* Accomplishments were aplenty for Cutter Gauthier and the Ducks on Sunday as the forward became the first player in NHL history with three hat tricks within the first 10 days of a calendar month and Anaheim became the eighth team in League history with five-plus goals in eight straight games.
* The weekend ended with more players reaching milestones: Connor Hellebuyck (350 career wins), Mitch Marner (100th point with Vegas) and Mark Scheifele, whoclimbed a Jets all-time list with his late game winner.
* A Monday Night Hockey doubleheader on Sportsnet+ begins with Connor McDavid looking to reach the 40-assist and 50-point mark, while the three-game slate ends with Matthew Schaefer facing Macklin Celebrini, who needs one point for 200 in his career.
GAUTHIER NOTCHES NHL FIRST WITH THIRD HAT TRICK IN FIVE GAMES TO START MONTH
Cutter Gauthier (3-1—4) scored his third hat trick of the season, all of which have come during a five-game span to start November, and has now found the back of the net 13 times in his past six games dating to Oct. 29 as he powered the Ducks to an eighth straight game with five or more goals (6-1-1 in those contests). Gauthier’s hat trick marked a plethora of accomplishments – some never before seen in NHL history – that can all be read in Sunday’s #NHLStats: Live Updates.
* Gauthier (17 GP) became the fourth player in the past 100 years to score three hat tricks within his first 17 games of a season, following Auston Matthews (11 GP in 2023-24), Mike Bossy (13 GP in 1983-84, 16 GP in 1980-81 & 17 GP in 1984-85) and Bernie Nicholls (17 GP in 1981-82). His first and third three-goal performances occurred at Honda Center as the 22-year-old became the first player in Ducks history with hat tricks in consecutive home games.
* Gauthierbecame the first player in NHL history to score three hat tricks within the first 10 days of a calendar month. Phil Esposito previously scored three hat tricks through the first 13 days in December 1970.
* The Ducks became the eighth team in NHL history to score five or more goals in eight straight contests, with much of that offense having benefited from the man advantage. Anaheim, with an NHL-leading 25 power-play goals, has scored at least one in its past eight contests and became the first team with 16 power-play goals in a six-game span since the Sharks (17 from Jan. 4-15, 2007).
HELLEBUYCK CONTINUES PERFECT START WITH PERFECT PERFORMANCE
Connor Hellebuyck turned aside all 23 shots he faced to earn his 350th career win, improve to 5-0-0 to start the season with New Jersey and help the Devils defeat the Maple Leafs in the annual Hockey Hall of Fame Game in Toronto. Hellebuyck became the 27th goaltender in NHL history to reach 350 career wins (third active; Sergei Bobrovsky: 459 & Andrei Vasilevskiy: 378).
* Hellebuyck became the first goaltender to win each of his first five games with the Devils franchise and the club’s third netminder to earn a victory in each of his first five outings of a season alongside Akira Schmid (5 GP in 2022-23) and Chris Terreri (5 GP in 1993-94).
* Nico Hischier (1-1—2) assisted on the game-winning goal and eclipsed 500 career points in the process (207-294—501). The Devils captain became the third Swiss-born player in NHL history to reach the milestone alongside Roman Josi (799) and Kevin Fiala (528).
* This year’s list of Honored Members includes Patrice Bergeron, Cindy Curley, Carey Price, Pekka Rinne, Keith Tkachuk and Brian Burke. The official ceremony takes place tonight and more notes can be found in the #NHLStats Pack: Hockey Hall of Fame Player Inductees.
JETS WITHSTAND LIGHTNING RALLY WITH SCHEIFELE’S LATE GAME WINNER
The Jets took a 3-0 lead into the final 10 minutes of the third period with contributions from rookies Viggo Björck (0-2—2) and Brayden Yager (1-0—1), but the Lightning stormed back with three quick goals of their own to tie the game in a span of just over four minutes. Winnipeg went on the power play with under a minute to go in the third period and it was Mark Scheifele (1-1—2) who capitalized by scoring the game winner with two seconds remaining in regulation.
* Scheifele’s game winner marked his 97th career power-play goal, which tied Paul MacLean for the third most in franchise history behind Dale Hawerchuk (122) and Ilya Kovalchuk (115). He also became the club’s second player to score a go-ahead goal in the final two seconds of regulation, following Andrew McBain (59:59 on Dec. 14, 1988).
AROUND THE RINKS
* Mitch Marner opened the scoring and assisted on Tomas Hertl’s first of two goals to reach 100 career points with the Golden Knights and help Vegas beat Buffalo. Marner (98 GP) became the fastest player in franchise history to hit a triple-digit total, besting the previous mark set by Mark Stone (103 GP on March 5, 2021).
