate with him – reactions that “meant everything” to the Oilers captain.

* The last #NHL Stats Pack details Connor McDavidthe historic feat of

* Andrei Vasilevsky stopped 23 of 24 shots to earn his record 300th victory and helped the Lightning slow down the league-leading Jets.

* Philadelphia made it three straight days that the NHL had a third-period comeback victory with multiple goals. There has only been a longer streak four times in League history: January 5-8, 2018, October 4-7, 2013, February 18-21, 2008 and March 1-4, 2007 .

* Alex Ovechkin continues ‘The Gr8 Chase’ from Wayne Gretzkygoal record Sydney Crosby can catch Joe Sakic on the List of all-time NHL assists when Washington and Pittsburgh hit the ice during Friday’s five-game series.

McDAVID BECOMES FOURTH FASTEST PLAYER TO 1,000 POINTS

Connor McDavid made NHL history as he reached the 1,000-point milestone in fitting fashion, scoring an assist Leon Draisaitl After Darnel Nurse threw them on a two-on-one. McDavid’s father flew out Thursday morning to be part of the sold-out crowd for what turned out to be a memorable evening at Rogers Place. After Draisaitl and Nurse assisted on McDavid’s 1,000th point, the trio teamed up again for Nurse’s game. overtime goal in highlight – this is the 40th time that all three have counted on the same total.

* In a Sportsnet post-game interviewMcDavid shared what it meant to reach the 1,000-point milestone alongside Draisaitl and Nurse, who have been teammates of McDavid since he joined the Oilers and who attended his wedding last summer: “To In many ways, we (Draisaitl and Nurse) kind of grew up on this ice, playing in front of these fans and this city. It’s a special night and one I’ll never forget.”

* In addition to becoming both the fourth-fastest and fourth-youngest player in League history to reach 1,000 points (659 GP; 27 years, 306 days), McDavid also became the fourth-fastest player in League history to reach 1,000 points (659 GP; 27 years, 306 days). faster to go from 900 to 1000 points. milestones (58 GP; fastest since Mario Lemieux in 1991-92 with 51 GP).

* McDavid’s career points per game rate of 1.52 puts him in the top 50 on the NHL’s all-time points list next season (his 11th campaign). There are currently five active players among the top 50 and the fastest of them was 14 seasons: Sydney Crosby (14th season in 2018-19), Alex Ovechkin (14th season in 2018-19), Evgueni Malkin (17th season in 2022-23), Patrick Kane (16th season in 2022-23) and Anze Kopitar (18th season in 2023-24).

VASILEVSKIY RECORDS 300TH VICTORY, LIGHTNING SLOWS RED JETS

Jake Guentzel scored two goals while Andrei Vasilevsky (23 saves) slowed the Jets’ historic start by making history himself by becoming the fastest NHL goaltender to record 300 career wins. Tampa Bay became the first team to defeat Winnipeg by at least three goals (and hold them to just one goal) since Vegas did so on March 28 – a 26-game stretch in the regular season where the Jets had a record of 22-4-0.

* Vasilevskiy (30 years, 112 days) also became the fourth youngest goaltender in NHL history to reach the 300-win milestone, behind Martin Brodeur (29 years, 223 days) Terry Sawchuk (29 years old, 323) and Marc-André Fleury (29 years, 361 days).

THE STARS SCORE SEVEN GOALS FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT MATCH

Beginner Logan Stankoven found the back of the net and Evgeny Dadonov scored twice, including on a penalty shot, as the Stars scored seven goals in consecutive games for the first time since moving to Dallas (and the 11th time in franchise history; the first since 1986-87). Their longest streak of games with more than seven goals is three, achieved twice in 1981-82.

* Stankoven increased his 2024-25 total to 4-10-14, the most points ever recorded by a Stars rookie through 15 games in a season and tied with Danny Grant (10-4-14 in 1968-69) for the third record to that point by a rookie in franchise story behind Neal Broten (10-7-17 in 1981-82) and Steve Christoff (8-7-15 in 1979-80).

* Dadonov scored his fourth career penalty goal (in five attempts) and now trails just four players, which is the most in NHL history. His 80% success rate on penalty shots is the third highest in League history (min. 4 attempts), behind Joe Sakic And David Vyborny (both 100%).

NHL FROM COAST TO COAST AROUND THE RINKS

Action from Thursday’s 10 exciting matches was featured in both #NHLStats: Live Updates and on Prime Video Canada’s NHL Coast to Coast, which included an appearance by MacKenzie Weegar (who got his wish for an OT game) and a surprise on-call visit from **Jake Guentzel** after the Lightning defeated the Jets.

* Matvei Mishkov scored the game-winner in overtime to complete the Flyers’ multi-goal third-period comeback, which marked the third straight day a team overcame a two-goal deficit in the final period. Michkov became the fourth rookie in franchise history to score a goal in overtime, joining Shayne Gostisbehere (4x), Murray Baron And Dmitry Yushkevichand the first to do so since Gostisbehere on February 20, 2016.

* Jack Hughes recorded his 30th career three-point game And Jesper Bratt scored his second career hat trick during New Jersey’s six-goal streak Thursday. The Devils earned their second straight victory against the defending Stanley Cup champions and extended their lead atop the Eastern Conference (12-6-2, 26 points). For each hat trick this season, AstraZeneca will donate $3,000 to the V Foundation’s Hockey Fights Cancer Fund, up to $300,000.

* Kirill Kaprizov (10-20-30 in 16 GP) accounted for two of Minnesota’s three goals in its shutout victory to reach the mark of 20 assists and 30 points this season. He became the fastest player in franchise history to achieve both goals.

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Friday opens with the Penguins against the Blue Jackets on NHL Network

Friday’s five-game slate begins with Sydney Crosby and the Penguins face Adam Fantilli and the Blue Jackets on NHL Network in the United States and on Sportsnet programming in Canada, with Crosby needing a pass to tie Joe Sakic for 13th place All-time league roster. Calendar also features NHL scoring leader Nathan Mackinnon (7-26-33 in 17 GP) looks to extend its season-opening streak with a home point against Alex Ovechkinwho needs 32 goals to pass Wayne Gretzky for the most in league history. MacKinnon leads the league in home points, with 5-20-25 during his 11-game streak at Ball Arena (ahead of his second-place teammate Mikko Rantanen: 9-10—19 in 11 GP).