For the first time in franchise history, Winnipeg has won nine consecutive games. It’s the longest win streak among all teams this season. The Jets have outscored their opponents 39-19 over these nine games. Their power play has gone 8-for-21 (38.0%) in the nine-game streak. Winnipeg has scored four or more goals in seven of the nine games.
The Stars have found a lot of different ways to win over the past two months. Sunday was a totally new one.
LOS ANGELES -- Teams come together in different ways, as Skate for LA Strong showed with first responders, celebrities and NHL alumni taking the ice at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday to support relief efforts for the wildfires that devastated greater Los Angeles last month.
NASHVILLE -- Nico Daws made 29 saves for his first NHL shutout, and Nico Hischier had three assists for the New Jersey Devils in a 5-0 win against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday.
TAMPA -- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 4-1 win against the Seattle Kraken at Amalie Arena on Sunday. Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist, and Nikita Kucherov scored for the Lightning (32-20-4), who have won five straight and are 6-0-1 in their past seven games.
But Winnipeg’s Black hockey history is no joke. The Manitoba provincial capital has a rich history of Black players who were born or raised there, played for the Winnipeg Jets or other NHL teams, or achieved success in minor leagues or internationally.
BOSTON -- Hampus Lindholm will likely miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said Sunday. The 31-year-old defenseman was injured blocking a shot Nov. 12 at the St. Louis Blues and has not played since.
The hat trick was Robertson’s fourth in the NHL. Sam Steel also scored, and Roope Hintz and Matt Duchene each had two assists for the Stars (37-18-2), who have won three straight and eight of 10, including a 4-2 win at the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Jake Oettinger made 35 saves.