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A massive Thursday slate delivered statement wins, heavy scoring swings and milestone performances across multiple arenas. Veteran stars took over several matchups, while a wave of rookies and depth scorers shaped the rest of the board. Goaltending battles ran tight in New Jersey and Detroit, while high-event games broke open in Montreal, Denver and Washington. Shot volume, late equalizers and special-teams swings drove the night, with bettors tracking pace and momentum through Odds & Scores as teams pushed further into the season’s first quarter.
Capitals 8, Canadiens 4
Alex Ovechkin delivered his 33rd career hat trick and added an assist, extending his goal streak to four games and pushing Washington to its third straight win. He reached 907 career goals with 10 on the season.
Ethen Frank produced two goals and two assists. Sonny Milano scored twice. Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves and steadied the game as Washington built and protected multi-goal leads.
Montreal lost its fifth straight. Mike Matheson and Brendan Gallagher each had a goal and an assist. Sam Montembeault was pulled after allowing three goals on 10 shots, and Jakub Dobes made 21 saves in relief. A capper noted Washington’s rising shot consistency, echoing pregame comments referenced earlier in the Bettors Handbook.
Avalanche 6, Rangers 3
Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar each scored twice and added an assist as Colorado won its seventh straight.
Martin Necas posted three assists. Scott Wedgewood stopped 16 shots and added his first career assist.
MacKinnon’s three-point night pushed him past Peter Stastny on the franchise scoring list; he now sits second with 1,051 points behind Joe Sakic.
Colorado has gone 9-0-2 in its last 11 games with only one regulation loss across its first 20 contests. New York faded late as the Avalanche scored three unanswered in the third.
Kraken 3, Blackhawks 2
Jaden Schwartz scored the deciding power-play goal with 2:18 left as Seattle stormed back with three unanswered goals in the third.
Tye Kartye and Shane Wright added goals as the Kraken controlled the late stages. Wright and Montour combined for two assists each.
Chicago’s Connor Bedard was at the center of controversy. On a breakaway, he complained after failing to get a shot off, believing he was hooked by Ryan Lindgren. He was instead hit with an abuse-of-officials penalty that directly led to Schwartz’s game-winner.
The Blackhawks had scored twice in the second but couldn’t answer back in the third.
Panthers 1, Devils 0
Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves and rebounded after a poor outing earlier in the week, posting his second shutout of the season and the 51st of his career.
Sam Reinhart scored the lone goal, slicing through traffic for a highlight finish in the second period.
Jake Allen was sharp with 23 saves but took a difficult loss. Allen remains 7-3-0 with a .920 save percentage this season, carrying a heavy workload in New Jersey’s rotation.
Islanders 5, Red Wings 0
Max Shabanov produced two goals and an assist in only his ninth career game.
Ilya Sorokin earned his second shutout of the year by stopping 29 shots.
Calum Ritchie added a goal and an assist. Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat also scored as New York closed a brutal seven-game road trip at 6-1.
Detroit’s three-game surge ended as John Gibson made 21 saves in the loss.
Flyers 3, Blues 2 (OT)
Travis Sanheim scored the winner with 1:09 left in overtime, finishing a 2-on-0 rush with Sean Couturier.
Rodrigo Abols and Tyson Foerster scored in regulation as Philadelphia erased a two-goal deficit for the second time in seven days against St. Louis.
Dan Vladar made 27 saves and allowed only two goals, both to Justin Faulk.
The Blues controlled the early phases but couldn’t manage a late push.
Blue Jackets 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT)
Adam Fantilli scored his second goal of the game at 4:21 of overtime, lifting Columbus to a road win.
Fantilli added an assist. Dmitri Voronkov scored once and added a helper. Zach Werenski assisted on all three goals and drove transition play.
Jet Greaves stopped 27 shots as the Blue Jackets split the first two games of their four-game road swing.
John Tavares posted a goal and an assist for Toronto. Dakota Mermis added his first goal of the season.
Lightning 2, Oilers 1 (OT)
Jake Guentzel scored the overtime winner, finishing a 3-on-1 rush moments after Andrei Vasilevskiy’s toe save on Jack Roslovic kept Tampa Bay alive.
Vasilevskiy stopped 24 shots. Darren Raddysh recorded the assist on the winning play.
Edmonton got its lone goal from Trent Frederic and a 33-save performance from Calvin Pickard.
The Oilers dropped to 2-3-1 through six games of their road trip, struggling again to finish late chances. A capper noted Edmonton’s volatility — a trend highlighted repeatedly on the Handicappers board.
Sharks 4, Kings 3 (SO)
Philipp Kurashev scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as San Jose continued its surge, earning points in nine of its last eleven games.
Yaroslav Askarov made 31 saves and handled all three shootout attempts. Ty Dellandrea and Adam Gaudette also scored.
Joel Armia, Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe scored for Los Angeles. Anton Forsberg made 21 saves.
Kempe forced overtime with 58.3 seconds left, but the Kings dropped their second straight.
Golden Knights 4, Mammoth 1
Jack Eichel delivered two goals and an assist, securing his third two-goal game and fourth three-point outing of the year.
Shea Theodore contributed three assists. Braeden Bowman added a goal and an assist. Ben Hutton scored as Vegas extended its point streak to five games.
Akira Schmid made 25 saves, improving to 9-1-2.
Nate Schmidt scored for Utah. Karel Vejmelka stopped 29 shots.
Stars 4, Canucks 2
Colin Blackwell scored the winner, breaking a tied game late as Dallas secured its sixth win in seven games.
Jason Robertson extended both his overall scoring streak and his scoring streak against Vancouver. He now has nine goals during his five-game surge and points in seven straight vs the Canucks.
Mavrik Bourque and Mikko Rantanen added goals. Jake Oettinger stopped 34 shots.
Vancouver got goals from Elias Pettersson and Linus Karlsson, with Kevin Lankinen stopping 20 shots.
Senators 3, Ducks 2
Drake Batherson scored the game-winner in the final minutes as Ottawa opened its seven-game road trip with a narrow win.
Nick Cousins and Shane Pinto scored earlier for the Senators. Linus Ullmark made 23 saves, including 10 in the third period.
Beckett Sennecke and Mason McTavish scored for Anaheim. The Ducks’ six-game home winning streak ended, but they remain atop the Pacific standings.
Handicappers Roundup
Sas Insider remained the top performer with a +$716 day and holds a weekly lead of +$1,909. Neal Harris followed with +$400 and continued his reliable form.
Kyle Parker, Heather Williams and Madjack Sports remain strong across the weekly board, delivering consistent placement.
On the monthly standings, Sas Insider’s +$20,086 continues to set the pace by a wide margin, followed by Knup Sports POTD, Computer Picks, Keylor Santos and Sports Central.
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