CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 3-2 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday, marking their fourth straight overtime result on the road. Sebastian Aho (2a), Brett Pesce (1g, 1a) and Andrei Svechnikov (1g, 1a) each posted multi-point games, with Pesce scoring his second career overtime winner and his second consecutive game-winning goal. Martin Necas also scored for Carolina as Jordan Martinook skated in his 500th career NHL game. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 30 of 32 shots faced in net to record his third win of the season.
INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, lower-body, missed 11 games (11/9-11/29)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 23 games (10/12-11/29)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 22 games (10/14-11/29)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 23 games (10/12-11/29)
Teuvo Teravainen, upper-body, missed nine games (11/12-11/29)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 88
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 30 Acquired Zack Hayes from Vegas in exchange for future considerations and assigned him to Chicago (AHL)
Nov. 23 Signed Pyotr Kochetkov to a four-year contract extension
STREAKS
Seth Jarvis has tallied a point in three consecutive games (11/25-11/29: 1g, 2a)
Stefan Noesen has registered a point in three straight games (11/25-11/29: 1g, 2a)
Brett Pesce has earned a point in three consecutive games (11/25-11/29: 2g, 2a)
Andrei Svechnikov has posted an assist/point in three straight games (11/25-11/29: 1g, 3a)
Martin Necas has scored a goal in back-to-back games (11/26-11/29: 2g)
Stefan Noesen has recorded an assist in back-to-back games (11/26-11/29: 2a)
Brett Pesce has scored a goal in back-to-back games (11/26-11/29: 2g)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Dec. 1 at St. Louis 8 p.m. BSSO HRN
Dec. 3 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
Dec. 6 at Anaheim 10 p.m. BSSO HRN
Dec. 10 at NY Islanders 7:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
Dec. 13 at Detroit 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Dec. 1 Thursday Enterprise Center 11:30 a.m.
Dec. 2 Friday Toyota Sports Performance Center 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 3 Saturday Toyota Sports Performance Center 11:30 a.m.
Dec. 4 Sunday No practice
Dec. 5 Monday Honda Center 12 p.m.
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. BLUES SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing St. Louis in the first of two meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Blues will travel to PNC Arena on 2/21.
— The Hurricanes and Blues are meeting for the 86th time in their histories. Carolina holds a 32-43-5-5 overall record, including a 14-23-3-3 road record.
— Carolina won the season series 2-0-0 in 2021-22, but the Hurricanes are 5-6-3 in their last 14 games in St. Louis (Blues: 9-4-1).
— The Hurricanes earned a 3-2 win over the Blues at PNC Arena on 11/13/21. Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a), Tony DeAngelo (2a) and Andrei Svechnikov (2a) each tallied two points, while Alex Lyon made 27 saves in his Hurricanes debut.
— Carolina posted a 7-2 win over St. Louis at Enterprise Center on 3/26/22. Ian Cole (2a), Jesper Fast (2a), Seth Jarvis (2g), Martin Necas (1g, 1a), Brett Pesce (1g, 1a), Andrei Svechnikov (2g) and Teuvo Teravainen (2a) each posted multi-point games as Antti Raanta stopped 30 of 32 shots faced in net.
— Sebastian Aho has registered seven points (3g, 4a) in nine career regular-season games against the Blues.
— Brett Pesce has tallied eight points (2g, 6a) in 10 career regular-season games against St. Louis.
— Antti Raanta has posted a 6-3-2 record, 2.25 goals-against average, .936 save percentage and one shutout in 11 career regular-season games against the Blues.
— Paul Stastny played parts of four seasons with the Blues from 2015-18, earning 175 points (56g, 119a) in 267 games and serving as an alternate captain in his final three campaigns with the team. He also spent part of his childhood in St. Louis, as his father, Peter, registered 18 points (6g, 12a) in 23 games with the Blues over his final two NHL seasons (1993-95) and then worked as a Blues scout for two seasons (1996-98). Paul played youth hockey with the Jr. Blues and attended Chaminade College Prep in St. Louis for his freshman and sophomore years of high school (2000-02). He has earned 36 points (16g, 20a) in 31 career regular-season games against the Blues, the eighth-most points against St. Louis of any active NHL player.
— Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour was drafted ninth overall by St. Louis in the 1988 NHL Draft and recorded 110 points (43g, 67a) in 157 NHL games with the Blues from 1989-91.
— Justin Faulk was selected by Carolina in the second round (37th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft and skated in 559 NHL games with the Hurricanes from 2011-19, posting 258 points (85g, 173a). He was traded to St. Louis on 9/24/19 along with a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft (Pavel Novak) in exchange for Joel Edmundson, Dominik Bokk and a seventh-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (Nikita Guslistov). Faulk ranks first in goals, points and game-winning goals (19), third in games played and fourth in assists among all defensemen in Whalers/Hurricanes history.
— Josh Leivo played in the Hurricanes’ organization in 2021-22, recording three points (1g, 2a) in seven NHL games with Carolina and adding 46 points (22g, 24a) in 54 AHL games with Chicago while serving as one of the Wolves’ alternate captains. He also earned an AHL-leading 29 points (15g, 14a) in 18 playoff games as Chicago won the 2022 Calder Cup and won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the league’s playoff MVP.
BRETT LEVEL MIDNIGHT
Brett Pesce scored his second career NHL/Hurricanes overtime goal at PIT (11/29) after scoring his first such goal last season (2/21/22 at PHI). He is one of five NHL defensemen with overtime goals in each of the last two campaigns, alongside Erik Karlsson (SJS), Shea Theodore (VGK), Noah Dobson (NYI) and Justin Faulk (STL). Pesce also joined Brent Burns as the second Hurricanes player to score an overtime winner in 2022-23, as Carolina became the second NHL team to have multiple blueliners score an overtime goal this season (also WPG: Josh Morrissey, Neal Pionk). He has now scored the game-winning goal in back-to-back contests (also 11/26 vs. CGY), becoming the fourth defensemen in franchise history to accomplish the feat (Joe Corvo: 3/7/09-3/9/09, 12/16/08- 12/18/08; Jay Harrison: 1/12/12-1/14/12; Ron Hainsey: 10/27/15-10/29/15). Pesce also tallied an assist on Tuesday for his first multipoint game of the season, and he has extended his point streak to three games (11/25-11/29: 2g, 2a), one game shy of tying his career-long point streak (1/31/21-2/7/21: 1g, 4a in 4 GP). Twelve of his 18 career multi-point games have now come on the road, including each of his last seven dating back to 2/7/21 at CBJ.
MAKING SVECH HAPPEN
Andrei Svechnikov recorded two points (1g, 1a) against the Penguins on Tuesday for his sixth multi-point game of the season, tied with Sebastian Aho for the second-most on the team. He has tallied 10 points in his last 10 games (11/10-11/29: 6g, 4a), including an active three-game assist/point streak (11/25-11/29: 1g, 3a), tied for the longest assist streak by any Hurricanes skater in 2022-23. Svechnikov registered an assist on the power play in back-to-back games to begin the streak (11/25-11/26) and has posted a team-high nine points (3g, 6a) on the man-advantage this season. He ranks third on the team with 24 points (14g, 10a) in 2022-23, and his 14 goals rank tied for fourth in the NHL, trailing only Jason Robertson (DAL, 19), Bo Horvat (VAN, 17) and Connor McDavid (EDM, 17). Svechnikov’s goal against the Penguins marked his ninth road goal of the season, and he trails only Horvat (10) for the league lead in that category. He also led all Hurricanes skaters with four points (2g, 2a) in two games against St. Louis last season and has found the scoresheet in each of his last four games against the Blues (3/1/19-3/26/22: 3g, 3a).
YUNG JARVY
Seth Jarvis tallied an assist at PIT (11/29), and he has now earned four points in his last five games (11/21-11/29: 1g, 3a), including an active three-game point streak (11/25-11/29: 1g, 2a). He scored his fourth goal of the season vs. CGY (11/26), ending an 11-game goal drought (11/6-11/25). Jarvis also registered seven hits against the Penguins on Tuesday, marking a new single-game career high (previous: 3/28/22 at WSH, 6) and the most by any Hurricanes skater in any game this season (previous: Jordan Staal, 11/3 at TBL, 6).
