- to help the Islanders claim their second
straight win. Bailey became the third player to skate at least 1,000 games with the franchise, following
Islanders legends Bryan Trottier (1,123 GP) and Denis Potvin (1,060 GP).
* Bailey became the third active player to score a game-winning goal in his 1,000th NHL game,
following in the footsteps of Burns, the man who scored before him Friday, and Jeff Carter.
THOMPSON POSTS ANOTHER SHUTOUT, SMITH CASHES 100TH WITH VEGAS
Logan Thompson made 29 saves for his
League-leading second shutout
of 2022-23 and Reilly Smith
scored his 100th goal in a Golden Knights uniform - the
third to hit the benchmark for the club
- as
Vegas earned a win on Nevada Day.
* Thompson (4-2-0 in 6 GP) required the fewest appearances in Golden Knights history to record two
shutouts in a season, besting the previous mark set by Marc-Andre Fleury (8 GP in 2020-21). Prior to
this season, Thompson had one career shutout in 20 NHL games.
* Four years ago, Thompson was playing Canadian university hockey for the Brock University Badgers
and pursuing a degree in sports management. At that point, making the NHL was a mere dream more
than a trajectory. Thompson, who went undrafted in both the WHL and NHL, played one year of
university hockey where he was named USports Ontario Goaltender of the Year and Rookie of the Year
before signing an ECHL contract. Thompson credits a no-quit attitude and unrelenting personality for
his success - he signed with the Golden Knights on July 13, 2020, and won the ldege "Baz" Bastien
Award awarded to the AHL's most outstanding goaltender that season.
GOALIES MAKE THEIR MARK ON LATEST EDITION OF #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES
Goaltenders stole the show during Friday's six-game slate, with Logan Thompson, Linus Ullmark and
Vitek Vanecek each recording a shutout to highlight the latest edition of
#NHLStats: Live Updates
.
* Ullmark (30 saves) improved to 6-0-0 this season with his fifth career shutout and now
leads all
goaltenders in wins so far in 2022-23
. He became the fourth Bruins netminder to start a season with a
win in six or more consecutive decisions, joining Tim Thomas (8-0-0 in 2010-11), Tuukka Rask (6-0-0
in 2016-17) and Tiny Thompson (6-0-0 in 1937-38).
* Vanecek (24 saves) helped the Devils complete a rare feat, holding the Stanley Cup champion
Avalanche off the scoresheet for just the
second time since the start of last season
(including the 2022
Stanley Cup Playoffs). Jesper Bratt notched an assist on the lone goal to extend his