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  1. NHLAlex Newhook scores twice as the Canadiens beat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in Toronto.
  2. NHLJack Hughes scores in overtime as Devils rally past Islanders 5-4.
  3. NHLCapitals rally past Panthers 4-3 after Tom Wilson is ejected for boarding Sandis Vilmanis.
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Montreal Canadiens header: the Montréal skyline behind an arena, arena dark for an away game. Last game: Canadiens 4 at Maple Leafs 2, final.

W at Maple Leafs · Sat, Nov 7 · Final

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MTL Newhook 2 G, 2 pts · Dach 1 A
TOR Nylander 1 G, 1 pts · Sissons 1 A

Record11–3–3

T-1st in the Atlantic · 25 PTS

Next Tue, Nov 10 7:00 PM ET vs Wild

No. 1 in the 30-second version

Alex Newhook scores twice as the Canadiens beat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in Toronto.

Jacob Fowler made 26 saves for Montreal, which has won seven of its last eight games and is 11-3-3, according to the Associated Press. Toronto's William Nylander and Gavin McKenna scored, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24 shots for the Maple Leafs, who have lost two straight.

Source: Associated Press

Canadiens beat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in Toronto, with Alex Newhook among the Montreal scorers.

First period Alexandre Texier gets the first good chance of the game as the Leafs don’t pick him up at the bottom of the right circle. He cuts across the crease, but Sergei Bobrovsky stops him. A fourth line of Alex Newhook, Oliver Kapanen, and Kirby Dach pressure Gavin McKenna into a defensive-zone giveaway, and continues the intense shift to get Bobrovsky swimming in his crease. The goalie goes right, the puck goes left, and the shot from Alex Newhook that was heading wide ends up deflecting off his foot and going in. The Canadiens already got burned once this season by attacking William Nyl

Source: Habs Eyes on the Prize

Wild defenseman Brock Faber practices for first time since September skull injury.

Faber's return to practice moves him closer to a regular-season debut that was delayed by a fractured skull, per ESPN.

Sources: ESPN · Habs Eyes on the Prize

Atlantic standings

TeamGPWLOTPTS
Bruins17124125
Canadiens17113325
Lightning16113224
Senators18116123
Panthers1796220
Sabres1685319
Maple Leafs1888218
Red Wings1878317

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No. 2 in the 30-second version

Jack Hughes scores in overtime as Devils rally past Islanders 5-4.

New Jersey erased a two-goal deficit in the third period, with Dougie Hamilton's power-play goal tying it with 6:18 left in regulation, per the Associated Press. Hughes won it 3:42 into overtime, extending the Devils' winning streak to four games, while the Islanders lost their third straight. Ilya Sorokin made 45 saves for New York. The NY Post said the Islanders were badly outplayed and cited officiating complaints, including a 4-0 power-play disparity, and that Mathew Barzal and Matias Maccelli were cleared from non-contact status at morning skate.

Sources: NY Post Sports · Associated Press · Lighthouse Hockey · All About The Jersey

No. 3 in the 30-second version

Capitals rally past Panthers 4-3 after Tom Wilson is ejected for boarding Sandis Vilmanis.

Tkachuk scored twice in the first period for Florida, the second on an extended power play after Wilson's major penalty. Alex Tuch and Aliaksei Protas scored in the second period to put Washington ahead, and Pierre-Luc Dubois added a goal in the third. Sam Bennett cut the lead to one with 46.6 seconds left, and Vilmanis did not return after the hit.

Sources: ESPN · Associated Press · Knights On Ice

Hurricanes rout Blackhawks 9-2, with Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov scoring twice each.

Carolina led 4-0 after the first period and 7-0 after the second, per the Associated Press. Chicago's Spencer Knight was pulled after allowing six goals, and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 shots for Carolina. Connor Bedard and Roman Kantserov scored for Chicago in the third period, and the Blackhawks have lost nine of their last 10 games.

Sources: Associated Press · Second City Hockey · Canes Country

Avalanche blank Red Wings 4-0 as Mackenzie Blackwood posts a 27-save shutout.

Martin Necas scored twice and had four points, while Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar also scored, and Colorado scored on power plays in the second period. Blackwood's shutout was his first of the season and the 18th of his career, and per The Hockey News it moved him into a three-way tie for sixth on Colorado's all-time shutout list. The win came at home before Colorado left on a road trip, according to SB Nation.

Sources: The Hockey News - Colorado Avalanche · Mile High Hockey

Cutter Gauthier's late goal lifts the Ducks past the Flames 5-3 for their fourth straight win.

Gauthier scored with 1:34 left, extending his goal streak to five games, and he has 10 of his 12 goals this season during that streak. The AP reports Anaheim is the first team since the 1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins to score at least five goals in seven straight games. Calgary's five-game home winning streak ended, and Dustin Wolf made 24 saves.

Sources: The Hockey News - Calgary Flames · Associated Press

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