HEAT CZECH
Martin Necas scored a goal at PIT (11/29), and he has now recorded six points in his last seven games (11/17-11/29: 4g, 2a), with a team-high four goals over that span. He earned 12 points (6g, 6a) in 14 games in November, tied with Andrei Svechnikov for the most goals by any Hurricanes skater during the month. Necas has now registered 25 points (11g, 14a) this season, tied with Sebastian Aho (9g, 16a) for the team lead in scoring, and he has reached the mark in seven fewer games than in any previous campaign (2020-21: 9- 19—28 in 30 GP, 2019-20: 10-15—25 in 40 GP, 2021-22: 8-18—26 in 44 GP).
ROARING 20
Sebastian Aho recorded two assists at PIT (11/29), marking his sixth multi-point game and his team-leading fifth multi-assist game in 2022-23. His five multi-assist outings rank tied for the eighth-most by any NHL skater this season, and he has now posted 106 multipoint games in his NHL/Hurricanes career, tying Pat Verbeek (1989-95) for the fourth-most multi-point outings in franchise history. He finished the month of November with a team-high 15 points (5g, 10a) in 14 games, marking his second-most November points in any season (2019-20: 10-6—16 in 15 GP). Aho will look to continue that scoring pace in December (33-28—61 in 61 GP) and January (28- 34—62), the two months in which he has been a point-per-game player during his career (min. 7 GP).
Most multi-point games, franchise history:
Ron Francis (1981-91, 1998-04): 297
Eric Staal (2003-16): 186
Kevin Dineen (1984-91, 1995-99): 132
Sebastian Aho (2016-present): 106
Pat Verbeek (1989-95): 106
ROAD SCHOLARS
With Tuesday’s win over the Penguins, the Hurricanes have now earned a point in each of their last five road games (11/14-11/29: 2-0-3), with each of their last four road contests decided in overtime (also 11/19: OTL at MIN, 11/21: OTL at WPG and 11/25: OTL at BOS). They are now 2-5 in games ending in overtime this season, with both of their overtime wins coming on the road (also 10/29 at PHI). Carolina has posted a 7-3-4 road record in 2022-23, tied for the fourth-most road wins of any NHL team behind only NJD (10), VGK (10) and SEA (8). The Hurricanes have already played 14 road games, tied for the second-most of any team (ARI: 16), and they are scheduled to play each of their next five contests away from home (12/1-12/13).
GIMME THAT
Jaccob Slavin registered four takeaways at PIT (11/29), tied for his most in any game this season (also 11/3 at TBL). He has now posted multiple takeaways in 14 games in 2022-23, including three of his last four contests (11/23-11/29: 9). Slavin paces the NHL with 40 takeaways this season, 10 more than any other NHL skater (Evgeni Malkin, PIT: 30) and 19 more than any other Hurricanes skater (Brady Skjei: 21). He has led the team in takeaways in five of his seven previous NHL seasons, and his 519 career takeaways rank second in the league since he debuted in 2015-16 (Mark Stone, OTT/VGK: 621).
Most takeaways by a defenseman, since 2015-16:
Jaccob Slavin (Carolina): 519
Brent Burns (SJS/Carolina): 437
Erik Karlsson (OTT/SJS): 398
Alex Pietrangelo (STL/VGK): 375
Kris Letang (PIT): 323
SHOOTERS SHOOT
The Hurricanes outshot the Penguins 39-32 on Tuesday, and they have now outshot their opponents in 19 of 23 games in 2022-23, including all 12 of their wins. Carolina has registered 35 or more shots in 13 games this season, tied for the third-most such outings of any NHL team behind only NJD and FLA (both with 17). The Hurricanes are posting the third-most shots per game of any team (35.3) while allowing the fewest (26.1), and their +9.2 shot differential ranks second in the NHL behind NJD (+10.1). Jordan Martinook and Martin Necas led the team with five shots apiece against the Penguins, as Martinook posted a new season high (previous: 11/23 vs. ARI, 4).
