Players of the Night:
Artturi Lehkonen, Montreal Canadiens: The last time Lehkonen lit the lamp was on Oct. 30 of last year, a 24-game drought heading into Sunday’s matinee with the Ottawa Senators. For a guy who had 18 goals last season, having just two in 36 games was a disappointment. Having four in 36 is still not great, but perhaps this will elevate Lehkonen out of his funk.
Reilly Smith, Vegas Golden Knights: Smith pulled Vegas back to even on two occasions in Sunday’s win against the Washington Capitals and continued a nice trend with four goals in four games.
Highlights of the Night:
What a save:
Talk about laying it out on the line. pic.twitter.com/pvyLrCv2wY
— NHL (@NHL) February 4, 2018
Chandler Stephenson three goals in his past three games. This is the prettiest:
Chandler Stephenson opens the scoring with a wicked wrister 👀. pic.twitter.com/m4D2FeRIS5
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 4, 2018
Factoids of the Night:
Flower Power:
Marc-Andre Fleury of the @GoldenKnights earned his 390th career win to pass Dominik Hasek (389) for sole possession of 13th place on the NHL’s all-time list among goaltenders. #NHLStats #VGKvsWSH pic.twitter.com/6Tz6y3Svfq
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 4, 2018
Barry Trotz trotting up all-time games coached list:
Congratulations to Barry Trotz, who is coaching his 1,494th career game tonight, passing Lindy Ruff for the fifth-most in NHL history. Since joining Washington, Trotz is 186-79-32. pic.twitter.com/zjUgE21Cqc
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) February 4, 2018
Scores:
Golden Knights 4, Capitals 3
Canadiens 4, Senators 1
Sharks 3, Hurricanes 1
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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