Jack Hughes took a share of the League-lead in goals with his overtime winner and delivered the Devils their eighth straight victory – the longest active run in the League – while the Mammoth also extended their streak to seven games Sunday.
* Macklin Celebrini posted three points, including tallying the overtime winner, and Michael Misa scored his first NHL goal as the Sharks fended off multiple Wild multi-goal comeback attempts to secure victory.
* David Pastrnak and the Bruins are set to clash with Shane Pinto and the Senators on Prime Monday Night Hockey during Monday’s two-game slate.
HUGHES’ OVERTIME HEROICS DELIVER DEVILS’ EIGHTH STRAIGHT WIN
Jack Hughes (2-0—2) helped New Jersey jump to an early lead by scoring the second of two Devils goals 39 seconds apart before Colorado clawed back with two tallies of their own to level the game. After both teams traded goals in the third period, the stage was set for overtime where Hughes potted the winner and helped his team extend the League’s longest winning streak of the season to eight games.
* Hughes, who is tied with Mark Scheifele and Shane Pinto (both w/ 8) for the League-lead in goals this season, netted his ninth career overtime winner and passed Scott Niedermayer (8) for the second most in franchise history, behind only Patrik Elias (16). Hughes (28 GP) also moved into a tie for third on the club’s all-time multi-goal games list, trailing John MacLean (62 GP) and Elias (52 GP).
* The Devils are one of four undefeated teams at home in 2025-26 and started a season with five straight home wins for the third time in franchise history, following 1987-88 (8 GP) and 1993-94 (5 GP). New Jersey’s eight-game winning streak is tied for its second longest in the past 15 years, behind a 13-contest stretch in 2022-23.
UTAH KEEPS PACE WITH SEVENTH STRAIGHT WIN
A few hours after the Devils (8-1-0, 16 points) extended their win streak to sit atop the overall NHL standings, the Mammoth (8-2-0, 16 points) pushed their win streak to a franchise-best seven consecutive games to join New Jersey (in terms of standings points).
SAN JOSE TEENAGERS HELP SHARKS SURVIVE WILD RALLIES
In a contest that saw the Wild rally from a multi-goal deficit two separate times, it was the Sharks’ young stars that found the score sheet to help San Jose secure the victory, with Macklin Celebrini (1-2—3) factoring on three goals – including scoring the overtime winner – and Michael Misa (1-0—1) netting the first of his NHL career.
* Celebrini (19 years, 135 days) boosted his career totals to 31-47—78 (79 GP) and tied Patrick Marleau (34-43—77 in 155 GP) for the most points by a Sharks player before age 20. He also became the second teenager in NHL history to record 12 or more points through his team’s first five road games in a season (6-6—12 in 9 GP), following Sidney Crosby (4-9—13 in 2006-07).
* Misa (18 years, 252 days) became the fifth-youngest player in Sharks history at the time of their first NHL goal and fourth-youngest player in NHL history to record a point in each of his first three road games to start a career, behind only Crosby (7 GP in 2005-06; 18 years, 88 days), Connor Bedard (3 GP in 2023-24; 18 years, 89 days) and Bobby Carpenter (4 GP in 1981-82; 18 years, 103 days).
* Misa and Celebrini weren’t the only teenagers to find the back of the net in the contest: Zeev Buium (19 years, 323 days) tallied for Minnesota. It marked the first time that three teenagers scored in the same game since Feb. 19, 2011 (Evander Kane w/ ATL, Magnus Paajarvi & Taylor Hall both w/ EDM).
KAPRIZOV MILESTONE, STARS COMEBACK FEATURED IN LIVE UPDATES
A bevy of notes from Sunday’s action can be found in #NHLStats: Live Updates, including the Stars earning multi-goal comeback wins in back-to-back days, Kirill Kaprizov hitting a milestone and an overtime winner from Nikita Kucherov.
* Kaprizov registered three assists to reach 400 career points (190-210—400 in 329 GP). He became the fastest player in Wild history to reach the milestone and required the fourth-fewest games (tied) among active skaters to reach the benchmark, alongside Sidney Crosby (292 GP), Connor McDavid (306 GP), Alex Ovechkin (314 GP) and Evgeni Malkin (329 GP).
* One day after reaching the 1,000-point milestone on Saturday, Kucherov scored the overtime winner on Sunday to give the Lightning back-to-back wins for the first time this season. Kucherov (8) moved into a tie with Vincent Lecavalier and Victor Hedman for fourth on the all-time franchise overtime goal list behind Steven Stamkos (13), Brayden Point (12) and Martin St. Louis (10).