MARTY PARTY
Jordan Martinook skated in his 500th career NHL game against the Penguins on Tuesday (ARI: 247 GP, Carolina: 253 GP). Acquired by the Hurricanes on 5/3/18, he has tallied 75 points (31g, 44a) in his Hurricanes career after earning 65 points (26g, 39a) with the Coyotes. Martinook ranks seventh on the team with nine points (4g, 5a) in 22 games this season, including a three-game point streak earlier this month that tied for the longest of his career (11/10-11/14: 2g, 3a). Selected by PHX in the second round (58th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft, he became the 19th player and 10th forward from his draft class to reach the milestone, and the third skater from that group to accomplish the feat this season (Colton Parayko, STL; Radek Faksa, DAL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Logan Brown – Upper-Body (Placed on IR on Nov. 9)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 83
Recent Transactions
November
28 – Recalled forward Jake Neighbours from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
28 – Assigned forward Nikita Alexandrov to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
23 – Activated defenseman Robert Bortuzzo off injured reserve
23 – Assigned defenseman Tyler Tucker to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
BLUES VS. HURRICANES
-The Blues and Hurricanes will meet for the first of 2 matchups this season (Feb. 21 at CAR)
-The Blues went 0-2-0 against the Hurricanes last season
-The Blues are 5-3-0 in their last 8 games against Carolina
-The Blues lost their last game against Carolina at Enterprise Center, but won their previous 3 home matchups with the Hurricanes (3-1-0 in last 4)
-The Blues have scored a power play goal in 3 straight games against Carolina, going 4 for 13 (30.8%) on the power play in those 3 games
-The Blues are 4-1-0 in their last 5 home games overall (Since. Nov. 10)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
12/3 – at Pittsburgh
12/5 – at NY Rangers
12/6 – at NY Islanders
12/8 – vs. Winnipeg
12/11 – vs. Colorado
COMEBACK KIDS
-The Blues recorded a 3-goal 3rd period comeback to win in overtime on a goal by Kyrou on Saturday at Florida
-The Blues overcame a 3-goal third period deficit to win for the third time in franchise history (Dec. 14, 2019 vs. Chicago & Nov. 29, 2000 at Toronto)
-The Oilers also recorded a 3-goal third period comeback win on Saturday at the New York Rangers, marking just the 6th time in NHL history that 2 different teams earned a 3-goal third period comeback victory on the same day
-The Blues’ and Oilers’ 3-goal third period comeback wins were the 2nd and 3rd time this season a team has rallied after being down by 3 in the third period to win (Dallas on Nov. 23 vs. Chicago, 6-4 win)
BLUES POST HISTORIC 7-GAME WIN STREAK
-The Blues won 7 straight games (Nov. 10-21) following an 8-game losing streak (all of which came in regulation)
-Their 7-game win streak is the longest winning streak in NHL history by a team immediately after they suffered losses in eight or more consecutive games
-In the 4 major North American Sports Leagues, a team has posted a win streak of 7+ games after losing 8+ straight games just 6 times in NBA history and just 16 times in MLB history
-The last team to post a 7+ game win streak after losing 8+ games in a row, was the Houston Rockets (NBA), who won 7 straight games following a 15-game losing streak last season
-Since Nov. 10 vs. San Jose, the Blues’ 8 wins share the 2nd most in the NHL (1. New Jersey, 9)
