QUICK CLICKS
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Erik Cernak suspended two games for Lightning for elbowing
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Olli Maatta has special appreciation for Hockey Fights Cancer initiative
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Five Questions with Kevin Shattenkirk
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Dougie Hamilton taking advantage of increased opportunity with Hurricanes
PREVIEW OF TODAY’S ACTION
Twenty-six teams are in action across a 13-game slate on Wednesday, with multiple players looking to build on their strong monthly totals with four days remaining in November.
* The duo of
Connor McDavid (12-12—24) and
Leon Draisaitl (4-19—23) have combined for 47 points in the month of November – the top-two point getters since Nov. 1. It is the fourth time both players have recorded 20 or more points in the same calendar month (also Oct. 2019, March 2019 and December 2018).
* Prior to the four instances by McDavid and Draisaitl, the previous time multiple Oilers recorded 20 or more points in the same calendar month was
Mark Messier (8-18—26 in 13 GP) and
Jari Kurri (7-15—22 in 13 GP) in January 1990.
* Overall, McDavid has reached the 20-point mark in a calendar month seven times – only
Wayne Gretzky (48x), Kurri (20x), Messier (14x) and
Paul Coffey (14x) have done so on more occasions with the Oilers. Draisaitl has reached the 20-point benchmark in a calendar month four times.
* Rangers forward
Artemi Panarin has recorded 7-13—20 in the month of November, recording at least one point in 11 of 12 appearances so far this calendar month including eight multi-point outings. The last time a Rangers skater reached the 20-point mark within a calendar month was March 2012 when both
Brad Richards (7-15—22 in 17 GP) and
Marian Gaborik (10-10—20 in 17 GP) did so.
* Senators forward
Jean-Gabriel Pageau has scored 10 times in November, ranking second behind McDavid. He sits three goals shy of matching the most by a Senators player in a calendar month (
Daniel Alfredsson: 13 in Nov. 2005). Additionally, it has been almost 13 years since a Senators player scored 11 or more goals in a calendar month, with
Dany Heatley the last to do so in January 2007.