Three Stars
1. Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning: Hedman netted the winning goal with 56.8 seconds left to snap a 2-2 tie and give Tampa a 3-2 victory over the Penguins. The Swedish blue liner now has points in eight of the Lightning’s nine games this season.
2. Anders Nilsson, Ottawa Senators: Nilsson helped extend the Red Wings’ losing streak to six games with a 34-save night during a 5-2 win. Anthony Duclair scored twice, Chris Tierney had a goal and an assist, and Thomas Chabot handed out a pair of helpers as Ottawa ended a four-game slide. The win was Nilsson’s first of the season
3. Tristan Jarry, Pittsburgh Penguins: Jarry had a career night in the loss to Tampa making a career high 45 saves, including 22 in the second period.
Highlights of the Night
• Andrei Vasilevskiy made this save at the buzzer to preserve the Lightning win following a long review:
THAT CLOSE. 😳
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) October 24, 2019
The Penguins were that close to tying the game as time expired in the third period. pic.twitter.com/Ug18A1XOc6
• The Lightning honored 46 of the 70 living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor during a pre-game ceremony Wednesday night.
• It’s been a while, but always watch where Jean-Gabriel Pageau is on the ice when the Senators are shorthanded:
Factoids
Jean-Gabriel Pageau is tied for the 2nd-most shorthanded goals since 2014-15 – the season in which he scored his first career shorthanded tally: @Bmarch63 – 13
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 24, 2019
Andrew Cogliano – 11@frolik_michael – 11
@DerekStepan21 – 11
@CamAtkinson13 – 11@JGPageau – 11 #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/x3S3k9tmBn
• With his assist Wednesday night, Sidney Crosby is now in 40th place on the NHL’s all-time points list (450-780—1,230 in 954 GP), passing Norm Ullman (490-739—1,229 in 1,410 GP).
Scores
Senators 5, Red Wings 2
Lightning 3, Penguins 2
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Sean Leahy is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @Sean_Leahy.