McDavid, Gaudreau steal the show; PB&J rules

Connor McDavid filled the scoresheet and Johnny Gaudreau went to the top of the highlight reel in what was a wild night in the NHL on Wednesday.
McDavid, the 20-year-old center for the Edmonton Oilers, had four points (one goals, three assists) in a
7-2 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets
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It was McDavid's second NHL game with at least four points; he had two goals and three assists on Feb. 11, 2006 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was the third time this season the Oilers have scored at least seven goals. Winnipeg is the only other team in the League to have three games of at least seven goals.
Since the beginning of the 2016-17 season, McDavid leads all players with 40 multi-point games, three more than Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. He is third in the League in scoring this season with 39 points (12 goals, 27 assists).
While McDavid was piling up the points, Gaudreau, the Calgary Flames forward, had the individual highlight of the night, drawing some serious 'oohs' and 'ahhs' with an incredible shootout goal in a 3-2 loss against the Minnesota Wild.

PB & J time in Columbus

Pierre-Luc Dubois, Artemi Panarin and Josh Anderson embraced the new PB & J nickname for their line by
posing for a photo with peanut butter, jelly and bread
during the Columbus Blue Jackets ugly-sweater party.

Vasilevskiy's stunning stops on Steen, Jaskin

The St. Louis Blues nearly had a board-aided, game-tying goal, but Andrei Vasilevskiy stood tall to keep the Tampa Bay Lightning in front in a 3-0 victory.
Vasilevskiy became the first NHL goalie to win 20 games this season. He became the sixth goalie in NHL history to win 20 games in his first 25 appearances of the season, according to Elias.
The others are Tiny Thompson of the Boston Bruins (23 games, 1929-30); Andrew Hammond of the Ottawa Senators (24 games, 2014-15), Bill Durnan of the Montreal Canadiens (25 games, 1943-44), Pete Peeters of the Flyers (25 games, 1979-80) and Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals (25 games, 2015-16).

Mailbag: What's troubling the Senators?

The Ottawa Senators have lost five straight and are 1-10-2 in their past 13 games, and Dan Rosen explores what has gone wrong for them as part of
his weekly Over the Boards mailbag
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Couturier's snipe lifts Flyers

Sean Couturier blasted a snap shot past Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen with 2:55 remaining to
lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-2 victory
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Stevens weighs in on All-Star captains

NHL Network analyst Scott Stevens weighed in on who his NHL All-Star Game captains
would be with a little more than two weeks until voting closes Jan. 1.

Hall's individual effort puts Devils up by three

Taylor Hall first steals the puck from Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin then beats goaltender Jonathan Quick to put the New Jersey Devils up 3-0 in their eventual 5-1 victory.

Kane caps Blackhawks OT win

Patrick Kane beat Florida Panthers goalie James Reimer on a breakaway to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 overtime victory.