This hasn’t been a good season for the Chicago Blackhawks, but Patrick Kane has been giving it his all. He led the Blackhawks to a 7-3 win against Buffalo with two goals and two assists, extending his point streak to 10 contests in the process.
With that, Kane’s up to 31 goals and 75 points in 51 games in 2018-19. He’s second in the scoring race behind just Nikita Kucherov, who has 79 points in 51 contests. Kane’s career-high is 106 points in 2015-16 when he won the Hart Trophy, but this season might end up being even better for him. Unfortunately, it’s wasted on this year’s Blackhawks as they’re 19-24-9 even after Friday’s win.
With four points on Friday, Kane also reached and surpassed the 900-point milestone. He’s up to 903 points in 873 games. He’s also just the third American-born player to reach that milestone within his first 12 seasons with the other two being Joe Mullen and Mike Modano, per TSN’s StatsCentre.
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CHICAGO 7 BUFFALO 3
As mentioned above, Patrick Kane scored two goals and registered two assists for Chicago. That gives him 31 goals and 75 points in 51 contests in 2018-19.
Drake Caggiula found the back of the net and recorded two assists. The Blackhawks forward has eight goals and 15 points in 38 games.
Cam Ward stopped 40 of 43 Sabres shots. He’s won three of his last four games, though he’s also allowed 14 goals over that span.
Jack Eichel scored a goal for the Sabres. It was his 17th goal and 54th point in 48 games.
Carter Hutton turned aside 18 of 22 shots over the first two periods of play. Linus Ullmark stepped in and surrendered two goals on seven shots.
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NASHVILLE 4 FLORIDA 1
Viktor Arvidsson scored two goals, including the game-winner. He’s up to 21 goals and 28 points in 29 games.
Filip Forsberg assisted on three of Nashville’s four goals. He has 18 goals and 32 points in 36 games.
Jonathan Huberdeau accounted for the Panthers’ lone goal. It was his 13th marker and 50th point in 49 contests.
Roberto Luongo saved 22 of 25 shots Friday night. He surrendered all three goals on the third period.
At the other end of the ice, Juuse Saros saved 27 of 28 shots. He’s allowed just a goal in each of his last two starts.
TAMPA BAY 1 NY ISLANDERS 0 (SO)
Thomas Greiss stopped all 41 shots in regulation time. However, he surrendered a goal in two shootout rounds and that denied him the win.
Andrei Vasilevskiy saved 36 shots prior to the skills competition. He was perfect in three shootout rounds to get the extra point.
Victor Hedman accounted for the lone shootout goal. He also had a team-high six shots before the shootout.
Cal Clutterbuck led the Islanders in hits with five. He’s up to 123 hits in 46 games.
Dan Girardi blocked four shots for Tampa Bay. He has 85 blocks in 48 contests in 2018-19.
PITTSBURGH 5 OTTAWA 3
Bryan Rust scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner. That gives him 14 goals and 26 points in 50 games.
Jake Guentzel also scored twice for Pittsburgh. He has 26 goals and 49 points in 51 contests.
Casey DeSmith kicked out 37 of 40 shots on Friday. This is his first win of 2019, improving him record to 13-9-4 this season.
Matt Duchene found the back of the net for the Senators. He has 21 goals and 48 points in 42 games.
Anders Nilsson allowed five goals on 40 shots. He had won four of his previous five starts.
WASHINGTON 4 CALGARY 3
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the game-winning goal and registered an assist. He has 10 goals and 43 points in 45 games in 2018-19.
Tom Wilson also found the back of the net for the Capitals. He’s up to 14 goals and 24 points in 32 contests.
Braden Holtby stopped 27 of 30 Flames shots. He’s 18-12-3 with a 3.10 GAA and .905 save percentage in 36 games.
Garnet Hathaway netted a goal for the Flames. It was his sixth goal and eighth point in 46 games.
Mike Smith saved 36 of 40 shots last night. He has allowed four goals in each of his last two starts.
DETROIT 3 TORONTO 2 (OT)
Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist. The Maple Leafs forward has 22 goals and 45 points in 36 games.
Gustav Nyquist found the back of the net and registered an assist for Detroit. He’s up to 12 goals and 45 points in 52 contests.
Andreas Athanasiou assisted on all three of Detroit’s goals. He has 17 goals and 33 points in 46 games in 2018-19.
Jimmy Howard saved 19 of 21 shots on Friday. He’s won four of his last five games.
Frederik Andersen turned aside 30 of 33 Red Wings shots. He’s surrendered at least three goals in each of his last three starts and five of his last six games.
CAROLINA 5 VEGAS 2
Jordan Martinook scored the game-winning goal. It was his 11th goal and 14th point in 51 contests.
Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist for Carolina. He’s up to four goals and 19 points in 51 games.
Petr Mrazek saved 23 of 25 Golden Knights shots. That ended his run of four straight starts where he allowed at least three goals.
Shea Theodore scored both of Vegas’ goals. That gives him eight goals and 24 points in 52 contests.
Maxime Lagace kicked out 27 of 31 shots Friday night. This was his first NHL start of the 2018-19 campaign. He has a 2.79 GAA and .899 save percentage in 19 AHL contests.
DALLAS 3 MINNESOTA 1
Brad Hunt netted the Wild’s only goal. It was his third goal and eighth point in 15 games.
Tyler Seguin scored two goals, including the game-winner. He has 20 goals and 47 points in 51 contests.
Andrew Cogliano contributed a goal and an assist for Dallas. That gives him four goals and 13 points in 51 games.
Ben Bishop stopped 21 of 22 shots to earn his third straight win. He has an 18-12-2 record, 2.25 GAA, and .925 save percentage in 33 games.
Devan Dubnyk saved 29 of 31 shots last night. He has a 20-17-3 record, 2.55 GAA, and .914 save percentage in 42 contests in 2018-19.