* Morgan Geekie extended his goal streak to four games and Michael Eyssimont scored the winner in his season debut as the Atlantic Division-leading Bruins (13-4-1, 27 points) defeated the Panthers for a seventh straight home victory. David Pastrnak (0-2—2) has 50 career assists on goals by Geekie, the former’s third-most with one teammate behind sidelined Florida forward Brad Marchand (108) and soon-to-be Hockey Hall of Fame member Patrice Bergeron (75).
* The Flames tied the game in regulation three times before Matt Coronato scored the winning goal in the final minute of overtime. Twenty-year-old Matvei Gridin collected a primary assist on the overtime tally and was one of three Calgary skaters age 21 or younger with a point Sunday (also Aydar Suniev: 0-1—1 & Zayne Parekh: 1-0—1). The Flames have 28 combined points by players age 21 or younger this season – the fifth most among all teams behind the Sharks (27-38—65), Ducks (18-33—51), Flyers (16-20—36) and Blackhawks (11-19—30).
QUICK CLICKS
* #NHLStats: Live Updates for Nov. 8, 2026
* Hall of Fame Class entertains, share memories at Fan Forum
* Bills’ Dalton Kincaid rocks Sabres Hometown Remix sweater
*Joe Vanella talks Islanders fandom during ‘The Traitors’
* Logan Stanley fined maximum for slashing in Islanders game
McDAVID, CELEBRINI, SCHAEFER ALL IN ACTION MONDAY
Tonight’s three-pack begins with a Monday Night Hockey on Sportsnet+ doubleheader: Connor McDavid (10-37—47 in 18 GP) can become the fastest player in NHL history to 40 assists in a season when his Oilers host the Rangers before the Flyers visit the Canucks. The slate is capped by a battle between New York’s Matthew Schaefer and San Jose’s Macklin Celebrini, who is one away from the 200-point milestone. Schaefer (2-0-0; 1-2—3) holds the advantage in wins and points in his two previous meetings against Celebrini (0-1-1; 2-0—2).
National Games on the Radar this week
Five #NHLStats and storylines you need to know about other national broadcasts this week:
1. Tkachuk closes in on 700 career points on ESPN+ doubleheader (Tuesday): Matthew Tkachuk (257-439—696 in 691 GP) plays his first of four scheduled games this week and does so against the Blue Jackets, where the Panthers are 11-1-0 in their past 12 games against the franchise. Tkachuk, whose 10 assists against Columbus are tied for his third most against a single franchise in a Florida uniform, can become the 10th U.S.-born player to reach 700 career points in fewer than 700 career games; his father, Keith, did so in 720 contests.
2. Veterans Appreciation Night Doubleheader (Wednesday): As Remembrance Day and Veterans Day are observed in Canada and the U.S., respectively, NHL on TNT hosts its annual NHL Veterans Appreciation Night presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. First, the Sabres host the Lightning in an Atlantic Division clash, before Mark Stone continues his pursuit of the Golden Knights franchise record for points when the Mammoth travel to Vegas.
3. Hurricanes, Kraken headline 2026 NHL Global Series Finland on Sportsnet+ (Thursday): The Hurricanes and Kraken will go head-to-head for the first in a pair of games at Helsinki’s Veikkaus Arena (Nov. 12 & Nov. 14), as the 2026 NHL Global Series Finland features two of the NHL’s four Finnish players with 10+ assists in 2026-27 (Sebastian Aho: 16; 1st & Kaapo Kaako: 10; 4th). Carolina, 2-0-0 in games contested overseas, will become the fourth reigning champions to contest games outside North America and first since the 2024-25 Panthers (2-0-0 in 2 GP; Tampere, Finland).
4. McDavid vs. Matthews highlights Saturday Night Hockey on Sportsnet (Saturday): Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will clash for the second and final time during the regular season in 2026-27, and 23rd all-time meeting (TOR: 15-5-2; EDM: 7-13-2). The stars have each produced at higher than a point-per-game pace in their showdowns (McDavid: 10-24—34; Matthews: 14-10—24), with McDavid collecting three points in three of his past four outings in his hometown.
5. Burns approaches 1,600th career game on Sportsnet (Saturday): Brent Burns is set to become the 14th player in NHL history to play in 1,600 games. Burns, the NHL’s oldest active player who hasn’t missed a game in nearly 13 years, can set the NHL record for lengthiest “Ironman” streak on Feb. 15 versus Columbus.
