NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – November 13, 2026
The Hurricanes down the Kraken in Finland, Wild winger Matt Boldy nets a hat trick, Jets center Mark Scheifele ties a franchise record, and more in today’s NHL Morning Coffee Headlines.
NHL.COM: The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-1 in the opening game of their two-game NHL Global Series in Helsinki, Finland. Sebastian Aho tallied twice, and Juuso Valimaki scored as the two Finns helped the Hurricanes (15-3-1) remain in first place in the overall standings with 32 points. Frederick Gaudreau replied for the 9-7-1 Kraken.
Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (NHL Images)
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Hurricanes winger Taylor Hall became the first player in league history to play his 1,000th career regular-season game outside of North America.
Minnesota Wild winger Matt Boldy netted a hat trick to lead his club over the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2. Kirill Kaprizov collected three assists as the 14-3-4 Wild extended their points streak to 10 games (8-0-2) and sit first overall in the Western Conference with 32 points. Charlottetown native Zack McEwen had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who dropped to 8-11-2 and have lost five straight games.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Kaprizov and teammate Quinn Hughes extended their respective points streaks to 10 games. Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek left this game in the second period with an undisclosed injury. An update on his status could be made today. Meanwhile, Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev missed this game due to “planned maintenance”, which didn’t sit well with the 36-year-old blueliner.
The Winnipeg Jets got five goals in the second period to crush the Dallas Stars 8-3. Mark Scheifele scored twice and collected an assist, Dawson Mercer had two goals, and Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists for the red-hot Jets (9-8-3), who’ve won five straight games. Roope Hintz and Thomas Harley each had two points for the 10-6-2 Stars.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Scheifele tied Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk for the most regular-season points in franchise history with 929. Jets defenseman Dylan DeMelo suffered an upper-body injury during the first period and is listed as week-to-week.
Ottawa Senators center Shane Pinto scored twice on his 26th birthday (including the game- winner) in a 4-3 overtime victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Pinto finished with three points while goalie Linus Ullmark stopped 26 shots for the Senators (12-6-2). Artturi Lehkonen, Parker Kelly, and Gabriel Landeskog scored for the Avalanche (11-6-3).
SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Senators were down 3-2 before Drake Batherson’s tying goal set the stage for Pinto’s overtime heroics. Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon and defenseman Cale Makar left this game in the second period with lower-body injuries.
The Montreal Canadiens scored the opening five goals to extend their points streak to 12 games by defeating the Boston Bruins 5-2. Josh Anderson and Jake Evans each had a goal and an assist, Cole Caufield sniped the winning goal, and Jacob Fowler stopped 30 shots for the Canadiens (12-3-4). Casey Mittelstadt scored both goals for the 13-5-1 Bruins as their four-game win streak ended.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Canadiens winger Chris Kreider left in the third period with an injured left leg after colliding with Bruins forward Michael Eyssimont. An update on his condition could be released today. Habs defenseman Mike Matheson returned to action after being sidelined with a lower-body injury since Oct. 27.
New Jersey Devils goalie Connor Hellebuyck picked up his sixth straight win by beating the Washington Capitals 5-2. Hellebuyck made 26 saves, Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist, and Vladislav Kolyachonok’s first goal of the season was the game-winner for the 14-6-0 Devils. Ryan Leonard and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for the 10-7-0 Capitals.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Devils defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic (undisclosed injury )and Brett Pesce (illness) missed this game. Kovacevic is listed as day-to-day.
Tampa Bay Lightning winger Brandon Hagel scored twice and picked up an assist in a 3-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, and netminder Dennis Hildeby turned aside 28 shots for the Lightning (13-4-2), who moved into first place in the Atlantic Division with 28 points. Matthew Knies scored for the 7-10-0 Blue Jackets, who’ve dropped three straight games and sit last in the Eastern Conference with 14 points.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Blue Jackets center Sean Monahan left the game after the second period with an upper-body injury. Head coach Rick Bowness missed this contest due to illness. Lightning center Anthony Cirelli and defenseman Erik Cernak were sidelined by undisclosed injuries.
The Florida Panthers overcame a 4-1 deficit to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4. Anton Lundell scored twice, including the game-winner, and Carter Verhaeghe picked up three assists for the 11-7-2 Panthers. Lucas Raymond sniped his seventh goal and Marco Kasper tallied his first of the season for the Red Wings (7-10-3) as their losing skid reached five games.
