Three Stars
1. Mark Stone, Ottawa Senators
Stone had to face the music on Tuesday morning for an incident he wasn’t even a part of. By the end of the night, Stone had displayed his leadership qualities both on and off the ice after recording a five-point night as the Senators took it to the New Jersey Devils in a 7-3 thumping. The Senators forward has six goals and 12 assists in 15 games now this season.
2. Ryan O’Reilly, St. Louis Blues
Normally, a first-career hat trick would be sufficient enough for the top star, but given what Ottawa has gone through over the past 24 hours, and the way Stone played, O’Reilly’s three-goal game comes in a close second. The hatty helped the Blues get back to winning ways. O’Reilly now has seven goals and 19 points in 16 games in his first season in St. Louis.
3. Marcus Sorensen, San Jose Sharks
Sorensen had one goal and two assists to help the Sharks to a 4-3 win against the Minnesota Wild. The Sharks have won two straight and have points in eight of their past 10 games.
Other notable performances:
- Thomas Chabot was in that now infamous Uber ride taken by the Ottawa Senators. He didn’t speak before the game but continued his torrid pace with another goal (his fourth) and two more assists (his 15th and 16th). Chabot is the top scoring defenseman in the NHL right now.
- Robby Fabbri scored his first goal of the season and first in 23 months. Injuries have played Fabbri during that time.
- Chad Johnson got the nod for the Blues against the shot-happy Hurricanes. He made 38-of-39 saves.
- Ilya Kovalchuk has a goal and two assists to help the Kings to a 4-1 win against the Anaheim Ducks in Willie Desjardins first game in as the bench boss in L.A.
- Freddie Andersen made 36 saves (seven on the power play) in a 3-1 win for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Vegas Golden Knights.
- Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov each produced three-point nights as the Lightning trounced the Edmonton Oilers 5-2.
- Jimmy Howard stopped 40 pucks for the Red Wings in regulation and overtime and stopped all three shooters in he faced in the shootout in a 3-2 Detroit win over Vancouver.
Highlights of the Night
Robby Fabbri’s first goal in 23 months. Welcome back.
This slowed down looks reeeeeally good. #CARvsSTL pic.twitter.com/mSEGAsdDFk
— NHL (@NHL) November 7, 2018
Elias Pettersson has it all:
10 games into his NHL career and @_EPettersson already has 10 goals.
— NHL (@NHL) November 7, 2018
Kid's got game. #VANvsDET https://t.co/2z1hXWkb4t
He Pionk’d on ‘em:
Just out here coastin' the best way possible. #MTLvsNYR https://t.co/ceIRximQJr
— NHL (@NHL) November 7, 2018
Nice outlet pass:
Geez, @1JackCampbell with the goalie assist of the year. #ANAvsLAK https://t.co/wyX5hWEs0j
— NHL (@NHL) November 7, 2018
Factoids
The @BlueJacketsNHL improved to 6-0-0 in their last six games against the Stars dating to Dec. 29, 2015 (DAL: 0-4-2), outscoring them 20-8 in those contests (including shootout-deciding goals). #NHLStats #DALvsCBJ pic.twitter.com/64FGSLnG3x
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 7, 2018
Elias Pettersson shares the top of this list for most points in first 10 games as a member of the #Canucks pic.twitter.com/d1SKMNXj3D
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) November 7, 2018
#Habs Carey Price
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) November 7, 2018
Last 100 Reg. Season Games: 2.78 GAA, .907 Save %
Previous 100 Reg. Season Games: 1.97 GAA, .934 Save %
Scores
Maple Leafs 3, Golden Knights 1
Rangers 5, Canadiens 3
Blue Jackets 4, Stars 1
Senators 7, Devils 3
Red Wings 3, Canucks 2 (SO)
Lightning 5, Oilers 2
Blues 4, Hurricanes 1
Sharks 4, Wild 3
Kings 4, Ducks 1
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