Florida and Vancouver combined for 13 goals on Monday, eight of which were scored by the Panthers alone – their most in a game since the 2023-24 season – as they claimed a comeback victory at Amerant Bank Arena.
* Alex Ovechkin scored in Washington’s victory over Los Angeles at Capital One Arena and surpassed Gordie Howe to write his name atop another NHL list.
* Matthew Schaefer and Macklin Celebrini can join elite company among teenagers in NHL history during Tuesday’s eight-game slate.
PANTHERS CLAIM VICTORY IN BACK-AND-FORTH, HIGH-SCORING CONTEST
After the Canucks went up 2-0, Sam Reinhart (0-3—3) and Brad Marchand (1-1—2) spearheaded a five-goal Panthers rally that was wiped away with three straight tallies by the Canucks, but Florida potted three more in the third period to secure the comeback win. Overall, the Panthers, who recorded their most goals in a game since Feb. 17, 2024 (9-2 W at TBL), and Canucks combined for 13 goals – tied with the Ducks and Sharks on Oct. 11 for the most in a contest this season.
* Reinhart – one of two players with three points in the contest (also Quinn Hughes) – recorded his 24th career three-point game with Florida and surpassed Pavel Bure for the fifth most in Panthers history. Reinhart also posted his fifth career three-assist outing with the club and moved into a tie for the sixth most in franchise history.
* Marchand, who scored his 37th career shorthanded goal and surpassed Sergei Fedorov for the eighth most in NHL history, extended his point streak to eight games and eclipsed Joe Nieuwendyk (7 GP in 2005-06; age 39) and Cory Stillman (7 GP in 2010-11; age 37) for the longest by a Panthers player at age 37 or older.
* Sergei Bobrovsky, who was one of 16 Panthers players with a point on Monday, recorded his 438th career win and surpassed Jacques Plante (437) for the ninth most among goaltenders in NHL history. The list is topped by Martin Brodeur (691).
OVECHKIN SCORES TO MOVE ATOP ANOTHER ALL-TIME LIST
Alex Ovechkin scored one of two Capitals goals – his 442nd all-time at Capital One Arena – as Washington defeated Los Angeles and brought a halt to its six-game win streak on the road. Ovechkin, who joined Jaromir Jagr (151) as the second player in NHL history with 150 career game-winning goals in the regular season and playoffs combined, passed Gordie Howe (441 at Detroit Olympia) for the most goals by one player at a single venue in NHL history.
* Ovechkin became the third different player, age 40 or older, since 2020-21 with goals in back-to-back games. The others: Corey Perry (2 GP in 2025-26; 3x) and Patrick Marleau (2 GP in 2020-21). The last player to extend their streak to three games in that scenario: Matt Cullen (3 GP in 2016-17).
* Ovechkin continues THE GR8 CHASE for Victory Over Cancer with the Capitals, Hockey Fights Cancer and V Foundation by personally donating to pediatric cancer research for each regular-season goal he scores for the remainder of his career. Click here for details.
MORE NOTES FROM AROUND THE RINKS FEATURED IN #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES
The Monday edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured several players with noteworthy performances from across the six-game slate, including Anaheim’s Troy Terry and Olen Zellweger as well as Columbus’ Kirill Marchenko.
* With the Mammoth leading 2-1, Terry found the back of the net with five seconds remaining in regulation – the third-latest tying goal in franchise history – to set the stage for Zellweger to score in overtime and lift the Ducks to victory. Zellweger became the fourth defenseman in Ducks history to score an overtime goal at age 22 or younger, joining Cam Fowler (Feb. 11, 2011 & March 23, 2011; age 19), Jamie Drysdale (Oct. 18, 2021; age 19) and Shea Theodore (April 9, 2017; age 21).
* Marchenko (0-2—2) factored on two goals and scored in the shootout to help the Blue Jackets defeat the Canadiens at Nationwide Arena. Marchenko extended his point streak to 12 games (3-12—15) – the League’s longest active streak.
QUICK CLICKS
* Jason Robertson, Alex DeBrincat, Quinn Hughes named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week
* Adrian Kempe signs 8-year, $85 million contract with Kings
* Peter Bondra talks Slovakia hockey
* Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman wears jersey of PWHL Fleet goalie Aerin Frankel
* Jeff Petry‘s sons read lineup in Panthers locker room ahead of 1,000th NHL game
TUESDAY HAS ROBERTSON FOLLOWING UP NATURAL HAT TRICK against SCHAEFERTuesday’s schedule features several contests on Sportsnet programming and TVA Sports as well as Jason Robertson playing for the first time since notching a natural hat trick when the Stars host the Islanders, who continue their lengthy road trip with Matthew Schaefer set to skate his 20th career game.
* Robertson can record consecutive hat tricks for the second time in his career (also March 4-6, 2022) and become the first player in Stars/North Stars history to achieve the feat multiple times. Schaefer needs one point to tie Phil Housley (16 from Oct. 6 – Nov. 26, 1982) for the most by an 18-year-old defenseman through 20 career games in NHL history.
* Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard, who rank third and fourth (tied) in League scoring this season, respectively, are two other young stars in action Tuesday. Celebrini needs three points against the Mammoth to become one of the fastest teenagers in NHL history to 30 in a season.
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