Players of the Night:
Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals: He didn’t score on Wednesday, but his two assists were vital for the Capitals. Backstrom’s first helped tie the game with 33 seconds left in the first period. And with 65 seconds left in the game, his second apple of the night set up the tying goal that forced overtime, which Washington won via Evgeny Kuznetsov 38 seconds into the extra frame.
Kevin Connauton, Arizona Coyotes: Not a name you’re probably accustomed to seeing here, but Connauton put in a solid effort tonight, The 28-year-old opened the scoring for the Coyotes and then scored the game-winner in the second period to see off the Vegas Golden Knights.
Highlights of the Night:
Roberto Luongo and Frederik Andersen put on an incredible-save clinic on Wednesday:
Luongo’s blocker save:
Let's look at this again.
— NHL (@NHL) March 29, 2018
Still unreal. 😳 https://t.co/FP3Ep8SJ0Q
Andersen’s glove save:
This guy (@f_andersen30): Dialed in. 👍 https://t.co/IvpDPEcQuW
— NHL (@NHL) March 29, 2018
The saves kept coming:
Um. HOW!? @mneuvirth30, that's some silly stuff. https://t.co/wqDob1Q1ns
— NHL (@NHL) March 29, 2018
Kuznetsov fires home the winner and his sixth straight game with multiple points:
That'll be six straight multi-point games for @Kuzya92.
— NHL (@NHL) March 29, 2018
His latest point - this @EASPORTSNHL OT-winner. https://t.co/iE9qX8bVdf
Factoids of the Night:
The @MapleLeafs have established new franchise records for single-season wins (46) and single-season home wins (27). #TMLtalk
— Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) March 29, 2018
Defensemen w/ 60+ points, @NHLFlyers history:
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 29, 2018
Mark Howe (3x)
Garry Galley (2x)
Behn Wilson@s_ghost14#NHLStats pic.twitter.com/W9uAlkbVcM
This season (Vincent Trocheck and Aleksander Barkov) marked just the second time in @FlaPanthers franchise history where multiple players recorded 70+ points in a season and first since 1999-00 (Pavel Bure, Ray Whitney and Viktor Kozlov). #NHLStats #FLAvsTOR pic.twitter.com/1Yz7BpFhXK
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 29, 2018
Clayton Keller became just the fourth different rookie in Jets/@ArizonaCoyotes franchise history to record a point streak of at least 10 contests. #NHLStats #ARIvsVGK pic.twitter.com/74ma6w1swO
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 29, 2018
Scores:
Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 3
Capitals 3, Rangers 2
Flyers 2, Avalanche 1
Coyotes 3, Golden Knights 2
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