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* Sidney Crosby scored twice to climb several NHL lists as the Penguins defeated the state-rival Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Monday.
* Macklin Celebrini became one of only four teenagers in NHL history to reach the 40-point mark in a season in 27 games or fewer as the Sharks skated to victory against the Mammoth.
* The Panthers and Maple Leafs clash for the first time since Game 7 of the 2025 Second Round as part of an ESPN+ doubleheader during Tuesday’s 10-game slate.
CROSBY CLIMBS MORE ALL-TIME LISTS WITH TWO-GOAL OUTING IN WIN
Sidney Crosby (2-0—2) opened the scoring in Philadelphia and later added another – the game winner – to become the 14th player in NHL history with 300 career road goals as the Penguins skated to victory over their state rival. The Pittsburgh captain is now eight points shy of overtaking Mario Lemieux (1,723) for eighth on the NHL’s all-time list.
* Crosby tied Gordie Howe (851 w/ DET) for the sixth-most wins with a single franchise (regular season & playoffs combined). The only players with more are Nicklas Lidstrom (1,090 w/ DET), Patrick Marleau (924 w/ SJS), Alex Ovechkin (914 w/ WSH), Steve Yzerman (886 w/ DET) and Larry Robinson (859 w/ MTL).
* Crosby’s two tallies marked the 571st and 572nd go-ahead goals he has factored on in his career – he passed Mark Messier (571) for the fourth most in NHL history, behind only Wayne Gretzky (742), Jaromir Jagr (644) and Ron Francis (581).
* Crosby, who was named to Team Canada for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, became the 10th Canadian player in NHL history to score 300 career road goals, passing his former Olympic teammate Jarome Iginla (299) along the way while also overtaking him for ninth on the League’s all-time game-winning goals list. Iginla assisted on Crosby’s overtime goal in the gold medal game against Team USA at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
YOUNG DUCKS, SHARKS DUOS LIFT THEIR CLUBS TO VICTORY
A pair of Californian clubs were lifted to victory Monday by their young stars, with Sharks duo Will Smith (2-1—3) and Macklin Celebrini (0-3—3) each posting a three-point game versus the Mammoth while Ducks duo Beckett Sennecke (0-1—1) and Leo Carlsson (1-1—2) both found the score sheet against the Blues.
* Smith became the second Sharks player to score multiple goals in consecutive games at age 20 or younger, joining Tomas Hertl (2 GP from Oct. 5-8, 2013). Only three players in NHL history have posted a longer such streak before age 21: Patrik Laine (3 GP in 2017-18), Wayne Gretzky (3 GP in 1981-82) and Mike Foligno (3 GP in 1979-80).
* Celebrini (14-26—40 in 27 GP) became the second player to hit 40 points this season and one of the fastest teenagers in NHL history to do so while also surpassing Connor McDavid (11-25—36 in 26 GP) for the League lead in assists. In the process, Celebrini became the seventh teenager in NHL history to reach the 25-point mark in 27 games or fewer, joining Gretzky (21 GP in 1980-81 & 22 GP in 1979-80), Mario Lemieux (21 GP in 1984-85), Sidney Crosby (23 GP in 2006-07), Steve Yzerman (26 GP in 1984-85), Ron Francis (27 GP in 1982-83) and Larry Murphy (27 GP in 1980-81).
* Carlsson’s first point of the night placed him alongside Leon Draisaitl (2x: 8 GP) as the second player this season with multiple point streaks of seven-plus games (also 11 GP). With his second point, Carlsson became the fifth-fastest Ducks player to record his first 25 career multi-point games, behind Paul Kariya (82 GP), Trevor Zegras (111 GP), Bobby Ryan (147 GP) and Ryan Getzlaf (147 GP).
* Sennecke (7-13—20 in 26 GP) became the first rookie this season to hit 20 points and required the second-fewest games in franchise history to reach the mark behind only Kariya (24 GP). Sennecke (1-7—8 in 8 GP) also matched Kariya (8 GP in 1994-95) for the longest point streak by a Ducks rookie.
NHL GIVES THANKS TO THE BEST FANS IN SPORTS
More than 800,000 fans filled NHL arenas to 99% of capacity over the festive U.S. Thanksgiving holiday period from Wednesday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 30, lifting the NHL to a sweep of monthly attendance records.
