NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. TAMPA BAY
OVERALL (41 GP) 18-16-(2)-5
HOME (22 GP) 10-8-(0)-4
ROAD (19 GP) 8-8-(2)-1
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 18-16-(2)-5 all-time against the Lightning, including an 8-8-(2)-1 record on the road.
− This is the second and final matchup between Nashville and Tampa Bay in 2022-23; it is the first and only at Amalie Arena.
− Nashville is 0-0-1 against Tampa Bay this season, falling 3-2 in overtime at home on Nov. 19. Filip Forsberg and Nino Niederreiter scored for the Predators, who earned a point.
− The Predators are 1-3-1 in their last five games against the Lightning; they are 2-7-1 in their last 10; and 1-4-0 in their last five on the road.
− Nashville went 2-6-0 vs. Tampa Bay in 2020-21, the first and only campaign with both teams in the Central Division. The Predators won two of the final three matchups, including a 7-2 victory on April 13, 2021 at Bridgestone Arena.
− The Predators posted a 10-game point streak (7-0-3) against the Lightning from Feb. 7, 2008-Dec. 3, 2019.
− Nashville did not suffer a regulation loss to Tampa Bay from Feb. 27, 2014-Dec. 3, 2019, a 13-game span.
NOTABLES vs. TAMPA BAY
− Ryan McDonagh was acquired from Tampa Bay for Philippe Myers and Grant Mismash on July 3, 2022. McDonagh won two Stanley Cups with the Lightning and skated in 267 games with the organization from 2018-22, tallying 99 points (20g-79a).
− Colton Sissons notched his first career regular-season hat trick on Jan. 5, 2017 vs. Tampa Bay and became the first player in NHL history to score at least three goals in a game with his second being an empty-netter and his third being scored on a goalie.
− Ryan Johansen has 15 points (2g-13a) in his last 17 contests against Tampa Bay, a run that included a six-game point streak from Jan. 5, 2017-Oct. 26, 2019.
− Roman Josi has 18 points (5g-13a) in 23 career games against the Lightning, including nine points (3g-6a) in his last 11 contests.
− Matt Duchene owns 22 points (10g-12a) in 26 career contests vs. Tampa Bay; including the postseason, he is averaging nearly a point per game against the Lightning, posting 29 points (13g-16a) in 30 games.
− Alexandre Carrier (March 13, 2021) and Tanner Jeannot (April 13, 2021) both scored their first career NHL goals against Tampa Bay.
− Predators Assistant Coach Todd Richards won the 2020 Stanley Cup as a member of the Lightning, serving in the same role.
LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 4, New York Islanders 1 – Dec. 2 (UBS Arena)
− NSH goals: Forsberg – PP (8), Josi – PP/GWG (6), Duchene – ENG (6), Granlund – ENG (4)
− NYI goals: Barzal – PP (3)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Lankinen (W, 48/49); NYI – Sorokin (L, 19/21)
− Power plays: NSH 2-3; NYI 1-4
− Notes: Nashville improved to 5-6-0 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators pushed their win streak against the Islanders to nine games, their longest active streak vs. a single opponent… Nashville moved to 2-0-0 in the second half of a back-toback (2-0-0 in the first half)… Nashville allowed a season-high 49 shots on goal… The Predators scored multiple power-play goals (2) for the third time this season and first since Nov. 21 vs. Arizona (2)… Kevin Lankinen made a career-high 48 saves; it was tied for the fifth-most saves in a game in Predators history and was the most since Juuse Saros made 49 on Feb. 27, 2021 vs. Florida… Matt Duchene scored his 300th career goal and became the second player from the 2009 NHL Draft class to reach the milestone… Duchene added two assists for this second three-point game of the season; he has six points (1g5a) during his three-game point streak… Roman Josi (1g-1a) and Filip Forsberg (1g-1a) also recorded multiple points.
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Dec. 2 16
NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Dec. 8, 2022 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Cody Glass Upper body – day-to-day Dec. 2 1
Ryan McDonagh Upper body – IR
Total man-games lost: 27
Borowiecki – 17; Trenin – 5; Glass – 2; Jankowski – 2; McCarron – 1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Dec. 5: Recalled defenseman Jordan Gross from Milwaukee (AHL). Placed defenseman Ryan McDonagh on IR (upper body).
