Florida visits Calgary after Verhaeghe's 2-goal game
The Florida Panthers visit the Calgary Flames after Carter Verhaeghe scored two goals in the Panthers' 5-1 win over the Edmonton OilersDECEMBER 17, 2023ā¢ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Produces helper SaturdayNugent-Hopkins logged an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Panthers.
ImpactNugent-Hopkins has two goals and nine assists during his six-game point streak. He's been very effective on a line with Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman over the last couple of weeks, as that trio has led the charge for the Oilers' forwards. Nugent-Hopkins is up to 29 points (10 on the power play), 61 shots on net, 20 PIM and a plus-4 rating through 28 contests overall.
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Connor McDavid - Keeps point streak aliveMcDavid recorded an assist and five shots on goal in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Panthers.
ImpactMcDavid reached the 30-assist mark for the season with his helper on Zach Hyman's second-period tally. The assist also extended McDavid's point streak to 12 games (seven tallies, 21 helpers). The superstar center's surge has him at 41 points, 80 shots on net, 39 hits and an even plus-minus rating through 26 contests overall.
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Zach Hyman - Nets lone goal in lossHyman scored a goal on four shots in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Panthers.
ImpactHyman has six goals and an assist over six games in December. This was his third straight game with a goal, and his 18 tallies on the year put him fourth in the NHL, trailing only Toronto's Auston Matthews, Vancouver's Brock Boeser and Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov. Hyman is at 30 points, 100 shots on net, 24 hits, 24 PIM and a plus-6 rating over 27 appearances.
DECEMBER 17, 2023ā¢ROTOWIRE
Calvin Pickard - Shaky versus PanthersPickard allowed five goals on 39 shots in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Panthers.
ImpactPickard gave up two goals over the last 1:02 of the first period, and that was too much for the Oilers to come back from. The 31-year-old journeyman has a 1-2-0 record with 11 goals allowed over four NHL appearances this season. He's expected to stay with the big club through the upcoming holiday break, but it's likely only a matter of time before a trade or the recall of Jack Campbell sends Pickard packing back to the AHL.
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Sam Reinhart - Offers assist in winReinhart logged an assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Oilers.
ImpactReinhart has 10 points over seven games in December, despite the Panthers entering Saturday scoreless over their previous two contests. The 28-year-old continues to shine on the top line, racking up 17 goals, 21 helpers, 72 shots on net, 31 blocked shots and a plus-16 rating through 30 outings in his contract year. Reinhart had a career-high 33 goals and 82 points in 2021-22, but he's on pace to easily exceed those marks.
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Matthew Tkachuk - Gathers helper in winTkachuk notched an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Oilers.
ImpactTkachuk set up Carter Verhaeghe's goal early in the third period, which was the last tally of the game. Their line with Sam Bennett accounted for three goals and seven points, though Tkachuk again was not as involved as his linemates. Over the last 10 games, Tkachuk has earned just four points, and that's an improvement on the five-game drought that preceded. Overall, the winger has five goals, 16 assists, 109 shots on net, 31 hits, 26 PIM and a plus-1 rating through 30 contests. He's shooting a mere 4.6 percent, so positive regression should eventually get his season-long numbers back on track -- he's never shot worse than 9.2 percent in a full season.
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