Three Stars
1. Tomas Tatar, Montreal Canadiens. Two big wins in a row for the Canadiens. Two big nights for Tatar, who now has six points in his last two games. During a 7-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings, Tatar scored a goal and assisted on two others. Last season, Tatar had only two multi-point games the entire year.
2. Kasperi Kapanen, Toronto Maple Leafs. Kapanen continued his red-hot start with a pair of goals during the Maple Leafs’ 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. He now has four goals and eight points through seven games this season, really making most of this opportunity in William Nylander’s absence.
3. Craig Anderson, Ottawa Senators. A 37-save effort from Anderson helped the Senators dispatch the Dallas Stars 4-1. It was Anderson’s second win in a row and over his last two games he’s stopped 73 of 75 shots faced.
Highlights of the Night
• During their game Monday night, the Senators remembered the late Ray Emery:
• Maxime Lajoie can’t stop scoring. The Senators defensman potted his fourth of the season and now has seven points on the season.
• In his 1,000th NHL game, Tomas Plekanec scored:
• One of Kapanen’s goals was this bank shot:
• Good luck trying to stop this Matt Dumba rocket:
Factoid of the Night
Auston Matthews of the @MapleLeafs is the fifth player in NHL history to record multiple points in each of his team’s first seven games to open a season. #NHLStats #LAKvsTOR pic.twitter.com/9GCbBhqoZP
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 16, 2018
Scores
Maple Leafs 4, Kings 1
Senators 4, Stars 1
Canadiens 7, Red Wings 3
Predators 4, Wild 2
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