Amid marquee performances from a multi-generational group of young stars and legends of the sport, plus unprecedented competition for playoff berths, a total of 3,951,033 fans attended the 225 NHL games in November for a per-game average of 17,560 and 97.3% capacity. All three attendance metrics – total, average and percent capacity – set NHL all-time records for the month of November.
ESPN+ DOUBLEHEADER HEADLINES 10-GAME TUESDAY
The Panthers (12-11-1, 25 points) and Maple Leafs (11-11-3, 25 points), the past two winners of the Atlantic Division, have hopes of climbing closer to the playoff line when they clash for the first time since Game 7 of the 2025 Second Round. Their rematch is one of two contests that comprise an ESPN+ doubleheader, alongside a head-to-head meeting between Mark Stone and Connor Bedard when the Golden Knights and Blackhawks drop the puck at T-Mobile Arena.
* The Panthers are taking to the ice in December for the first time and are 32 days away from hosting the NHL’s first-ever outdoor game in the state of Florida when they welcome the Rangers to LoanDepot Park in Miami. Brad Marchand, a perfect 3-0-0 in career outdoor games (2019 Winter Classic, 2021 NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe & 2023 Winter Classic), leads the Panthers into their clash with the Maple Leafs on Tuesday – his 60th regular-season outing against the club (21-37—58 in 59 GP). Only four active players have more game-winning goals against Toronto in the regular season than Marchand (4): Alex Ovechkin (6), Claude Giroux (6), Steven Stamkos (6) and David Pastrnak (6).
* Auston Matthews (411 in 649 GP) will appear in his 650th career game when Toronto takes to the ice for the first of its three contests this week, with the Maple Leafs’ captain 10 goals shy of overtaking franchise icon Mats Sundin (420 in 981 GP) for the most in team history. Toronto’s all-time goals leader has already changed twice (from Dave Keon to Darryl Sittler, then Sittler to Sundin) since the last time another Original Six goals leader changed (NYR: Rod Gilbert on Dec. 16, 1973).
* Stone returned to Vegas’ lineup last week, posting 2-1—3 through three games and has continued his point-producing ways by finding the score sheet in each one of his contests for the club during the 2025-26 season (4-12—16 in 9 GP). The Golden Knights captain, already the first player in franchise history to collect a point in each of his first nine appearances of a season, can be the first to do so in 10 consecutive outings this season. Three players did so in 2024-25: Nathan MacKinnon (13 GP), Cale Makar (13 GP) and Kyle Connor (12 GP).
* Bedard’s four-point night in his most recent outing helped the 20-year-old keep pace in the NHL’s scoring race this season and move within three points of becoming the third player to reach the 40-point mark in 2025-26 (16-21—37 in 25 GP); he reached 40 points during his 45th contest in 2024-25. The Blackhawks forward has notched three or more points in a game six times this season, behind only MacKinnon (7).
SCHAEFER, ISLANDERS WELCOME STREAKING LIGHTNING TO UBS ARENA
Matthew Schaefer, fresh off 11 points during his 15 games in November, will be tasked with going head-to-head with Nikita Kucherov and the Lightning – winners of seven straight games dating to Nov. 18 and five straight road games dating to Nov. 6.
* Schaefer has registered at least 25 minutes of time on ice in 11 of his first 26 career games, ahead of the next closest rookies Sam Rinzel (2x), Alexander Nikishin (1x) and Zeev Buium (1x), and has moved within striking distance of his 20th career point thanks to three straight outings with a point (8-11—19 in 26 GP). He can join Larry Murphy (19 GP in 1980-81) and Phil Housley (25 GP in 1982-83) as the third teenage defenseman in NHL history to register 20 career points in 27 games or fewer.
* The Lightning, who have trailed for 63:21 during the seven-game win streak and just 5:38 in the past four contests, have earned an NHL-best 584 wins since Kucherov made his League debut in 2013-14. Meanwhile, a sixth straight road victory would match the second-longest road win streak in franchise history (5x; last: 2019-20), behind only 2006-07 (7 GP from Jan. 7 – Feb. 1, 2007).
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