NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – November 12, 2023

by | Nov 12, 2023 | News, NHL | 3 comments

Hat-trick performances by the Oilers’ Zach Hyman and the Blues’ Brayden Schenn and Pavel Buchnevich highlight the recaps of Saturday’s action in today’s NHL Morning Coffee Headlines.

NHL.COM: A natural hat trick in the first period by Zach Hyman carried the Edmonton Oilers over the Seattle Kraken 4-1 to snap their four-game losing skid. Stuart Skinner made 17 saves for the 3-9-1 Oilers while Jaden Schwartz replied for the 5-7-3 Kraken.

Edmonton Oilers winger Zach Hyman (NHL Images).

SPECTOR’S NOTE: Oilers superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were held scoreless in this contest. Kraken netminder Philipp Grubauer got the hook after giving up four goals on 17 shots.

Speaking of hat tricks, Brayden Schenn and Pavel Buchnevich each tallied three goals as the St. Louis Blues crushed the Colorado Avalanche 8-2. Robert Thomas collected four assists while Jordan Binnington stopped 36 shots as the Blues improved to 7-5-1. Mikko Rantanen and Jack Johnson replied for the Avalanche as they slipped to 8-5-0.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Avalanche were without forward Artturi Lehkonen as he’ll be sidelined for weeks with an upper-body injury suffered on Thursday against the Kraken.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander scored to extend his season-opening points streak to 15 games in a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Tyler Bertuzzi and Max Domi each picked up two assists while Ilya Samsonov turned aside 31 shots as they improved their record to 8-5-2. J.T. Miller and Pius Suter scored for the 10-3-1 Canucks.

An overtime goal by Kaiden Guhle lifted the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins, ending a 10-team losing streak against the Bruins. Brendan Gallagher and Nick Suzuki also scored for the 7-5-2 Canadiens. Pavel Zacha and Brad Marchand scored for the 11-1-2 Bruins, who remain on top of the Eastern Conference with 24 points.

The Carolina Hurricanes got a 22-save shutout performance from Pyotr Kochetkov to blank the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0. Sebastian Aho and Brent Burns each had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes as they rose to 9-6-0 in the standings. Nikita Kucherov missed this game due to illness as his club dropped to 6-5-4 in his absence.

Speaking of 4-0 shutouts, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres by the same score as Tristan Jarry returned to action by kicking out 35 shots after missing one game with a facial injury. Erik Karlsson scored twice while Evgeni Malkin and Ryan Graves each had two points for the Penguins (7-6-0) as they picked up their fourth straight win. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 36 stops for the 7-7-1 Sabres.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Sabres also returned forward Matthew Savoie to his WHL club in Wenatchee after he made his NHL debut on Friday against the Minnesota Wild.

Arizona Coyotes forwards Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley each picked up three points as their club overcame two 2-goal deficits to beat the Nashville Predators 7-5. Michael Carcone scored twice for the Coyotes, who boosted their record to 7-6-1. Filip Forsberg scored twice and collected an assist for the 5-9-0 Predators.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Coyotes played without center Jack McBain, who is listed as week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

Alex Ovechkin scored twice as his Washington Capital (7-4-2) rolled to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders (5-5-3), handing the latter their third straight loss. Call-up goalie Hunter Shepard turned in a 37-save performance for the Capitals. Alexander Romanov got the Islanders’ only goal.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: Islanders fans aren’t pleased with their club’s performance this season, calling for head coach Lane Lambert to be fired during this game. Earlier in the week, they were chanting for general manager Lou Lamoriello to lose his job. Meanwhile, the Capitals placed sidelined defenseman Martin Fehervary (foot) on injured reserve.

The Detroit Red Wings held off the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4, handing the latter their fourth straight defeat. Jake Walman scored what proved to be the game-winner while Jeff Petry and Christian Fischer each had two assists for the 8-5-2 Red Wings. Patrik Laine scored in his first game back with the Blue Jackets (4-7-3) since suffering a concussion on Oct. 20.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: To make room for Laine’s return, the Jackets assigned defenseman David Jiricek to their AHL affiliate in Cleveland.

Dallas Stars goaltender Scott Wedgewood made 31 saves while Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. Cole Perfetti and Brenden Dillon tallied for the Jets (7-5-2) while the Stars (9-3-1) sit atop the Central Division with 19 points.

The Ottawa Senators ended a five-game losing skid on home ice by dousing the Calgary Flames 4-1. Joonas Korpisalo made 24 saves while Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist for the 6-7-0 Senators. Blake Coleman replied for the Flames as they fell to 4-8-2.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: The trade request made by Flames defenseman Nikita Zadorov remains a hot topic among the pundits. I’ll have more in the Sunday NHL Rumor Roundup.

Former Los Angeles Kings netminder Cal Petersen made 35 saves to help the Philadelphia Flyers defeat his old team by a score of 4-2. Morgan Frost scored twice as the Flyers improved to 7-7-1 on the season. Carl Grundstrom and Adrian Kempe replied for the 8-3-3 Kings.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: Earlier in the day, the Kings reclaimed forward Samuel Fagemo off waivers from the Predators.







3 Comments

  1. Re the Oilers

    looks like young Skinner is getting his game back,
    2nd good game in a row last night…❗️

    Every year now this is the 4th in a row, 2XAHL & 2nd NHL season this has happen looks like he is a slow starter out the gate at the start of the season.

    -Zack Hyman put the team on his back last night

    -Looks like Mcdavid is still playing Hurt….🤔

    -Bush and Elkhom played very well toghter last night
    they need to stabilize the d…

    -Hollaway had the best game of his young career scoring and being involved last night playing along side Derek Ryan

    -Bouchard and Elkhom were there Best D paring last night

    Hopfully they can Trade out Connor Brown before they have to pay him $3.2 M Bounus pay
    after playing a minimum of 10 game’s and Zero Points that was a Brutal idea Ken Holland🙈⁉️

    • There isn’t enough sweetener in the world for anyone to take on Brown’s contract if they are to be stuck with a $3.2 mil bonus payout looming.

      I liked his game a lot when Ottawa got him our of Toronto where, in 3 seasons he potted 16g 27a 43 pts in 91gp in 2019-20, 21g 24a 35 pts in 56 gp in 2020-21 and10g 29a 39 pts in 64gp. earning an annual cap hit of $3.6 mil.

      After being dealt to Washington for a 2nd round pick, he played just 4 games in 2021-22 before suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury. That didn’t stop Holland from taking a chance on his recovery and return to previous form at a cap hit of $775,000, but so far, in 9 gp, he has nothing but zeros on the board with little sign that he’s about to “bounce back.” And that bonus of $3,225,000 has to be paid when he reaches 10 games.

  2. New out of Edmonton at 10.15AM this AM,

    Sounds like the Oilers just Fired Coach Woodcroft,
    thats Very disappointing….🙈

    its the GM that should have been fired Ken Holland
    and not Woody……..
    Ken Holland has gone through 4 Coaches in 5 years….‼️ thats just a Brutal Track Record
    They need to move him out before he screws it all up for next year….

    the GM is not giving him the tools to do the job properly, and has brough in 3 sub players…

    -A poor defence, this should have been fixed in the off season
    -A crappy goaltender at $5.M for 5 years
    -Connor Brown at $4.M with Zero points…
    they need to trade this guy ASAP Today

    Whio is up next for the Oilers head Coach.. ❓
    maybe its the leadership mix in the room….❓

    -Gerard Galant
    -Andrew Brunette
    -Joe Sacco
    -Travis Green