-The Blues have scored 39 goals since Nov. 10, which is the 4th most in the NHL (1. Dallas, 41 / 2. New Jersey/San Jose, 40)
-Since Nov. 10, Buchnevich and Kyrou share 5th in the NHL with 14 points (1. Robertson, 17), while Thomas shares 18th in the NHL with 12 points
-Thomas shares 2nd in the NHL with 6 power play assists (1. Kucherov, 7) and also shares 2nd with 10 assists since Nov. 10 (1. Karlsson, 12)
WIN STREAK BEFORE AND DURING (NHL Ranks*)
Oct. 15-Nov. 9 (9 games) Nov. 10 – Nov. 21 (7 games)
Points: 6 (T-31st) Points: 14 (1st)
Wins: 3 (T-31st) Wins: 7 (1st)
GF/G: 2.09 (32nd) GF/G: 4.14 (5th)
GA/G: 3.91 (29th) GA/G: 2.29 (7th)
PP%: 20.7% (18th) PP%: 26.3% (11th)
FAST STARTS ARE KEY FOR BLUES
-The Blues are 6-1-0 this season when leading after the first period and are 7-0-0 when leading after 2 periods
-Their 6 wins when leading after the first share 10th in the NHL (1. Boston, 13-0-0)
-The Blues are also 9-3-0 this season when scoring first
-Their 9 wins when scoring first share 8th in the NHL (1. Boston/Vegas, 13)
DEFENSEMEN BIG REASON FOR BLUES SUCCESS
-The Blues defensemen have accounted for 16.1% of the Blues’ goals this season, which shares 10th in the NHL (1. NYI, 24.4%)
-The Blues are 7-0-0 this season when a defenseman scores
-They have also contributed 4 game-winning goals, which shares 2nd in the NHL (1. Boston, 5)
-Torey Krug and Justin Faulk share the team lead among defensemen with 4 goals, which also shares 12th in the NHL among all defensemen (1. Karlsson, 11)
-Torey Krug’s 3 power play goals share the lead on the Blues (Buchnevich/Kyrou) and share 3rd in the NHL among all defensemen (1. Dahlin/Makar, 4)
-Justin Faulk’s 2 game-winning goals share the 4th most among all defensemen in the NHL (1. Fox/Karlsson/Morrissey, 3
BLUES CONSISTENT UNDER ARMSTRONG
-Since Doug Armstrong took over the reigns as the Blues General Manager in 2010-11, the Blues have posted a 532-304-99 record
-Their 532 wins since then rank 5th in the NHL (1. PIT, 553)
-The Blues have made the postseason 10 out of the 12 seasons since Armstrong became GM, 1 of 5 teams in the NHL to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (PIT, 12/WSH, 11/BOS & NSH, 10)
-Armstrong is also just 1 of 2 GMs to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (David Poile, 10) -Since 2010-11, the Blues rank 8th with 2.91 goals per game (1. VGK, 3.20) and rank 3rd in the NHL with 2.58 goals against per game (1. BOS, 2.46)
-The Blues also have the 3rd best penalty kill (82.8%) under Armstrong (1. BOS, 83.3%), and have the 5th best power play (20.8%) in the league (1. WSH, 21.5%)
BINNINGTON CHASING BLUES HISTORY
-Jordan Binnington, who has 99 career wins in 179 GP, will become the 6th goaltender in franchise history to reach 100 wins as a Blue with his next win (Liut/Allen/Joseph/Fuhr/Elliott)
-Binnington is on pace to become the 3rd fastest goaltender to reach 100 wins with the Blues
-Binnington also shares 7th on the Blues all-time franchise list with 11 shutouts, just 1 of 8 goaltenders in franchise history to record at least 11 shutouts
Fastest to 100 career wins with the Blues:
- Brian Elliott – 175 GP
- Jake Allen – 176 GP
- Curtis Joseph – 209 GP
BLUES STAY STRONG UNDER BERUBE
-Since taking over on Nov. 18, 2018, Berube has led the Blues to a 167-92-36 record (370 points)
-The Blues 370 points since Nov. 18, 2018, rank 10th in the NHL (1. TBL, 403), while their 167 wins also rank 10th (1. TBL, 191)
-Their 3.22 goals per game rank 9th in the NHL under Berube (1. FLA/TBL, 3.53)
