With his 30th assist in his 43rd game, Lane Hutson joins Cale Makar, Al MacInnis, Niklas Lidstrom, Chris Chelios, Stefan Persson, Brian Leetch & Larry Murphy for the fewest games to 30 assists in a season, by a rookie defenseman in NHL history
“We were just at the hotel playing some cards…He (Emil Heineman) texted in our chat cause we were planning for dinner. He said: ‘I got a funny story for you guys.’ We were like, ‘wait a min, what?!’ He let us know & we all see him in the lobby.” - Michael Pezzetta today
[Renaud Lavoie] Brayden Point is a healthy scratch tonight after missing a team meeting, TB Lightning announced a few minutes ago.
Jacob Fowler plays hockey tonight. He’s currently 12-3-1, with a 1.88 GAA, .927 save % and 4 shutouts. BC takes on Harvard at 7:00pm ET
Just deleted the prior thread about Emil Heineman’s agent apparently stating that he had a “broken ankle.” Seems like it was a translation error from the Swedish site. It sounds like Heinemen has a “broken wrist”, which aligns with the Habs report of an upper-body injury
[Ryan Miller] More info about the Emil Heineman crash: The driver went across a few lanes as he turned right (instead of staying in the closet lane like you’re supposed to) and hit Heineman. The parties exchanged info and left it at that. It wasn’t until later the police report was filed.
[Ryan Miller] More info about the Heineman crash: The driver went across a few lanes as he turned right (instead of staying in the closet lane like you’re supposed to) & hit him. They exchanged info & left it at that. It wasn’t until later the police report was filed… the driver is a city employee
“We reached out (to Emil Heineman) just to make sure he’s doing okay. It’s a tough accident I guess. It’s a freak accident, just tough luck. It seems like he’s in good spirits. I mean, it could’ve been a lot worse too so…” - Jake Evans today
“He (Emil Heineman) is doing well. It’s unlucky given the way he’s been playing…he gets hurt while walking on the street. It’s bizarre. It looks like the car was totaled (because he’s so big).” - Habs coach Marty St. Louis joking today
[Frank Seravalli] Salt Lake City Police release additional details on the accident involving Habs forward Emil Heineman yesterday. Heineman was hit by a car just before 3pm in Salt Lake City and received medical treatment from team doctors. Utah Highway Patrol is investigating the accident
“Losing sucks. Winning is just the best feeling in the world. Especially when you have a good group of guys. We’re all great friends off the ice, we spend so much time together and we managed to get important wins…We’re not stopping…” - Juraj Slafkovsky today
With another goal today, Ivan Demidov’s rookie KHL season so far: 14 goals, 18 assists, 32 points in 43 games. Demidov is on pace to break the KHL record for the most points scored by a U-20 player, set by Kirill Kaprizov in 2017 (42P in 49GP)
Amid family success, Hutson brothers remain each other’s biggest fans
The Habs will play 4 games this week. What will be their record during this stretch?
Puck possession time leaders in the NHL this season: 1) Quinn Hughes, 2) Cale Makar, 3) Lane Hutson
“I think he (Marty St. Louis) knows, he’s got a vision of what he wants this team to look like. I think we obviously tweaked a few things. He just wants us to get better every day. Same thing for him, he’s always looking for answers for us.” - David Savard today
“We’ve got a lot of belief in the team, in each other and (our system). Things are going well. I’m not gonna think about what time we got in last night, cause I feel great…It doesn’t matter if we’re tired or who we’re playing. If we do our thing, we feel pretty confident.” - Jake Evans today
“I made a couple of plays. Those guys (Nick & Cole ) don’t wanna score when I pass them. No, it was better. I was skating a little better. I can still be more physical, skate even more, be better with the puck…but it’s one of (my) better games. - Juraj Slafkovsky yesterday
The NHL leaders in overtime goals this season: Leon Draisaitl (4), Nick Suzuki (4)
Carey Price teaching his son how to skate
The Habs are 8-2 in their last 10 games. Every Habs player, except for Struble & Pezzetta, has scored at least one point. Only Matheson & Carrier haven’t scored a goal. Cole Caufield (11P), Nick Suzuki (10P) & Lane Hutson (9P) lead the team in points during that span
The Habs held the Washington Capitals to ZERO shots for the last 8:47 mins of the game from the 3rd period to overtime
Jakub Dobes in his first three career NHL games: 3 wins, .959 save %, 0.97 GAA, 1 shutout. Beat the Florida Panthers. Beat the Colorado Avalanche. Beat the Washington Capitals
The Habs have now beaten 5 of the last 6 Stanley Cup winners in their past seven games
Cole Caufield is now tied with Leon Draisaitl for the most road goals in the NHL this season (16)
