Poor Jackets fans! Coincidence or not?!
Saturday, Nov. 16 will mark the first of two 15-game days this season, with the second taking place on Saturday, April 4, 2020.
The Blue Jackets are idle both days. (!!!)
* There have been 16 previous 15-game days in NHL history, including three last season.
* The most combined goals scored on a 15-game day is 99 (including shootout-deciding goals), a mark set Oct. 25, 2008 and matched April 6, 2019 (6.6 G/GP). The NHL record for most combined goals scored on
any day is 103 during a 12-game slate on Jan. 23, 1993 (8.6 G/GP).
* There have been 18 hat tricks scored on 15-game days, with the most recent occurring April 6, 2019 when Canadiens forward
Ryan Poehling scored three goals in his NHL debut as
Bob Cole called the final play-by-play of his half-century career.
* A player has scored
four goals on a 15-game day twice, with both instances occurring in 2017-18 (
Alex Ovechkin: Oct. 7, 2017 w/ WSH and
Mark Jankowski: April 7, 2018 w/ CGY).
* The most assists by a player on a 15-game day is four, achieved by
Evgeny Kuznetsov (Oct. 7, 2017 w/ WSH) and
Mika Zibanejad (Dec. 29, 2018 w/ NYR). There have been 40 instances of a player with
three or more assists on a 15-game day, including 11 last season.
* The most points by a player on a 15-game day is four, a feat accomplished 14 times in NHL history including twice in 2018-19 (Zibanejad and
Erik Karlsson on Dec. 29, 2018 w/ SJS).
* The most goals scored by one team on a 15-game day is eight (including shootout-deciding goals), a mark set by the Maple Leafs on Oct. 7, 2017 (8-5 W vs. NYR).
* The most combined goals scored on a 15-game day is 99 (including shootout-deciding goals), a mark set Oct. 25, 2008 and matched April 6, 2019 (6.6 G/GP). The NHL record for most combined goals scored on any day is 103 during a 12-game slate on Jan. 23, 1993 (8.6 G/GP).