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The NHL delivered a defensive-heavy slate on November 24, highlighted by shutouts, clutch goaltending, and statement wins across the league. Colorado extended its dominance, Minnesota and Buffalo stayed hot, and New York earned a rare scoreless regulation battle. Here’s the complete breakdown from a night defined by strong netminding and timely offense.
Avalanche 1, Blackhawks 0
Cale Makar supplied the lone goal and Scott Wedgewood stopped all 22 shots as Colorado earned its ninth straight victory. Makar capitalized late in the second period after a puck-handling mistake by Chicago goaltender Spencer Knight led to a long rebound in the slot. Makar buried it for his eighth goal of the season, and it was all the Avalanche needed.
Wedgewood was sharp throughout the night, particularly in the first period when he turned away 11 shots to halt early Chicago momentum. It was Colorado’s second straight shutout and Wedgewood’s first of the season.
Knight finished with 25 saves for the Blackhawks, who were shut out for the first time this year. Ryan Donato and Ryan Greene each recorded four shots on goal but couldn’t find the equalizer.
Sabres 4, Hurricanes 1
Buffalo continued its surge with a decisive win over Carolina, powered by goals from Alex Tuch, Jack Quinn, Beck Malenstyn and Tage Thompson. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen delivered 29 saves, shutting out the Hurricanes across the final 40 minutes.
Carolina drew first blood with Shayne Gostisbehere’s late first-period goal, but the Sabres responded with four unanswered. Quinn and Malenstyn struck in the second before Thompson sealed the victory with a third-period tally.
Frederik Andersen struggled in net with just 17 saves as the Hurricanes saw their five-game point streak come to an end.
Wild 3, Jets 0
Jesper Wallstedt recorded his third shutout of the season with a 32-save performance as Minnesota earned its fifth straight win. The Wild took control with second-period goals from Danila Yurov and defenseman Brock Faber, while Kirill Kaprizov added insurance with his 13th of the season.
Winnipeg managed several high-danger chances but couldn’t solve Wallstedt. Mark Scheifele appeared in his 900th career game, but the Jets have dropped six of nine and continue searching for consistency. Eric Comrie stopped 27 shots in the loss.
Islanders 1, Kraken 0 (Shootout)
New York outlasted Seattle in the first NHL game this season to finish scoreless through regulation and overtime. Kyle Palmieri scored the deciding shootout goal after Bo Horvat opened the scoring for the Islanders in the skills competition.
David Rittich made 19 saves in regulation and stopped the final shootout attempt to secure New York’s seventh win in nine games. Joey Daccord kept Seattle competitive with 34 saves, and Freddy Gaudreau delivered the Kraken’s lone shootout goal.
The scoreless finish marked the first in Kraken franchise history.
Sharks 3, Bruins 1
Macklin Celebrini extended his point streak to five games with a goal and an assist in San Jose’s win over Boston. Yaroslav Askarov stopped 34 shots as the Sharks earned their third victory in four outings.
San Jose built a 2–0 lead through Shakir Mukhamadullin and Celebrini before Collin Graf added a third-period insurance marker. Morgan Geekie netted the lone goal for the Bruins, who held a 35–31 shot advantage but couldn’t capitalize.
Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves, but Boston slipped to 2–4-0 in its past six games.
Flames 5, Canucks 2
Calgary produced one of its strongest offensive outings of the season, led by Blake Coleman’s goal and assist and a three-assist night from defenseman Rasmus Andersson. Morgan Frost, Connor Zary, Kevin Bahl and Yegor Sharangovich also scored as the Flames won their third straight.
Dustin Wolf was sharp with 28 saves, and Calgary’s forecheck overwhelmed a Vancouver team now 1-4-2 in its last seven games. Filip Hronek and Quinn Hughes scored for the Canucks, but Kevin Lankinen struggled with 16 saves on 21 shots.
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