Players of the Night:
Bobby Ryan, Ottawa Senators: It’s been a struggle for Ryan this season. He came into the game with just as single goal in 21 games but left with two in 22 while also adding an assist to help the Senators avoid a six-game losing streak.
Tyler Pitlick, Dallas Stars: Pitlick scored twice, bookending Dallas’s five goals in a 5-2 win against the New York Islanders.
P.K. Subban, Nashville Predators: If you continue reading (and you should) you will see Subban’s goal that came from quite a distance. The defenseman notched two in a ___ win against the Vancouver Canucks, powering the Preds to their ninth win in their past 12 games.
Highlights of the Night:
Brad Marchand fought off Mike Green, and then did this to win in overtime:
Dylan Larkin. Breakway. Shorthanded. Backhand.
Blunder of the Night:
Yikes, Anders Nilsson. Bravo, P.K.
PK FROM CENTER ICE 😵 pic.twitter.com/vayYFaIbNy
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) December 14, 2017
Factoids of the Night:
Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen killed two birds with one stone on Wednesday:
Kari Lehtonen is playing in his 624th career game, surpassing Miikka Kiprusoff (623) for the most by a Finnish-born goaltender in NHL history. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/EoTN3TAu1S
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 14, 2017
Congratulations to Kari Lehtonen on winning his 300th career NHL game! 💯💯💯 pic.twitter.com/VTmBQigqHB
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) December 14, 2017
Filip Forsberg accomplished an impressive feat for the second time in his career.
Predators players to record 30 points in the team's first 30 games:
— Adam Vingan (@AdamVingan) December 14, 2017
Filip Forsberg (2014-15)
Filip Forsberg (2017-18)
MISC:
- Stars forward Alexander Radulov left Wednesday’s game against the Islanders in the third period and didn’t return due to a lower-body injury. His status is unknown.
- Henrik Sedin reached 800 career assists on Wednesday night.
- This man won a car in Vancouver.
- Darren Dreger dropped by the NBCSN studios and talked the KHL back-and-forth on letting its players compete in the Olympics, leaving countries hanging.
- Dreger also talked about Seattle being in the paperwork phase of landing an NHL team in the future.
Scores:
Senators 3, Rangers 2
Stars 5, Islanders 2
Bruins 3, Red Wings 2 (OT)
Predators 7, Canucks 1
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck