NHL MORNING SKATE – DEC. 2, 2015

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NHL MORNING SKATE – DEC. 2, 2015

Welcome to the “NHL Morning Skate,” a daily collection of the latest news and notes from around the League.

TUESDAY’S RESULTS

Home Team in Caps
Colorado 2, NEW JERSEY 1
MONTREAL 2, Columbus 1
Philadelphia 4, OTTAWA 2
DETROIT 5, Buffalo 4 (SO)
Florida 3, ST. LOUIS 1
NASHVILLE 5, Arizona 2
Minnesota 2, CHICAGO 1
CALGARY 4, Dallas 3 (SO)
LOS ANGELES 2, Vancouver 1 (OT)
Pittsburgh 5, SAN JOSE 1

DOWN TO THE WIRE

Of the 10 games contested on Tuesday:

* Eight were tied or within one goal during the third period (COL-NJD, CBJ-MTL, PHI-OTT, BUF-DET, ARI-NSH, MIN-CHI, DAL-CGY and VAN-LAK).
* Four saw a team overcome a third-period deficit to win (BUF-DET, ARI-NSH, DAL-CGY and VAN-LAK). That included a three-goal comeback victory by the Flames.
* Three extended into overtime (BUF-DET, DAL-CGY and VAN-LAK).

DID YOU KNOW?

There have been 136 comeback wins through the opening 368 games of the 2015-16 season (37.0%). That includes 55 third-period comeback victories, including three by three goals (also MIN at COL on Oct. 8 and DAL at MIN on Nov. 28).

FLAMES BURN STARS WITH THIRD-PERIOD COMEBACK . . .

The Flames scored three unanswered goals in the third period and converted all three of their shootout attempts to overcome a 3-0 deficit, earn their fifth consecutive win at Scotiabank Saddledome and halt the Stars’ road winning streak at six games.

* Via Elias, the Flames overcame a three-goal, third-period deficit to win for the first time since March 26, 2011 at EDM (5-4 SO W).
* The Stars played their second consecutive game that featured a three-goal comeback win after 40 minutes. On Saturday, they rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the third period to defeat the Wild, 4-3.
* Dougie Hamilton potted the tying goal with 2:28 remaining on Tuesday, while Johnny Gaudreau scored in both the third period and shootout. Sean Monahan added a pair of assists in regulation and also notched the clinching goal in the tiebreaker.

. . . NEVER SAY NEVER

Three other teams also posted comeback wins on Tuesday, all by overcoming third-period deficits:

* Justin Abdelkader (2-1—3) scored the tying goal with 6:29 remaining in regulation and Brad Richards potted the lone goal in the shootout to help the Red Wings extend their point streak to eight games (5-0-3), including seven contests that have gone past regulation. The Red Wings also improved to 17-1-2 in their last 20 meetings with the Sabres dating to Feb. 13, 2003 (BUF: 3-14-3).
* Drew Doughty notched the tying goal at 6:54 of the third period and Anze Kopitar scored at 2:02 of overtime to lift the Kings to a 3-0-1 record in their past four games overall as well as their fourth consecutive victory at STAPLES Center. Kopitar picked up his sixth career overtime goal (all w/ LAK) to surpass Ziggy Palffy and Luc Robitaille for the most such goals in franchise history.
* Down 2-1 after 40 minutes, the Predators scored four unanswered goals – including a pair by Filip Forsberg (2-1—3) – to improve to 8-2-2 this season at Bridgestone Arena. Forsberg matched a career high for points in one game, last achieved March 28 at WSH (1-2—3), while Shea Weber posted his sixth career three-assist game and first since Nov. 18, 2014 at TOR.

PACIORETTY (AGAIN) LIFTS CANADIENS OVER BLUE JACKETS

Max Pacioretty snapped a 1-1 tie with 2:09 remaining in regulation to help the Canadiens extend their point streak to six contests (5-0-1).

* At 19-4-3 (41 points), the Canadiens moved two points ahead of the Stars (19-5-1, 39 points) – who lost in a shootout – for first place in the NHL standings. Elias says that Montreal’s 41 points are its most through the first 26 games of a season since 1976-77 (also 19-4-3).
* Pacioretty extended his point streak to five games (3-3—6) and paces the team with 13-12—25 overall this season, including three game-winning goals.
* Pacioretty, who leads the NHL with 24 game-winning goals since 2013-14, also registered the decisive tally in Montreal’s prior three games vs. CBJ: Jan. 14, Feb. 21 and Feb. 26.

LONG TIME COMING

A pair of teams – the Penguins and Panthers – snapped lengthy losing streaks against their respective opponents on Tuesday:

* Evgeni Malkin recorded 1-2—3 to lead the Penguins to their first win over the Sharks in San Jose since Oct. 22, 1997, halting a 12-game drought (0-9-3). Malkin has picked up points in six of his last seven outings (8-5—13), including four multi-point performances, and paces the team with 12-13—25 overall this season (24 GP).
* Derek MacKenzie scored twice to power the Panthers to their first victory over the Blues since Oct. 31, 2009, ending a six-game skid in the head-to-head series (0-5-1). MacKenzie notched his second career multi-goal performance (413 GP) and first since March 12, 2011 at CAR (2-0—2 w/ CBJ).

AROUND THE RINKS

* Ryan Suter registered the tiebreaking goal with 7:56 remaining in regulation to lift the Wild over the Blackhawks in their final meeting before the 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series on Sunday, Feb. 21, at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
* Wayne Simmonds (1-1—2) collected the game-winning goal for the second straight contest to propel the Flyers to their third consecutive victory. Simmonds, who notched 2-1—3 on Saturday at NYR, posted a career-high six game-winning goals last season.
* Matt Duchene and Tyson Barrie scored 4:05 apart in the second period to lead the Avalanche to their third victory in their last five outings. Duchene, who paced all players with 11 goals in November (14 GP), picked up his 13th of the season.

20 AND COUNTING

Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane scored the team’s lone goal to stretch his point streak to a career-high 20 games (12-20—32), extending his record for the longest such run by a U.S.-born player in NHL history.
* Per Elias, Kane’s point streak is the second-longest by any player in Blackhawks history, one game shy of the franchise record set by Bobby Hull from Dec. 5, 1971 – Jan. 23, 1972 (23-12—35 in 21 GP).
* Elias adds that Kane is the fourth player to register a point streak of 20 or more games since the 1997-98 season:

Point Streaks of 20+ Games, Since 1997-98
25 – Sidney Crosby, PIT: Nov. 5 – Dec. 28, 2010 (26-24—50)
22 – Dany Heatley, OTT: Oct. 5 – Nov. 29, 2005 (17-21—38)
20 – Patrick Kane, CHI: Oct. 17 – Dec. 1, 2015 (12-20—32)^
20 – Paul Stastny, COL: Feb. 3 – March 17, 2007 (11-18—29)
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MILESTONES & BENCHMARKS

* Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville became the seventh head coach in NHL history to reach the 1,400-game milestone (tied w/ Pat Quinn). Quenneville (767) ranks third all-time in wins, behind only Scotty Bowman (1,244) and Al Arbour (782).
* Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien served his 700th game behind an NHL bench.
* Avalanche forward Jarome Iginla played in his 1,417th career game to surpass Al MacInnis (1,416) and move into a tie with Luke Richardson for 28th place on the NHL’s all-time games played list.
* Flyers defenseman Evgeny Medvedev scored his first NHL goal (14 GP).
* Defenseman Zach Bogosian notched his first goal with the Sabres (29 GP).

NHL ANNOUNCES ROSTERS FOR MINNESOTA ALUMNI GAME

The NHL, Wild and Blackhawks released the current rosters for the 2016 NHL Stadium Series Alumni Game that will be played on Saturday, Feb. 20, at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis (4:00 p.m. CT / 5:00 p.m. ET).

Approximately 50 former players and coaches are scheduled to participate in this highly anticipated game in this unique outdoor setting.

Click here to view the rosters.

* ICYMI: The Wild and Blackhawks wore special tuques on Tuesday in advance of their final meeting before the 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series, which will be played on Sunday, Feb. 21 (2:30 p.m. CT / 3:30 p.m. ET, NBC, SN, TVAS).

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LOOSE PUCKS

Flyers forward Sean Couturier (1-2—3) registered his third career three-point performance (in the regular season) and first since Oct. 22, 2014 at PIT (1-2—3) . . . Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar celebrated his 25th birthday with a goal 94 seconds after the opening face-off . . . Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne (13 SV) made a sprawling stick save to preserve a scoreless tie in the first period . . . Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (0-3—3) equaled career highs for assists/points in one game (also April 3 vs. CHI: 0-3—3) . . . Teammate Evander Kane (2-0—2) notched his first multi-goal performance since Nov. 25, 2014 at CBJ (2-0—2 w/ WPG) . . . Senators forward Mike Hoffman (6-2—8), Sharks forward Patrick Marleau (4-4—8) and Sharks forward Joel Ward (1-5—6) all extended their point streaks to five games . . . ICYMI: Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane, Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby and Avalanche forward Matt Duchene were named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the month of November . . . Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for November.

SNEAK PEEK AT WEDNESDAY’S ACTION

All Times Eastern
Toronto @ Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m., SN
NY Rangers @ NY Islanders, 8:00 p.m., NBCSN, TVAS
Boston @ Edmonton, 9:30 p.m., SN1, NESN
Tampa Bay @ Anaheim, 10:30 p.m., SUN, FS-W

ISLANDERS-RANGERS RIVALRY MAKES BROOKLYN DEBUT

The Islanders and Rangers meet for the first time at Barclays Center in Brooklyn when the clubs face off on NBCSN’s Wednesday Night Rivalry. This marks the first of four meetings this season between these intrastate rivals, who now are separated by less than six miles. The Islanders won three of their five head-to-head games in 2014-15 (NYR: 2-3-0), but the Rangers won their final two visits to Nassau Coliseum, including a 2-1 victory in the series finale on March 10. Overall, the Islanders have points in four straight (3-0-1), while the Rangers rebounded from three consecutive losses with a 4-3 win on Monday vs. CAR.

SPORTSNET AIRS WEDNESDAY NIGHT DOUBLEHEADER

Sportsnet airs a doubleheader as part of its Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey. First, the Maple Leafs visit the Jets at MTS Centre on the heels of Garret Sparks (24 SV) earning a shutout in his NHL debut on Monday vs. EDM. This marks the second and final matchup of the season between these clubs; Winnipeg posted a 4-2 victory in their lone other contest on Nov. 4 at Air Canada Centre. Edmonton general manager Peter Chiarelli then faces his old team for the first time when the Oilers welcome the Bruins to Rexall Place. Chiarelli spent the past eight seasons as the general manager of Boston, guiding the team to the Stanley Cup in 2010-11.

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Liberals top in accessible voters but realize a decline in Nanos tracking (ending November 27, 2015)

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The Nanos Party Power Index

  • Nanos Party Power Index – The Index, which is a compilation of a series of questions on vote preferences and impressions of the federal party leaders still has the Liberals with a strong score, although it has declined.  The Liberals scored 66.7 out of a possible 100 points followed by the NDP who scored 47.7 points, the Conservatives with 45.1 points, the Greens with 33.9 points and the BQ with 26.7 points (QC only).
  • Accessible Voters – Although still registering the largest pool of accessible voters, the Liberals registered a one week three point drop with 63.1% of Canadians saying they would consider voting Liberal compared to 41.5% who would consider voting Conservative, 40.9% who would consider voting NDP and 29.7% who would consider voting Green.

The team at Nanos in conjunction with Klipfolio have launched our new live political data portal where you run the numbers you want and can explore the trends and data you need.  This is part of our campaign, not only to provide the most reliable data to Canadians but to let them use it as they wish. We were the first to do nightly tracking and now we are the first research organization to post live public opinion data for Canadians. Here’s the link to check it out

To view the detailed tracking visit our website.

Methodology

The views of 1,000 respondents are compiled into a party power brand index for each party that goes from 0 to 100, where 0 means that the party has no brand power and 100 means it has maximum brand power. A score above 50 is an indication of brand power for the party and its leader at this time.

The important factors in this weekly tracking include the direction of the brand strength or weakness and also the brand power of one federal party relative to another.

The data is based on random telephone interviews with 1,000 Canadians, using a four week rolling average of 250 respondents each week, 18 years of age and over. The random sample of 1,000 respondents may be weighted by age and gender using the latest census information for Canada, and the sample is geographically stratified to be representative of Canada.

The interviews are compiled into a four week rolling average of 1,000 interviews where each week, the oldest group of 250 interviews is dropped and a new group of 250 interviews is added. The current wave of tracking is based on a four-week rolling average of 1,000 Canadians (250 per week) ending November 27th.

A random telephone survey of 1,000 Canadians is accurate 3.1 percentage points, plus or minus, 19 times out of 20.

All references or use of this data must cite “Nanos Party Power Index” as the source.

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Vancouver Giveaway Leads To 2-1 Loss To Kings In Overtime

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CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    December 1, 2015

CANUCKS IN DISSARY AS LOSING GAMES HAS NO END IN SIGHT

The Los Angeles Kings (15-8-1) entered the game tonight on a 3-game winning streak at home, playing game two of a four game home stand. Kings last game was against the Chicago Blackhawks on November 28. The overcame a two-goal deficit to win the game 3-2 in overtime.

The Vancouver Canucks (9-9-8) entered the game having lost 10 of their last 13 games, playing the last game of a four game road trip. The Canucks last game was against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night, losing 4-0 to their division rivals.

