Players of the Night:
Mathew Barzal, New York Islanders: Where do we begin? Barzal made some history on Saturday, recording two goals and three assists for his second five-point outing of the season.
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins: Malkin had two goals and two assists as the Penguins downed the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday. It’s the second time in as many games that Malkin has scored twice, and he’s been a big part of the Penguins winning their past three games, with five goals and eight points in the span.
Sean Couturier, Philadelphia Flyers: Couturier scored a pair of goals for the third straight game and added an assist for good measure as the Flyers won their fourth straight and 12th in their past 17.
Joonas Donskoi, San Jose Sharks: Donskoi scored two goals and one assist on Saturday, with his all-around effort on his second goal (see in the highlights below) earning him a mention among the day’s best.
Highlights of the Night:
It doesn’t get much filthier than this. Mathew Barzal is something else:
Not bad, @Barzal_97. Not bad. pic.twitter.com/cu5asJnUcx
— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) January 13, 2018
Devan Dubnyk channeling Johnny Bower:
😱 Duby pic.twitter.com/A95gCsUwwE
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) January 14, 2018
Donskoi made the save, then scored the goal that sent Sharks - Coyotes to OT:
Factoids of the Night:
Sean Couturier has recorded multiple points in all four games of the @NHLFlyers' win streak (7-2—9), including two goals in each of his last three outings. #NHLStats #PHIvsNJD pic.twitter.com/W9ptK4SrhP
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 14, 2018
Nice way for Connor McDavid to celebrate his 21st birthday.
With two birthday assists, @cmcdavid97 notched his 200th career point while celebrating his 21st. 🎉🏒 pic.twitter.com/Y15tMVwtC8
— NHL (@NHL) January 14, 2018
Meanwhile, Joe Thornton hits a mark McDavid hopes to match some day:
#SJSharks Joe Thornton surpasses Adam Oates for 17th place on NHL's all-time points list (1,421)
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) January 14, 2018
MISC:
Some heartwarming stuff.
Bob Miller meets Bob Miller 🙌#ThankYouBob #GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/iltHSpLSOE
— LA Kings (@LAKings) January 14, 2018
When Kris Letang stops on his way off the ice to give a 6yo @penguins fan with cancer a puck.
— Colin Dunlap (@colin_dunlap) January 13, 2018
Wow. My heart. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/f3fvpRXaqu
Scores:
Islanders 7, Rangers 2
Penguins 1, Red Wings 1
Wild 4, Jets 1
Bruins 4, Canadiens 3 (SO)
Flyers 5, Devils 3
Avalanche 4, Stars 1
Oilers 3, Golden Knights 2 (OT)
Ducks 4, Kings 2
Sharks 6, Coyotes 5 (OT)
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