− Nov. 23: Assigned forward Zach Sanford to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Nov. 14: Signed forward Nolan Burke to a three-year, entry-level contract.
− Nov. 12: Recalled forward Juuso Parssinen from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned defenseman Jordan Gross to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Nov. 8: Assigned defenseman Luke Prokop from Norfolk (ECHL) to Seattle (WHL).
− Nov. 3: Recalled forward Mark Jankowski from Milwaukee (AHL). Assigned forward Kiefer Sherwood to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Oct. 31: Recalled defenseman Jordan Gross from Milwaukee (AHL). Placed defenseman Mark Borowiecki on IR (upper body).
RESCHEDULED GAMES
− The NHL announced new dates and start times for the two Predators home games that were postponed due to flooding at Bridgestone Arena.
− Nashville vs. Colorado, originally scheduled for Nov. 25, will not be played on April 14 at 7 p.m. CT.
− Nashville vs. Columbus, originally scheduled for Nov. 26, will now be played on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. CT.
ON A HEATER
− The Predators are 7-1-1 in nine games since Nov. 12, the fourth-best point percentage (.833) among NHL teams in that time span.
− The Predators have allowed 2.22 goals-against per game since Nov. 12, the fourth-best mark in the League.
− Nashville’s run has been bolstered by a 5-0-1 record at Bridgestone Arena since Nov. 12. It is the Predators’ longest home point streak since a seven-game stretch from Oct. 8-31, 2019 (5-0-2).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Dec. 8, 2022 at Tampa Bay Lightning
− Nashville went 4-0-1 during its season-long five-game homestand from Nov. 12-21, picking up wins over the NY Rangers, Minnesota, NY Islanders and Arizona and earning a point in an OT loss vs. Tampa Bay.
− Since Nov. 12, the Predators are 2-1-0 in road contests, including wins in back-to-back games against the Devils and Islanders on Dec. 2-3.
LATE-GAME DRAMATICS
− Nashville’s 4-3 OT win on Dec. 1 at New Jersey came in dramatic fashion.
− Mikael Granlund tied the game at 3-3 with 10 seconds remining in the third period, the third-latest game-tying goal in franchise history. It was also the third time in Predators history the team has tied a game with 10 seconds or less remaining in the third period and went on to win in overtime or a shootout; the last time was Feb. 27, 2020 vs. Calgary when Granlund tied the game with one second remaining and went on to score the OT winner.
− Additionally, Ryan Johansen opened the game’s scoring just 11 seconds into the first period. It tied the Predators record for fastest goal to begin a game (David Legwand – April 5, 2007 vs. St. Louis) and was the fastest goal to begin a road game in franchise history. Nashville became the fifth team in the past 24 years to score goals in the first 15 seconds and final 15 seconds of the game and first since Boston on Feb. 3, 2021.
HEAD COACH JOHN HYNES
− John Hynes won his 100th game as Predators head coach on Nov. 17 vs. the Islanders.
− He’s up to 254 career NHL wins, moving him into 63rd on the NHL’s all-time list.
− Hynes won his 100th game in his 183rd contest in charge of the Predators. Peter Laviolette hit the 100-win mark as Nashville’s head coach in his 189th game (Dec. 6, 2016); Barry Trotz reached it in his 274th game (Dec. 6, 2011).
THE CAPTAIN
− Roman Josi has 19 points (6g-13a) in his last 16 games after recording a goal and an assist on Dec. 2 at NY Islanders.
− Josi is inching closer to passing David Legwand for the most points in franchise history. Josi (562) needs four more points to tie Legwand (566) and five to pass him.
− He scored his seventh career overtime goal on Nov. 29 vs. Anaheim, tying him with Shea Weber for the third-most in franchise history.
− Tallying four assists on Nov. 17 vs. the NY Islanders, Josi notched the seventh four-point game of his NHL career, the most among active NHL defensemen. He led all NHL blueliners with four four-point games in 2021-22. In that same game, he became the ninth different defenseman in NHL history to record three assists in the first 10 minutes of a contest; he also became the fourth active blueliner to record three points in the opening 10 minutes of a game.
− Since Oct. 27, Josi is tied for second among NHL defensemen in goals (6); tied for sixth in points (19); and tied for ninth in assists (13).
− Josi has scored 94 goals since the 2016-17 campaign, the most among NHL blueliners in that time span.
− He recorded at least five shots on goal in five straight games from Nov. 17-29. It’s tied for the fifth-longest such streak by an NHL defenseman since 2000-01.
Where Josi ranks among NHL defensemen
Category Total Rank
Shots on Goal 99 1st
Goals 6 Tied for 7th
Average TOI 24:56 8th
Points 20 12th
Assists 14 Tied for 17th
JUICE IS LOOSE
− Goaltender Juuse Saros is 6-0-1 with a 2.22 goals-against average and .930 save percentage in his last seven games dating back to Nov. 12.
− His six wins since Nov. 12 are tied for the second-most in the NHL. Among NHL goalies with at least five games played in that time span, Saros is seventh in save percentage and eighth in goals-against average.
− Additionally, Saros owns a 6.10 goals saved above average (GSAA) since Nov. 12, the fifth-best mark in the League (per Natural Stat Trick). GSAA measures the goals a goalie prevented given his save percentage and shots faced vs. the NHL average save percentage on the same number of shots.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Dec. 8, 2022 at Tampa Bay Lightning
− Per Natural Stat Trick, Saros has made 129 high-danger saves this season, tied for the ninth-most among League netminders.
DREAM DEBUT
− Forward Juuso Parssinen, 21, who made his NHL debut on Nov. 12 vs. the Rangers, has five points (3g-2a) in his first nine career NHL games.
− He became the first Predators player to make his NHL debut this season.
− He is the only rookie in Predators history to score three goals in his first four career NHL games.
− He is one of three rookies in team history to record five points in his first four career NHL games, joining Denis Arkhipov (2g-3a in 2000-01) and Marek Zidlicky (2g-3a in 2003-04).
− On Nov. 17 vs. the NY Islanders (2g-1a), Parssinen also became the 15th rookie in franchise history to record a three-point game and is one of three to do so within his first three career NHL games, joining Smith, who did so in his second on Oct. 8, 2011 at St. Louis (1g-2a), and Tommy Novak, who did so in his third on Oct. 23, 2021 at Winnipeg (3a).
− Scoring his first career NHL goal on his first shot, Parssinen joined an exclusive group of Predators players. He became the fifth Nashville skater to score in his NHL debut, joining Miikka Salomaki (2014-15), Kevin Henderson (2012-13), Smith (2011-12) and Mikko Lehtonen (2006-07).
− The No. 210 overall pick (seventh round) in the 2019 NHL Draft became the sixth player in the last decade to score in his first career NHL game after being selected in the seventh round.
NUMBER NINE
− Filip Forsberg (483) passed Martin Erat (481) and moved into sole possession of third place on the Predators’ all-time points list on Nov. 8 at Seattle. He is nine points from becoming the third player in team history to reach the 500-point milestone.
− After recording a goal and an assist on Dec. 2 at NY Islanders, he leads Nashville in points with 22 (8g-14a) and has five multi-point outings in his last 15 games.
− Forsberg has 19 points (6g-13a) in his last 16 games dating back to Oct. 22 vs. Philadelphia. He’s recorded two three-point games in that time frame – Oct. 27 vs. St. Louis (3a) and Nov. 1 at Edmonton (1g-2a).
− Nov. 1 at Edmonton was Forsberg’s 32nd career three-point game, the most in Predators history.
QUICK HITS
− The Predators are tied for fifth in the NHL in face-off percentage (53.2 percent).
− Among NHL players who have taken at least 300 faceoffs, Ryan Johansen is third at 61.2 percent.