Vancouver has lost 11 of their last 14 games.

OPENING PERIOD

The Canucks took a few minutes getting their legs, and their coach Willie Desjardins got a scare early when Vancouver gave up the puck, and Tyler Toffoli came in on Jacob Markstrom on a breakaway but Markstrom held his ground and turned away the scoring opportunity.

Vancouver settled down, and at 6:55 received a man advantage opportunity when Milan Lucic high sticked Alex Edler and the Canucks went on their first power play of the game. It didn’t long for Vancouver to make the Kings pay, as Daniel Sedin (12) on a slapshot scored on Jonathan Quick, assisted by Henrik Sedin (16) and Yannick Weber (4), at 7:39, and the Canucks were up 1-0. That would be the score at the end of the 1rst period.

Markstrom was outstanding in the period with timely saves. The Kings out shot Vancouver 12-6 in the opening period. Canucks were 1-2 on the power play. Kings 0-1 on their power play. Vancouver out hit the Kings, 16-12 but were pathetic on face-offs, winning only 5 of 20. Henrik Sedin was 0 for 8 on face-offs while Bo Horvat was barely better, at 2 for 7.

Alex Burrows took a bad retaliation penalty at the 20 minute mark of the first period for slashing Brayden McNabb, taking the Canucks off of a power play opportunity that Vancouver was on when Marian Gaborik took a penalty at 19:46 for holding Dan Hamhuis.

SECOND PERIOD

The teams started the middle period 4 on 4 for 1:46 thanks to the Burrows penalty at the end of the 1rst period that prematurely ended a Canuck power play.

The second period had no goals. Canucks were 0-2 on the power play. Kings, 0-2 on the power play.

Kings out shot Vancouver 10-9. Vancouver out hit the Kings, 13-7 and were better on face-offs this period, winning 10 of 20. Henrik Sedin was 3 for 8 on face-offs; Bo Horvat, 3 for 3.

Markstrom was outstanding in the period again, stopping at least half a dozen quality scoring chances.

THIRD PERIOD

The Canucks came into the final period with a record of 7-1-4  when leading after two periods.

Drew Doughty tied the game at 1-1, when he scored a power play goal at 6:54, assisted by Marian Gaborik (3) and Nick Shore (3). It was his 2nd goal against Vancouver in 30 career game.

And that is the way the 3rd period would end.

The Kings out shot Vancouver 15-1 in the final period, completely dominating Vancouver, with Jacob Markstrom outstanding in the Canuck net.

Los Angeles was 1-2 on the power play.

OVERTIME

The Kings carried a power play into overtime that started late in the 3rd period, which the Canucks successfully killed.

With Markstrom at 39 shots faced in the game, Alex Edler gave away the puck, and Jeff Carter took the puck, passing it off to Anze Kopitar, who made not mistake, burying the puck past Markstrom, giving the Kings a 2-1 victory at 2:02 of overtime.

The loss was Vancouver’s 8th loss in 9 games that have gone beyond 60 minutes.

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

  • Chris Higgins, Chris Tanev and Jake Virtanen did not play as they are nursing day to day injuries. Brandon Sutter and Ben Hutton still not fit to play.
  • Andrey Pedan, a defenseman, played his first game in the NHL as a forward. Alex Biega was called up from the Utica Comets for tonight’s hockey game with the injury to Tanev. It was Biega’s second game of the season with the Canucks.
  • Backup goalie Jacob Markstrom started in net for the Canucks as expected. Entered his 5th game, with a record of 1-1-1, 3.13 GAA and a .904 SV%.
  • Pedan was acquired from the NY Islanders in exchange for Alexandre Mallet and a third round pick in 2016, Nov. 25, 2014. Selected by the New York Islanders (3rd Round, 63rd Overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
  • With Andrey Pedan playing tonight, the Canucks mad it seven different players that have made their NHL debut this season (Grenier, Shinkaruk, Virtanen, McCann, Hutton, and Gaunce being the others). According to Elias Sports Bureau, this is the most number players to make their NHL debut for the Canucks in a single season since six players did so during the 2007.08 season.
  • The last season where more than seven players made their NHL debut in a single season for the Canucks was in 1999.00 (eight players). The club record for NHL debuts in a single season is 11 which occurred during the 1973.74 season.
  • Only two Canucks failed to hit any Kings tonight: Alex Burrows and Henrik Sedin.
  • Matt Bartkowski led the Canucks in hits tonight with 6; followed by Derek Dorsett with 5; Dan Hamhuis, Adam Cracknell, Brandon Prust, and Bo Horvat, all had 3 each.
  • Vancouver was pathetic on face-offs, only winning 22 of 63. Henrik Sedin was 22 per cent, 5 for 23 (0 for 8 in the first period); Bo Horvat was 47 per cent, 8 for 17 (2 for 7 in the first period).
  • With tonights power play goal against, Vancouver has allowed 19 power play goals against on 85 chances this season. 13 for 55 on the road.
  • With tonights power play goal, Vancouver has 19 goal power play goals on 95 attempts this season; 10 for 58 on the road.
  • Luca Sbsia had blocked 4 shots against the Kings. Dan Hamhuis had 3 blocked shots.