- The Blues have posted a mark of 2.84 goals against per game under Berube, which ranks 10th in the NHL (1. BOS, 2.50)
-The Blues also have the 4th best power play in the NHL at 23.7% since Berube became head coach (1. EDM, 26.5%)
-Last season on Dec. 29 vs. EDM, Berube became the 7th different coach in NHL history to win 200 games and play in at least 1,000 career games
Wins as Coach / Games Played
Craig Berube – 242 / 1,054
Randy Carlyle – 475 / 1,055
Bob Pulford – 363 / 1,079
Craig MacTavish – 301 / 1,093
Red Kelly – 278 / 1,316
Brent Sutter – 215 / 1,111
Larry Robinson – 209 / 1,384
BINNINGTON FINDING HIS FORM
-During the Blues’ 7-game win streak, Jordan Binnington posted a 6-0-0 record, with a 2.00 GAA and a .940 SV%
-Since Nov. 10, Binnington’s 6 wins are the most in the NHL
-Binnington is 5-3-0 on the road this season, with a 2.76 GAA, a .916 SV%, and 1 shutout
-His 5 road wins this season share 6th in the NHL (1. Thompson, 7)
BUCHNEVICH STEPPING UP FOR BLUES
-Pavel Buchnevich recorded 4 points (2g, 2a) on Nov. 19 vs. Anaheim, the 2nd 4-point game of his career (also: Mar. 17, 2021 w/ NYR: 2g, 2a vs. PHI)
-Buchnevich has 10 points in his last 7 games (5g, 5a)
-Buchnevich also has 14 points in his last 11 games (5g, 9a), after posting just 2 points (1g, 1a) in his first 6 games of the season
-Since Nov. 10, Buchnevich shares 5th in the NHL with 14 points (5g, 9a) (1. Robertson, 17), and shares 8th in the NHL with 9 assists (1. Karlsson, 12)
-Buchnevich shares 1st on the Blues this season with 3 power play goals (Krug/Kyrou)
-Buchnevich set career-highs with 30 goals, 46 assists, and 76 points last season
BRAYDEN IS SCHENN-SATIONAL
-Brayden Schenn ranks 3rd on the Blues with 17 points this season (6g, 11a) (1. Thomas, 19)
-He also shares 2nd on the Blues with 6 goals (1. Kyrou, 9) and shares 2nd with 11 assists (1. Thomas, 15)
-Schenn has 5 points in his last 7 games (3g, 2a)
-Schenn recorded 10 points in the first 10 games of the season, matching the 2nd best start of his career in the first 10 games of the season (10 points (6g, 4a) in 2020-21 in first 10 games / 11 points, (8g, 3a) in 2019-20 in first 10 games)
-Schenn has 24 power play goals since the start of the 2019-20 season, which ranks 2nd among all Blues in that span (1. Perron, 26)
KYROU FINDING HIS SCORING TOUCH
-Jordan Kyrou scored twice, including his first career overtime winner, on Saturday at Florida
-Kyrou posted a career-long 8-game point streak (5g, 8a), from Nov. 14-26, including a career-long 6 game assist streak from Nov. 16-25 (2g, 8a)
-Saturday at Florida was also Kyrou’s 10th career multi-goal game, which is the 3rd most among all Blues since his debut in 2018-19 (Perron – 14 / Tarasenko – 13)
-Kyrou leads the Blues with 9 goals and shares 1st on the team with 3 power play goals (Buchnevich/Krug) and 7 power play points (Thomas)
-Since Nov. 10, Kyrou shares 5th in the NHL with 14 points (1. Robertson, 17) and shares 8th in the NHL with 6 goals (1. Robertson, 10)
-Kyrou now has 15 points (6g, 9a) in his last 13 games after recording just 3 points (3g) in his first 9 games of the season
THE CAPTAIN IS COMING ALIVE
-Ryan O’Reilly has 8 points in his last 10 games (4g, 4a)
-O’Reilly has recorded 9 points (5g, 4a) in his last 12 games after just recording 1 point (1g) in his first 10 games of the season
-O’Reilly scored the Blues’ first shorthanded goal of the season on Nov. 16 at Chicago, the 11th of his career
-Nov. 12 at Vegas was O’Reilly’s 300th game as a Blue
