* Tuesday concluded in a whirlwind, with Leon Draisaitl recording a five-point night, Connor McDavid collecting his NHL-leading 70th assist, Macklin Celebrini hitting the 30-goal mark, Nathan MacKinnon becoming the League’s second 100-point scorer of the season and Kirill Kaprizov capturing the Wild goals record all within a span of 32 minutes.
* The Central Division saw its three top teams skate to victory Tuesday, including the Stars who bested the Flames to extend their franchise-record
winning streak to 10 games.
* An ESPN+ doubleheader opens with two high-scoring No. 1 picks facing off as Auston Matthews and the Maple Leafs visit Jack Hughes and the Devils.
NOTABLE FEATS ACROSS THE LEAGUE SPURRED IN A 32-MINUTE SPAN
In a span of just 32 minutes, franchise records fell, significant milestones were hit, and big performances were finalized in games across the League that featured several notable achievements.
11:36 p.m. – Draisaitl tallies fifth point of the night as McDavid collects 70th assist of season
Leon Draisaitl (2-3—5) factored on all five Edmonton goals, including two unanswered in the third period to force overtime where he, again, assisted – along with Connor McDavid (0-2—2) – on the winning goal to secure his seventh career five-point performance. He passed Glenn Anderson (6) for the fifth-most five-point games in Oilers history, behind Wayne Gretzky (79), Jari Kurri (14), McDavid (13) and Paul Coffey (10).
* McDavid’s assist on the overtime goal was his League-leading 70th of 2025-26 – the sixth straight season he’s reached that mark. The only two players in NHL history with a run of that length are Gretzky (13 from 1979-80 – 1991-92) and Bobby Orr (6 from 1969-70 – 1974-75). The Oilers (30-24-8, 68 points) earned their fourth multi-goal, third-period comeback win of the season and tied the Ducks (33-24-3, 69 points) for the most among all teams. Edmonton leapfrogged Seattle (29-22-9, 67 points) for third in the Pacific Division, where the top four teams are within three points of one another.
11:36 p.m. – Celebrini scores 30th goal en route to four-point night
Macklin Celebrini (1-3—4) became the first teenager in Sharks history to score 30 goals in a season and became the third-fastest active player to reach the mark as a teenager (59 GP), behind Patrik Laine (55 GP in 2016-17) and Steven Stamkos (56 GP in 2009-10). Celebrini would end the contest with his fifth career four-point game, the fourth most by a teenager in NHL history behind Wayne Gretzky (14), Sidney Crosby (8) and Dale Hawerchuk (7). His fourth point of the night was the 150th of his career – he required the fourth-fewest games among active players (129 GP) to reach that mark, behind Crosby (109 GP), Alex Ovechkin (114 GP) and Connor McDavid (128 GP).
12:04 a.m – MacKinnon becomes second player to reach 100 points in 2025-26
Nathan MacKinnon (0-1—1) became the second player to reach 100 points this season (41-59—100 in 59 GP) in a contest which saw the League-leading Avalanche (41-10-9, 91 points) reach the 90-point mark in the fewest games in franchise history (60 GP). He became the third active player to record 100 points before their 60th game of the season, joining Connor McDavid (53 GP in 2020-21, 56 GP in 2022-23 & 59 GP in 2023-24) and Nikita Kucherov (59 GP in 2023-24).-04015643.png)
* MacKinnonbecame the fourth player in Avalanche/Nordiques history to record four or more seasons with 100 points, following Peter Stastny (7), Joe Sakic (6) and Michel Goulet (4). He also joined Stastny (6 from 1980-81 to 1985-86) as the only players to do so in four consecutive campaigns.
* MacKinnon became the sixth active player with four 100-point seasons, joining McDavid (9), Leon Draisaitl (6), Sidney Crosby (6), Kucherov (5) and Alex Ovechkin (4). He is also just the third member among that cohort to have accomplished the feat in four straight campaigns.
12:08 a.m. – Kaprizov establishes franchise record in Wild victory
Kirill Kaprizov scored his 220th career goal and surpassed Marian Gaborik (219) to establish the franchise record en route to a Wild victory over the Atlantic Division-leading Lightning. Kaprizov is one of just eight players born and trained outside of North America currently leading a franchise in goals. The others: Teemu Selanne (ANA), Aleksander Barkov (FLA), Filip Forsberg (NSH), Patrik Elias (NJD), Daniel Alfredsson (OTT), Daniel Sedin (VAN) and Alex Ovechkin (WSH).
STREAKING TEAMS KEEP PUSHING FOR PLAYOFFS
The Stars, Bruins and Sabres extended streaks on Tuesday to strengthen their push for a playoff spot, with the latter two looking to return to the postseason after missing it previously.
* Matt Duchene (0-4—4) recorded his first career four-assist game in the Stars’ 10th straight win as they improved to 38-14-9 (85 points) and kept pace with the Avalanche (41-10-9, 91 points) atop the Central Division. Dallas also became the first team to win 20 road games this season, a feat it has achieved twice before in 1997-98 and 1996-97. The Stars became the fourth different team (also COL: 2x, TBL & BUF) with a double-digit winning streak in 2025-26 – tied with 2021-22 (FLA, CGY, COL & PIT) and 2016-17 (CBJ, MIN, CGY & PHI) for the most in a single season in NHL history.
* The Sabres, who are looking for their first postseason appearance since 2010-11, have won all four games since returning from the Olympic break and own a 15-5-2 record since Jan. 1, tied with the Lightning (15-4-1) – the team they now sit two points behind for first place in the Atlantic Division – for the most wins over that span. Buffalo will host Tampa Bay on Sunday.
* The Bruins (34-21-5, 73 points) scored twice in a 50-second span in the first period and rode a 34-save performance from goaltender Jeremy Swayman to earn their 11th consecutive home win, tied for the eighth longest streak in franchise history and lengthiest by Boston since a 14-game run in 2022-23. The Bruins, who hold the second Wild Card position after missing the playoffs in 2024-25, improved to 23-8-1 on home ice, tied with the Hurricanes (23-8-2) for the most home wins this season.
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* Predators trade Michael McCarron to Wild, Cole Smith to Golden Knights
* NHL on ESPN, ABC score out of Olympic break
TOP ROOKIES SCHAEFER, SENNECKE GO HEAD-TO-HEAD WEDNESDAY
A five-game slate on Wednesday includes two high-scoring No. 1 picks facing off on ESPN+, Sportsnet and TVA Sports when Auston Matthews and the Maple Leafs visit Jack Hughes and the Devils, the Kraken continuing their push to return to the playoffs when they host the Blues on ESPN+ and a showdown between two Calder Trophy contenders when Matthew Schaefer and the Islanders visit Beckett Sennecke and the Ducks.
* Schaefer (age 18) leads all rookies in goals (20) and on Sunday became just the fourth rookie defenseman (of any age) to reach 20 goals in a season, marking the first time in NHL history a blueliner was the first rookie to 20 goals in a campaign. Sennecke (age 20) leads all rookies in points (19-30—49 in 60 GP) and could join Bobby Ryan (2008-09) as the second Ducks skater to lead all rookies in scoring at season’s end.
* Schaefer and Sennecke have been catalysts of resurgent seasons for the Islanders (35-21-5, 75 points), who sit third in the Metropolitan Division, and the Ducks (33-24-3, 69 points), who sit second in the Pacific Division, respectively. The Islanders are pushing for their third playoff berth in four seasons after missing in 2024-25, while the Ducks aim to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since a six-season run ended in 2017-18.