− Johansen won at least 50 percent of his faceoffs in a franchise-record 23 consecutive games, a streak that came to an end on Nov. 23 at Detroit. The previous record was held by current Predators Assistant GM Scott Nichol, who did so in 17 straight games during the 2006-07 season.
− Colton Sissons is third in the NHL in shorthanded faceoffs won (47).
− Mark Jankowski was selected by Calgary in the first round (21st overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft. That pick was initially held by Nashville but was traded to Buffalo on Feb. 27, 2012 for Paul Gaustad and a fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, with which the Predators used to select Juuse Saros. To close the pick history, Buffalo traded the 21st overall choice in the 2012 NHL Draft to Calgary with a second-round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft (Patrick Sieloff) for the 14th overall pick (Zemgus Girgensons).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
LAST GAME
Lightning 2 vs. Detroit 4
The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Detroit Red Wings with a 4-2 loss on Tuesday night at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts dropped to 15-9-1 on the season with a home record of 8-4-1…After a scoreless first period, Michael Rasmussen opened the scoring at the 1:54 mark of the second period to give DET a 1-0 lead…Tampa Bay fell into a 2-0 hole when Jonatan Berggren scored with 14:01 remaining in regulation…Steven Stamkos pulled the Lightning within one when he blasted a one-timer past Ville Husso at the 14:52 mark of the third with Victor Hedman and Corey Perry picking up the assists…With Tampa Bay’s net empty for a sixth attacker, Adam Erne sent a shot the length of the ice that found its way into the net to put DET up 3-1 with 3:38 remaining…Brayden Point got the Bolts back within one when he took a pass from Alex Killorn and beat Husso with a backhand shot at the 17:34 mark of the third as Nikita Kucherov picked up the secondary helper…David Perron sealed the win for DET when he scored an empty-net goal with 25 seconds remaining in regulation…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal for Tampa Bay and made 22 saves on 24 shots against…The Lightning recorded a season-high 46 shots on goal, including 30 shots in the third period, the most ever recorded in a home period in franchise history.
PP: TBL – 0-2 DET – 0-1
SOG: TBL – 46 DET – 26
Attendance: 19,092
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Predators are playing the second of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts grabbed a victory in the first meeting with a 3-2 overtime win Nov. 19 at NSH…After Filip Forsberg opened the scoring just 1:50 into the game with a power-play goal, Nikita Kucherov answered with a power-play goal of his own to tie the game at one with 15:35 left in the second period…Nino Niederreiter gave NSH a 2-1 lead 5:04 into the third period before Alex Killorn redirected a shot from Ian Cole and tied the game with 3:21 remaining in regulation…After Mattias Ekholm took a high-sticking penalty 2:22 into overtime, Steven Stamkos hammered a one-timer past Juuse Saros for the game-winning goal and his franchise-leading 12th career overtime goal just 14 seconds into the 4-on-3 power play to win the game for Tampa Bay…Brayden Point picked up two assists in the win and Zach Bogosian made his season debut…The Lightning have won three straight games over NSH and nine of the last 11 meetings…Stamkos has picked up points in 11 consecutive games vs. NSH (10-9—19), scoring goals in four straight and nine of the last 11 contests…Stamkos has pointed in six straight home games vs. NSH (5-4—9)…Kucherov has recorded points in six straight games vs. NSH (5-7—12), including four straight multi-point games with a goal in all of them (4-6—10)…Point has recorded points in five straight games vs. NSH (2-4—6) and 10 of the last 11 meetings (4-10—14)…Mikhail Sergachev has picked up assists in 10 of his last 12 games vs. NSH (0-13— 13)…Andrei Vasilevskiy has won eight straight starts vs. NSH, making 234 saves on 249 shots against for a .940 save percentage and 1.86 goals against average with one shutout…The Lightning are 21-15-3 with two ties all-time vs. NSH, including a home record of 9-7-1 with two ties…Stamkos (16-14—30) holds the Bolts franchise records for career goals and points vs. NSH.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. NSH
- Steven Stamkos – 30 pts. (16-14—30, 23 GP)
- Victor Hedman – 21 pts. (4-17—21, 26 GP)
- Nikita Kucherov – 18 pts. (8-10—18, 17 GP)
- Brayden Point – 17 pts. (4-13—17, 18 GP)
T5. Martin St. Louis – 14 pts. (6-8—14, 13 GP)
T5. Vincent Lecavalier – 14 pts. (7-7—14, 16 GP)
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the third game of a season-long, six-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play nine of their 14 games in December at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning are 3-0-0 against Central Division opponents this season…Tampa Bay is 8-4-1 at home this season and have won five of their last seven home contests.
INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 65
Current Injuries:
Rudolfs Balcers (Upper-body injury; Out indefinitely) 5 Games
Haydn Fleury (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 2 Games
TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 3 – Re-assigned D Philippe Myers to AHL Syracuse
Dec. 3 – Assigned F Cole Koepke to AHL Syracuse
Nov. 28 – Assigned F Alex Barre-Boulet to AHL Syracuse
Nov. 25 – Recalled F Alex Barre-Boulet from AHL Syracuse
Nov. 12 – Claimed F Rudolfs Balcers off waivers from FLA
HOCKEY PARADISE
The Lightning will sell out their 300th-consecutive game at AMALIE Arena with an expected sellout tonight…The Bolts hold the NHL’s longest active sellout streak beginning 3/26/15 (2020-21 season excluded due to social distancing protocols)…Since the streak started, no other team has recorded more wins on home ice than Tampa Bay (189-74-20).
STAMMER TIME
Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos scored one goal Dec. 6 vs. DET and extended his season-long point streak to 11 games (7-10—17), tying Nikita Kucherov for the longest point streak among Lightning skaters this season…Stamkos is one of seven NHL players to record a point streak of 11 or more games this season…The 11-game point streak is tied for the second-longest of Stamkos’s career, trailing only his 18-game point streak in 2009-10 (17-16—33)… Stamkos has pointed in six consecutive games vs. DET (5-6—11)…Stamkos recorded his 1,000th career point with an assist Dec. 1 at PHI…Stamkos is the 95th player in NHL history to hit the 1,000-point milestone and 48th player ever to record all 1,000 points with a single franchise…Stamkos is the only player in Lightning franchise history to record 1,000 points with the team…Stamkos is the eighth active NHL player to hit the milestone and 44th-fastest in NHL history in number of games played (945 GP)…Stamkos is one of four active NHL players to record 1,000 points in less than 1,000 games…Stamkos (14-16—30) leads the Bolts in goals, ranks third in assists and trails only Nikita Kucherov (11-26—37) in points…Stamkos’s seven power-play goals lead all Tampa Bay skaters and are tied for the seventh-most in the NHL…Stamkos’s 495 career goals are the 48th-most in NHL history…Stamkos has recorded more career goals and points than any player in Tampa Bay franchise history.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS
- Steven Stamkos – 1,002 pts. (495-507—1,002, 947 GP)
- Martin St. Louis – 953 pts. (365-588—953, 972 GP)
- Vincent Lecavalier – 874 pts. (383-491—874, 1,037 GP)
- Nikita Kucherov – 653 pts. (257-396—653, 587 GP)
- Victor Hedman – 614 pts. (135-479—614, 921 GP)
GAME POINT
Bolts forward Brayden Point scored one goal Dec. 6 vs. DET and recorded a season-high nine shots on goal…Point has recorded at least one point in 12 of his 15 career home games vs. DET (8-5—13)…Point has posted nine points over his last eight games (5-4—9)…Point (11-14—25) is tied with Nikita Kucherov (11-26—37) and Nick Paul (11-7—18) for the second-most goals among Lightning skaters…Point ranks third in points and fourth in assists among Tampa Bay skaters, while his five power-play goals are tied with Kucherov and trail only Steven Stamkos (7) for the team lead…Point’s 59 career power-play goals are the fifth-most in Lightning franchise history.
