by Vegas Writer
Saturday, Nov 02, 2024Saturday's edition of the "Morning Skate" recaps Friday's short slate that featured six games, four of them continuing the high-scoring efforts we saw the first month of the season.
Let's take a look at the main highlights from Friday:
Let's take a look at the main highlights from Friday:
- Nikolaj Ehlers (3 goals, 1 assist) notched his fifth career hat trick in Winnipeg's 6-2 win in Columbus, as the Jets (10-1-0) continued their strong play to begin the season. They became the first team to get to 10 wins.
- Aleksander Barkov (1 goal, 3 assists) led the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers (8-3-1) to a 6-4 victory over the Dallas Stars in Finland. It was the NHL's highest-scoring regular-season game played outside North America.
- Kirill Kaprizov (2 goals, 1 assist) extended his multi-point streak to seven games with his 35th career three-point outing while taking the lead of the NHL’s scoring race with 7 goals and 14 assists for 21 points in 10 games played. Minnesota improved to 7-1-2 (16 points) and tied for its second-most points through 10 games of a campaign.
Through the first 24 nights:
Favorites are 106-64, including a 81-45 run.
Overs are 86-70-14, including a 31-17-4 run.
Tonight's FEATURED GAME (lines courtesy DraftKings):
Toronto (-1' +140) at ST. LOUIS
PREDICTION: The Toronto Maple Leafs (6-4-1, 13 points) are part of Saturday's Hockey Night in Canada schedule as one of the 22 teams in action on an 11-game slate.
John Tavares (5 goals, 6 assists) comes into the day with an active six-game point streak since Oct. 21 (3-= goals, 6 assists), a stretch that has seen the 34-year-old turn in his fourth career hat trick in a Maple Leafs uniform.
Now he faces a Blues team he's seen 24 times in his career, during which he's scored eight goals and assisted on five others.
The road team has won eight of the last nine meetings, and behind surging Tavares, look for the Leafs to grab this road win with a puck-line cover.
