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Players of the Night:
Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers: Giroux notched a goal and two assists in Sunday’s win over the New York Rangers. The goal was the 200th of his career. He’s been incredible this year. The Flyers forward is up to 69 points in 59 games, which puts him on pace to score 96 points. Giroux now has four multi-point performances in his last six outings.
Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyers: Like his teammate Giroux, Konecny also picked up a goal and two assists. He’s now accumulated 18 points in 15 games. Konecny is currently riding a four-game point streak.
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers: Even though the Oilers are struggling this season, McDavid has found a way to remain productive. His hat trick in Sunday’s tilt against the Avalanche was his third of the season. After scoring 100 points last year, he’s on pace to hit 98 right now.
Jake Guentzel, Pittsburgh Penguins: Guentzel’s three-point night helped propel the Penguins to victory against the Blue Jackets. Guentzel now has five points in his last four games.
Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks: Pavelski had a three-point night of his own against the Dallas Stars. If you scroll a little lower, you’ll see his spin-o-rama goal. The veteran isn’t having his best season, but he’s managed to pick up nine points in his last six games.
Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets: The Jets are an offensive machine that not many teams can stop right now. Connor picked up a pair of goals against the Panthers, which means he’s already scored 19 times in his first full NHL season.
Highlights of the Night:
Taylor Hall comes up clutch against the Hurricanes:
The last 18 games that @hallsy09 has played in, he's gotten a point.
— NHL (@NHL) February 19, 2018
You can include this @EASPORTSNHL OT-winner to the mix. https://t.co/fd4M3W6NJd
If you like spinning backhanders, Joe Pavelski has you covered:
How about this save from Semyon Varlamov:
The hand-eye coordination from Evgenii Dadonov is pretty ridiculous:
Sometimes it takes two to keep the puck out of the net:
.@FlaPanthers THAT WAS CLOSE! Alex Petrovic and James Reimer both make goal saving stops against the Jets early in the 1st. Catch the action on FOX Sports Florida! #FlaPanthers #NHL pic.twitter.com/w8dpF6QCnQ
— Bally Sports Florida & Bally Sports Sun (@BallySportsFL) February 19, 2018
Connor Hellebuyck made a sweet save of his own against the Panthers:
Factoids of the Night:
Auston Matthews’ late-game heroics against Detroit:
Auston Matthews is the first @MapleLeafs player to score a go-ahead goal at 19:29 of the third period or later since Matt Hunwick (19:52) on Jan. 19, 2016 at PHI (3-2 W). #NHLStats #TORvsDET pic.twitter.com/f2ORSNd8Nj
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 19, 2018
The two-time defending Stanley Cup Champions are in top spot in the Metropolitan Division:
The @penguins extended their win and point streaks to five and seven games (6-0-1), respectively, to leapfrog the idle Capitals for first place in the Metropolitan Division standings. #NHLStats #PITvsCBJ pic.twitter.com/fSSrrSW3k6
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 19, 2018
Hall is en fuego:
Taylor Hall has recorded at least one point in 18 consecutive appearances dating to Jan. 2 (12-14—26), the longest such run in @NJDevils franchise history. #NHLStats #NJDvsCAR pic.twitter.com/pIczTkmEsO
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 19, 2018
Scores:
Flyers 7, Rangers 4
Oilers 4, Avalanche 2
Devils 3, Hurricanes 2 (OT)
Penguins 5, Blue Jackets 2
Maple Leafs 3, Red Wings 2
Sharks 5, Stars 2
Jets 7, Panthers 2
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Joey Alfieri is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @joeyalfieri.