TBL ALL-TIME POWER-PLAY GOAL LEADERS
- Steven Stamkos – 188 PPG (947 GP)
- Vincent Lecavalier – 112 PPG (1,037 GP)
- Martin St. Louis – 96 PPG (972 GP)
- Nikita Kucherov – 72 PPG (587 GP)
- Brayden Point – 59 PPG (442 GP)
KILLER INSTINCT
Lightning forward Alex Killorn recorded his 244th career assist Dec. 6 vs. DET, tying him with Vinny Prospal for the eighth-most assists in Tampa Bay franchise history…The assist was also the 423rd point of Killorn’s career, tying him with Ondrej Palat for the seventh-most points in Lightning franchise history…Killorn has picked up points in seven of his last eight (3-5—8) and 13 of his last 17 contests (7-11—18)…Killorn (8-13—21) ranks fifth in goals, assists and points among Bolts skaters…Since Nov. 13, Killorn (4-9—13) is tied with Mikhail Sergachev (2-11—13) for the third-most points among Lightning skaters, while his 12 even-strength points during that span are tied with Steven Stamkos for the team lead…Killorn’s plus-7 rating ranks second on the team, trailing only Nick Paul (plus13)…Killorn ranks fifth in Bolts franchise history with 748 career games played.
TBL ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LEADERS
- Vincent Lecavalier – 1,037 GP
- Martin St. Louis – 972 GP
- Steven Stamkos – 947 GP
- Victor Hedman – 921 GP
- Alex Killorn – 748 GP
SCOREY PERRY
Tampa Bay forward Corey Perry picked up an assist for the third-straight game Dec. 6 vs. DET…Perry has recorded five points (all assists) over his season-long three-game point streak…Perry has six points over his last five games (1-5—6)…Perry’s eight assists this season rank sixth among Lightning forwards…Perry skated in his 1,200th career game and recorded two helpers Dec. 3 vs. TOR…Perry has three power-play points over his last three games and ranks fifth among Lightning skaters with six this season…Perry’s 50 shots rank fourth among Tampa Bay skaters…Perry has recorded at least one shot on goal in 22 of 25 games this season.
KLUTCHEROV
Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov recorded one assist Dec. 6 vs. DET…Kucherov has pointed in 17 of his last 21 games vs. DET (17-18—35)…Kucherov has picked up points in back-to-back games and five of his last six contests (1- 8—9)…Kucherov (11-26—37) is tied with Leon Draisaitl and Nathan MacKinnon for the third-most assists in the NHL and ranks fifth in the league in points…Kucherov leads the Lightning in points, assists, power-play points (19), game-winning goals (3) and shots (92)…Kucherov’s 19 power-play points this season are the third-most among NHL skaters…Kucherov has recorded points in 11 of 13 home games this season (7-14—21) and 20 of 25 games overall…Kucherov’s 23 points (7-16—23) in November were tied with Jamie Benn (10-13—23) for the second-most among NHL skaters.
NHL POWER-PLAY POINT LEADERS
- Connor McDavid – 25 PPP (9-16—25, 27 GP)
- Leon Draisaitl – 20 PPP (11-9—20, 27 GP)
- Nikita Kucherov – 19 PPP (5-14—19, 25 GP)
- Rasmus Dahlin – 17 PPP (4-13—17, 25 GP)
HED RUSH
Bolts defenseman Victor Hedman picked up one assist Dec. 6 vs. DET…Hedman (1-10—11) is tied with Brandon Hagel (7-10—17) for the sixth-most assists among Lightning skaters…Hedman leads all Tampa Bay defensemen with 48 shots on goal and is tied with Nick Paul for the fifth-most among all Bolts skaters…Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Hedman leads all NHL defensemen in scoring (86-299—385).
NHL DEFENSEMEN POINT LEADERS, 2016-PRESENT
- Victor Hedman – 385 pts. (86-299-385, 451 GP)
- John Carlson – 381 pts. (87-294—381, 455 GP)
- Brent Burns – 373 pts. (90-283—373, 480 GP)
- Roman Josi – 372 pts. (94-278—372, 449 GP)
NOTEWORTHY
• Jon Cooper (449 career wins, 740 games) needs one win to pass Bruce Boudreau (742 games) and become the fastest coach in NHL history to reach 450 career wins