GAME REVIEW

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Canucks Future Watch: 11.30.15 – Vancouver Canucks

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Monday, November 30, 2015

By Tyson Giariato

Brock Boeser has gone streaking in the NCAA, while the Comets have now won four in a row thanks to some stellar play from Canucks prospects.

Brock Boeser extended his point streak to six games, picking up a goal and assist over two games on the weekend. He is currently second among NCAA freshman with eight goals on the season, while he is tied for first in goals among 1997-born players.

POSITION TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/-
Right Wing North Dakota NCAA 16 8 8 16 8 +16

Cole Cassels is still looking for his first pro goal after going without a point in two games this past weekend. He picked up his first AHL fighting major on Saturday after dropping the mitts with Portland’s Rob Flick.

POSITION TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/-
Centre Utica Comets AHL 124 0 1 1 7 -5

Thatcher Demko stopped 44-of-47 shots faced in a pair of wins this past week, extending his winning streak to 11 games. He leads the NCAA in GAA and SV% among goalies with over 10 starts, while his six shutouts also rank first.

POSITION TEAM LEAGUE GP W L T GAA SV%
Goaltender Boston College NCAA 13 12 1 0 1.23 .953

Alex Friesen had a goal and assist on Wednesday, while also tallying his third of the season on Saturday night. He now has three goals and four points in his last five games.

POSITION TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/-
Centre Utica Comets AHL 17 3 4 7 28 -1

Brendan Gaunce missed all three games last week with an injury. He remains day-to-day at this point.

POSITION TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/-
Left Wing Utica Comets AHL 11 5 3 8 6 E

After going two games without registering a point, Alex Grenier picked up a pair of helpers in Saturday’s win. He leads the Comets with 50 shots on goal this season.

POSITION TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/-
Right Wing Utica Comets AHL 19 3 9 12 18 -5

Nicklas Jensen posted a goal and two assists in three games last week, extending his point streak to four games.

POSITION TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/-
Right Wing Utica Comets AHL 13 3 5 8 6 +2

Ronalds Kenins returned to the Comets lineup after being out since October 23. The Riga, Latvia product picked up one assist in three games last week.

POSITION TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/-
Left Wing Utica Comets AHL 7 0 1 1 8 -1

Hunter Shinkaruk failed to extend his team lead in goals during three games last week, but did manage to grab three helpers and register 10 shots on goal during that span.

POSITION TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/-
Left Wing Utica Comets AHL 18 11 8 19 6 +1

Jordan Subban extended his point streak to three games with an assist on Wednesday. He was held off the scoresheet on Friday and didn’t dress on Saturday.

POSITION TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/-
Defence Utica Comets AHL 13 1 7 8 4 E

Linden Vey has struggled as of late, picking up just one assist in three games last week. He has just one point in his last seven games after starting the season with nine points in 12 outings.

POSITION TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/-
Centre Utica Comets AHL 19 1 10 11 6 -3

Source: Canucks Future Watch: 11.30.15 – Vancouver Canucks – Features

Citigroup Inc. Trims Teck Resources Ltd (TCK.B) Target Price to C$6.00

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December 1st, 2015

Teck Resources Ltd (TSE:TCK.B) had its price target dropped by stock analysts at Citigroup Inc. from C$9.00 to C$6.00 in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company.

Credit Suisse reduced their price objective on Teck Resources from C$17.00 to C$13.00 in a research report on Monday, September 21st.

CSFB cut their price target on Teck Resources from C$17.00 to C$13.00 in a report on Monday, September 21st.

Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Teck Resources from C$14.00 to C$10.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. dropped their price target on Teck Resources from C$11.50 to C$11.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 21st.

Finally, National Bank Financial decreased their price objective on Teck Resources from C$11.50 to C$11.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 21st.

Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Teck Resources presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$12.29.

Source: Citigroup Inc. Trims Teck Resources Ltd (TCK.B) Target Price to C$6.00 – American Banking News