Eleven games on Tuesday, and a big night for poolers. Winnipeg erased a four goal hole in Montreal, Jason Robertson and Cutter Gauthier both had hat tricks, and Columbus put seven past Colorado. Let's go through it.
Jets 5, Canadiens 4 (OT): comeback of the year?
Montreal led 4-0 early in the third on goals from Owen Beck, Josh Anderson and two power play goals by Cole Caufield, with Juraj Slafkovský setting up both. Then Winnipeg scored four times in the last three minutes: Tyrel Bauer, Morgan Barron and Kyle Connor twice, the last one on the power play. Dylan Samberg won it in overtime. The Jets outshot Montreal 47-22, Jacob Fowler made 42 saves and Mark Scheifele had two assists. Per Chris Johnston, Winnipeg came into Montreal on a nine game losing streak.
Pool take: Connor is up to 13 goals in 16 games, with 8 shots on Tuesday. Caufield has 10. Fowler still picked up a point and sits at 7-1-1 with a .925 save percentage. More on his start and Dan Vladar's in our Tuesday morning piece.
Mammoth 3, Maple Leafs 2: Keller with three helpers
Clayton Keller had three assists, two of them on power play goals by Dylan Guenther and Nick Schmaltz, and Mikhail Sergachev added two. Andrew Peeke also scored. Jack Roslovic scored both Toronto goals, both set up by Auston Matthews. Sebastian Cossa made 27 saves and Sergei Bobrovsky 33. John Tavares was not in the lineup.
Pool take: Keller has 21 points, 14 of them on the power play, and he drives that offence. Roslovic (18 points) is cashing in alongside Matthews, who has 26. Bobrovsky (3-6-2, .889) is still tough to trust.
Lightning 4, Red Wings 2: Point and Kucherov click
Brayden Point scored twice in the first, both times from Nikita Kucherov. Anthony Cirelli and Ryan McDonagh, into an empty net, rounded it out. Lucas Raymond and J.T. Compher, on the power play, answered for Detroit. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves. John Gibson gave way to Daniil Tarasov after the first period.
Pool take: trade request or not, Kucherov keeps producing (20 points in 14 games). The latest chatter is in our Rumors and confirmations section. Gibson (.860) is one to avoid for now.
Rangers 3, Blues 1: Garand holds firm
Adam Fox (goal and assist), Oliver Bjorkstrand and Eeli Tolvanen scored for New York, and J.T. Miller had two assists. Dylan Garand stopped 32 of 33. Pius Suter scored for St. Louis and Joel Hofer made 28 saves.
Pool take: Garand (5-6-1, .905) had a strong night and is a fine streaming option when the schedule lines up.
Wild 4, Flyers 2: Wallstedt rolls on
Matt Boldy (goal and assist), Michael McCarron, Joel Eriksson Ek and Danila Yurov into an empty net scored for Minnesota. Tyson Foerster and Denver Barkey, with his first, replied. Jesper Wallstedt made 23 saves.
Pool take: Wallstedt is 10-2-3 with a 2.06 GAA and a .920 save percentage. He's a number one goalie in a lot of pools.
Golden Knights 3, Penguins 2: Hertl on the power play
Tomas Hertl scored twice on the power play, including the winner with 35 seconds left, and Trevor Connelly added a goal. Jack Eichel had two assists. Tommy Novak and Rickard Rakell scored for Pittsburgh. Adin Hill made 23 saves.
Pool take: Eichel has 22 points and Hertl 7 goals, with 6 power play points. Connelly (6 goals) deserves a look in deeper pools.
Stars 6, Capitals 5: Robertson hat trick
Jason Robertson scored three times in the second period, once on the power play, and added an assist. Roope Hintz (goal and two assists), Mikko Rantanen and Joel Kiviranta also scored, and Thomas Harley had two assists. For Washington, Jordan Kyrou (goal and two assists), Jakob Chychrun (goal and assist), Ryan Leonard, Boone Jenner and Justin Sourdif scored. Logan Thompson was pulled after allowing four goals on 11 shots, and Charlie Lindgren took the loss. Jake Oettinger made 20 saves.
Pool take: Robertson is up to 18 points in 15 games. Oettinger got the win, but five goals against hurts in pools that count GAA.
Blue Jackets 7, Avalanche 2: Coyle leads the charge
Charlie Coyle had four points (two goals, two assists), Mathieu Olivier three (goal and two assists), and Cole Sillinger and Valeri Nichushkin two each. Ivan Provorov and Jake Christiansen also scored, and Zach Werenski had two assists. Cam Talbot made 27 saves. For Colorado, Cale Makar and Nazem Kadri scored and Nathan MacKinnon had two assists. Scott Wedgewood was pulled after allowing four goals on nine shots, with Mackenzie Blackwood taking over.
Pool take: Werenski has 12 assists in 13 games but still no goals. MacKinnon sits at 27 points. A rough night for Wedgewood, so wait to see who starts next time.
Devils 4, Oilers 3 (SO): Jack Hughes again
Jack Hughes scored twice, once on the power play, and added an assist. Connor Brown also scored, and Arseny Gritsyuk won it in the shootout. For Edmonton, Evan Bouchard, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl scored, and Kasperi Kapanen had two assists. Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves and Tristan Jarry 31.
Pool take: Hughes has 19 points in 15 games. Draisaitl is up to 29 points, 11 of them on the power play. Bouchard has 9 goals, a rare pace for a defenceman.
Predators 4, Hurricanes 1: Saros and Josi
Juuse Saros stopped 29 of 30. Roman Josi (goal and assist), Nick Perbix, Adam Edstrom and Ross Colton, into an empty net, scored. Filip Forsberg had two assists. Jackson Blake had the only Carolina goal, and Pyotr Kochetkov made 16 saves.
Pool take: Josi has 17 points in 15 games, 9 of them on the power play. Kochetkov (10-1-0, .922) is still elite despite the loss.
Ducks 5, Canucks 4: Gauthier hat trick
Cutter Gauthier scored three times, twice on the power play, to reach 10 goals. Beckett Sennecke had four assists, and Mikael Granlund a goal and two assists. Leo Carlsson added a shorthanded goal. For Vancouver, Jake DeBrusk scored twice and Elias Pettersson had two assists. Laurent Brossoit made 19 saves and Kevin Lankinen 17.
Pool take: Gauthier and Sennecke are on fire and clearly on the same page. If Sennecke is still available in your league, grab him.
The bottom line
Hot right now: Kyle Connor, Jason Robertson, Cutter Gauthier, Charlie Coyle and Clayton Keller. Goalies to watch: Jesper Wallstedt and Dylan Garand. Worth checking on the waiver wire: Beckett Sennecke, Trevor Connelly and Jack Roslovic.
