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Players of the Night
- Much like Jaroslav Halak with his 50-save shutout last night, Thomas Greiss stole the show – and a shutout – for the New York Islanders, stopping all 45 of the Hurricanes’ shots on Friday. He probably deserves the top spot; you can read about his performance here.
- Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele helped the Jets dominate the Avalanche 6-1. Wheeler collected two goals and one assist, while Scheifele generated three assists. Since returning from an injury, Scheifele is on a three-game point streak, collecting two goals and five helpers. Wheeler continued to produce without Scheifele, but like peanut butter and chocolate, they’re even better together.
Note: if you go after them, you may have to answer to Dustin Byfuglien. That’d probably bad news for you.
Highlights of the Night
This was Patrik Laine‘s 16th power-play goal of 2017-18. Looks like his office covers a lot of ground/ice:
Sean Couturier continues to be a revelation as a top-line center for the Philadelphia Flyers, scoring the overtime-winner against the Blue Jackets:
Columbus carried a substantial shot advantage over Philly, but Sergei Bobrovsky made some great stops:
Factoids
Again, the Islanders’ shutouts are especially impressive because the defense has not been impressive.
Quite a start to Patrik Laine’s career.
Select company for John Klingberg.
Jay Bouwmeester: 1,100 games, countless surprised facial expressions.
Scores
Flyers 2, Blue Jackets 1 (OT)
Islanders 3, Hurricanes 0
Jets 6, Avalanche 1
Stars 2, Blues 1
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James O’Brien is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @cyclelikesedins.