Canadiens extend point streak to nine games

CANADIENS EXTEND SEASON-OPENING POINT STREAK TO NINE GAMES
Shea Weber scored the game-winning goal at 7:24 of the third period to help the Montreal Canadiens extend their season-opening point streak to nine games (8-0-1), including seven straight wins.
* Per Elias Sports Bureau, Montreal became the second team in NHL history to win at least eight of its first nine games in consecutive seasons (2015-16: 9-0-0). They joined the Ottawa Senators, who did so in 1925-26 (8-1-0) and 1926-27 (8-0-1).

* Weber has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his first nine games with the Canadiens and leads the NHL with three game-winning goals.
SATURDAY RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
BUFFALO 3, Florida 0
Pittsburgh 5, PHILADELPHIA 4
Boston 1, DETROIT 0
MONTREAL 2, Toronto 1
NEW JERSEY 3, Tampa Bay 1
MINNESOTA 4, Dallas 0
ST. LOUIS 1, Los Angeles 0
Colorado 3, ARIZONA 2
Washington 5, VANCOUVER 2
SAN JOSE 4, Nashville 1
DID YOU KNOW?
The Canadiens have won 11 consecutive games vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs dating to March 1, 2014 (TOR: 0-7-4). Elias Sports Bureau says Montreal's 11-game win streak is the longest vs. TOR in franchise history, besting their run from Jan. 2 - Nov. 12, 1958 (10-0-0).
CROSBY, MALKIN LEAD PENGUINS TO THIRD STRAIGHT WIN
Sidney Crosby (2-0-2) and Evgeni Malkin (2-0-2) - who scored his 300th career NHL goal - combined for four of Pittsburgh's five goals to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to their third straight win.
* Per Elias Sports Bureau, the Penguins hold an all-time record of 61-4-1 when Crosby and Malkin each score in the same game.
* Crosby has scored in all three games since making his season debut on Oct. 25 (4-1-5) and has at least one point in 23 of his past 24 regular-season games dating to Feb. 29 (15-19-34).
DUBNYK POSTS THIRD STRAIGHT SHUTOUT
Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk made 29 saves to pick up his third consecutive shutout and improve to 5-1-1 this season with a 1.43 goals-against average, .952 save percentage and three shutouts.
* Per Elias Sports Bureau, Dubnyk became the first goaltender in Wild franchise history to post three straight shutouts, stopping all 94 shots faced during those games.
* Dubnyk now owns the longest individual shutout streak in Wild history (181:43), surpassing Darcy Kuemper's mark of 163:46 from Oct. 9-17, 2014.
SHARKS DEFEAT PREDATORS IN PLAYOFF REMATCH
The San Jose Sharks opened the scoring with three consecutive goals en route to a 4-1 win over the Predators in their first meeting since the Second Round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs (4-3 SJS series win).
* Joe Pavelski (1-1-2) had his second game-winning goal of the season (9 GP). In 2015-16, he matched a single-season franchise record with an NHL-leading 11 game-winning goals and added four more in the postseason, including the game-winning goal vs. NSH in Game 7.
LOOSE PUCKS
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Anders Nilsson (33 SV), St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen (27 SV) and Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask (24 SV) each had shutouts . . . Rask had his 31st career shutout (all w/ BOS) and tied Tim Thomas for third on the franchise's all-time list . . . Canadiens goaltender Carey Price (37 SV) improved to 5-0-0 this season (1.40 GAA, .954 SV%) . . . Forward Matt Duchene (2-0-2) scored twice, including the game-winning goal with 8:36 remaining in regulation, to help the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win . . . Forward Marcus Johansson (2-1-3) matched a career high with three points, including the game-winning goal, as the Washington Capitals improved to 4-2-1 on the season . . . Forward Adam Henrique (1-1-2) scored the 100th goal of his NHL career to help the New Jersey Devils improve to 4-0-1 at home this season . . . Philadelphia Flyers forward Jakub Voracek (2-0-2) scored twice, including
a highlight-reel penalty shot goal
. . . Flyers captain Claude Giroux (1-0-1) extended his point streak to eight games (1-9-10) . . . Wild forward Tyler Graovac scored the first goal of his NHL career (6 GP) . . . Linesman Tim Nowak was

prior to the Panthers-Sabres game . . . Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard wore a special helmet with an image honoring former Red Wings play-by-play announcer Dave Strader in support of Hockey Fights Cancer.
SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY GAMESAll Times Eastern
Buffalo @ Winnipeg, 3 p.m., TSN3, MSG-B
Philadelphia @ Carolina, 5 p.m., FS-CR, TCN-PH
Florida @ Detroit, 5 p.m., FS-D, FS-F
Toronto @ NY Islanders, 6 p.m., SN360, SN1, MSG+
Los Angeles @ Chicago, 7 p.m., CSN-CH, FS-W
Tampa Bay @ NY Rangers, 7 p.m., NHLN-US, TVAS, MSG, SUN
Ottawa @ Edmonton, 9 p.m., SNOL, RDSI, TSN5
Washington @ Calgary, 9:30 p.m., SNF, CSN-DC+
HOMETOWN HOCKEY TOUR STOPS IN NEWFOUNDLAND
Former New York Islanders forward Matt Martin returns to face his former team for the first time as a member of the Maple Leafs on Rogers Hometown Hockey, which makes its third stop of the season in Grand Falls-Windsor, Nfld. Sunday also marks the Islanders' Hockey Fights Cancernight at Barclays Center.
* Throughout 2016-17, Sunday games will be broadcast from a different community rink in various towns across Canada. Included in each telecast will be local NHL player profiles, grassroots stories and local entertainment features.
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