* On Saturday, the Stars trailed the Hurricanes 2-0 and rallied for a 3-2 win. It was deja vu on Sunday, as Dallas again fell behind 2-0 to the Predators before ultimately prevailing with a 3-2 victory. It marked the first two multi-goal comeback wins of the season for the Stars, already half their total from the 2024-25 campaign (4). Dallas is the second team in the first month of the 2025-26 season to record multi-goal come-from-behind wins on consecutive calendar days (also VAN: Oct. 16-17). -27125721.png)
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An #NHLStats primer before tonight’s Bruins–Senators game on Prime Monday Night Hockey (7:30 p.m. ET).
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* David Pastrnak (396-450—846 in 766 GP) is within reach of the 400-goal milestone and can become the sixth-fastest player born outside North America to reach the plateau. He can inch closer to the mark against a Senators team he has 45 career points against (20-25—45 in 32 GP), tied for his most versus a single opponent (also 45 vs. BUF & PHI).
* Shane Pinto (8-1—9 in 9 GP) is tied for the League lead in goals and can match the Senators benchmark for fewest games to 10 goals in a season (Bob Kudelski: 10 GP in 1993-94).
* Linus Ullmark could face Boston for the third time since his three-season tenure with the Bruins ended (a stint that included a Vezina Trophy during the club’s record-setting 2022-23 campaign). Ullmark is 2-0-0 against his former club since joining the Senators and can become the third goaltender in NHL history to win his first three games against a franchise after winning a Vezina Trophy with them – he would join Ed Belfour (4 GP vs. CHI) and Patrick Roy (3 GP vs. MTL).
NATIONAL GAMES ON THE RADAR THIS WEEK
Five #NHLStats and storylines you need to know about other national broadcasts this week:
1. “Frozen Frenzy” on ESPN (Tuesday): For the third time in as many seasons, all 32 teams will be in action with staggered start times across 16 games including three on ESPN (with a whip-around show tracking all the action on ESPN2 and ESPN+). Sidney Crosby could become the ninth player in NHL history with 1,700 points when he leads the Penguins against his 4 Nations Face-Off teammate Travis Konecny and the Flyers. Alex Ovechkin (1 for 900) and Mikko Rantanen (2 for 300) could hit goal milestones during the Capitals–Stars showdown. Adrian Kempe and the Kings have won nine of their past 12 games against the Sharks (9-2-1; SJS: 3-8-1), who top the NHL with 40 points by players age 23 or younger this season (including 18 from teenagers Macklin Celebrini & Michael Misa).
2. Stars at Lightning on Thursday (TNT): Tyler Seguin is on track to skate in his 1,000th NHL game (2 away) during a matchup that could include six different countries and eight players already named to their team’s Olympic rosters. For the Lightning: Brayden Point (Team Canada), Oliver Bjorkstrand (Team Denmark), Erik Cernak (Team Slovakia), Zemgus Girgensons (Team Latvia) and Victor Hedman (Team Sweden). For the Stars: Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell and Mikko Rantanen (all Team Finland).
3. Maple Leafs at Blue Jackets on Sportsnet and TVA Sports (Wednesday): The lone game on Wednesday’s slate will pit Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews against a potential Team USA teammate in Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski. Oct. 29 will mark the “100 Days-to-Go until the Opening Ceremony” countdown ahead of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
4. Senators at Canadiens on Sportsnet and TVA Sports (Saturday): Tim Stützle and the Senators travel to Montreal for a showdown with Nick Suzuki and the Canadiens, the two 2024-25 Eastern Conference Wild Card teams. Suzuki (1-4—5 in 4 GP) can match the longest season-opening home point streak by a Montreal player over the past 29 years (4 players at 5 GP since 1997-98).
5. Blackhawks at Oilers on Sportsnet (Saturday): No. 1 picks Connor McDavid (2015) and Connor Bedard (2023) will meet for the fifth time and third during Hockey Night in Canada. McDavid is within reach of the third-fastest player in League history to 1,100 points (6 away through 722 GP), and Bedard is closing in on his 50th career goal (2 away). Bedard has 2-3—5 in games against McDavid (0-4—4), though Edmonton has claimed three of four victories (EDM: 3-1-0; CHI: 1-2-1).
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