An overtime goal by Ryan Donato lifted the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 upset of the Buffalo Sabres. Frank Nazar scored twice, including the tying goal for the 5-13-1 Blackhawks as they snapped a six-game losing skid. Owen Power and Tage Thompson scored for the Sabres (8-7-4), who’ve dropped three of their last four contests.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane returned to the lineup after a three-game absence with an upper-body injury. The Sabres placed forward Konsta Helenius (upper body) on injured reserve and activated goalie Alex Lyon off IR.
The New York Islanders ended a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, who’ve lost three straight games. Brayden Schenn had a goal and two assists, and Ilya Sorokin stopped 26 shots for the Islanders (8-6-4). Trevor Moore and Quinton Byfield scored for the 5-10-2 Kings.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Kings winger Kevin Fiala had an assist in his first game since suffering a broken leg during the 2026 Winter Olympics in February. Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau missed this game with a lower-body injury, while teammates Matias Maccelli and defenseman Ryan Pulock returned from injuries.
St. Louis Blues goaltender Joel Hofer kicked out 29 shots to shut out the Utah Mammoth 1-0. Connor McMichael scored the winning goal in the eighth round of the shootout as the Blues improved to 9-8-2. Karel Vejmelka made 22 saves for the Mammoth (10-8-2), who are 1-3-1 in their last five games.
Much as I’d like to see them get Edvinsson I think the bruins stand a better chance at Larkin. They need more scoring and speed Larkin can give them that.
He probably could, John. But again, what it would cost them would effectively hollow out their depth, including a player Detroit would want and that the Bruins would need to include in order to take on Larkin’s $8.7 mil AAV which runs through to 2030-31.
Detroit has nothing to lose by playing hardball with their demands, and so they are not about to give him up – especially within their Division – for what another team considers expendable.
The Bruins aren’t on Larkin’s list of approved destinations.
Them there’s that as icing on the cake.
Shocked Utah was even able to field a team. #1 and 2 C out #2 and 3 D out and more had like 4 AHL guys playing. Wonder if their AHL team has anyone left.
Lyle, going into last night’s game I was impressed to learn that the Wild line of Boldy, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov had yet to be scored upon 5-on-5 so far this season while scoring 16 goals. Did that streak continue last night to your knowledge?
Money Puck still has them with zero goals against. With 222 minutes total time together, that is pretty impressive.
https://moneypuck.com/lines.htm
wow. Just a casual observance of the LA Kings roster….it’s pretty bad. Like. Mediocre and then expensive and then not really doing anything at all. I was looking for trade candidates and I don’t want any of their players. Maybe Brandt Clarke (who I’m told on good authority is a complete jerk off the ice) and is probably one of the few untouchables on that team.
Mikey Anderson would make a good 2nd pairing d-man for a team that needs defensive help. Defensively he would be the Leafs second best d-man to Tanev.
When your team plays another 4 years in a row you get to know that team fairly well. lol
That is a line-up full of questions … led by “what the Hell do they see in 41 y/o Perry ….”
Panarin and Kempe are point-a-game players, but both have full NMC and $11 mil AAV contracts with Panarin now 35 y/o and Kempe turning 34 when his expires. Then you have Haula. Laughton, Perry and Zuccarello all with NTC, and Doughty, Ceci, Anderson, Doumoulin. Edmundson and Kuemper all with MNTC!
The only possible positive outcome of last nights loss to Montreal by the Bruins is maybe they will consider the new jerseys bad luck and quit wearing them.
Who signed off on those?
Losing to the Habs still sucks and hasn’t gotten easier over time.
At least the Leafs have lost 5 in a row.
Carolina is a machine.
I have always been a fan of Eriksson Ek and think he’s one of the most under-rated players in the league.
Same goes for Pinto, a thoroughbred treated as a quarter horse.
I’d love either one on the Habs before any of the other names tossed around the past few years.
Quite the spanking the Habs gave the Bruins last night
George O What was your take on Avalanche and Ottawa. I listened on radio, AVS broadcast is homer and not fun to listen to but sounded like the AVS dug themselves an early hole as usual or the senators outworked them ? Despite the OT loss, it was good the Avalanche were competing in the end. I think bednar recognizes how good Ottawa is .