Day: November 24, 2016

NHL BRIEF – NOV 25, 2016: Canadiens End Hurricans Five Game Winning Streak, Ottawa Snaps Three Game Road Losing Streak Against Bruins

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OTTAWA, ON - NOVEMBER 24: Kyle Turris #7 of the Ottawa Senators scores a third period goal against Tuukka Rask #40 and Torey Krug #47 of the Boston Bruins at Canadian Tire Centre on November 24, 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)
OTTAWA, ON – NOVEMBER 24: Kyle Turris #7 of the Ottawa Senators scores a third period goal against Tuukka Rask #40 and Torey Krug #47 of the Boston Bruins at Canadian Tire Centre on November 24, 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

Home Team in Caps
MONTREAL 2, Carolina 1
OTTAWA 3, Boston 1

NHL GREATS PARTICIPATE IN MACY’S THANKSGIVING PARADE

Recent Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Eric Lindros and former Rangers great Adam Graves were aboard the Discover NHL “Frozen Fall Fun” float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on Thursday.

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The 36-foot long by 20-foot wide float featured a synthetic ice rink with children skating, a 12-foot tall turkey that served as a goal and an assortment of colorful fall décor. Singer Daya also delighted the crowd and even signed some hockey sticks for a few lucky fans.

CANADIENS GET BACK ON TRACK AT HOME

After dropping two of their last three home contests, Max Pacioretty scored the game-winning goal 14 seconds into the third period to end Carolina’s five-game winning streak and help the Canadiens improve to 12-1-1 on home ice this season.

MONTREAL, QC - NOVEMBER 24: The Montreal Canadiens celebrate after defeating the the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL game at the Bell Centre on November 24, 2016 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC – NOVEMBER 24: The Montreal Canadiens celebrate after defeating the the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL game at the Bell Centre on November 24, 2016 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)

* Per Elias, the Canadiens have won at least 12 of their first 14 home games for the fifth time in franchise history, most recently accomplishing the feat in 1984-85 (12-1-1).

* Carey Price continued his hot start, making 31 saves to improve to 12-1-1 with a 1.71 goals against average, .945 save percentage and two shutouts. Price has allowed one goal or fewer in eight of his 14 starts this season.

SENATORS RALLY OVER BRUINS

The Senators scored three unanswered goals to snap a three game road losing streak.

* Kyle Turris (9-3—12) and Mark Stone (5-7—12) each scored to maintain a share of the points lead among Senators forwards. Turris, whose nine goals lead the team, is only four shy of his total from last season (13 in 57GP).

* Chris Wideman scored the game-winning goal at 6:28 of the third period. Of his seven career goals (79GP), three have been game-winners.

LOOSE PUCKS

Bruins forward David Pastrnak scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season, four shy of his career-high set in 2015-16 . . . Hurricanes forward Elias Lindholm (1-0—1) earned a point for the fourth straight game after posting 0-3—3 over his first 15 contests . . . Carolina, who leads the League in penalty killing (92.2%), stopped both of the Canadiens’ power plays and have not allowed a shorthanded goal in 11 consecutive games (0-24).

SNEAK PEEK AT FRIDAY’S ACTION

All Times Eastern
NY Rangers @ Philadelphia, 1 p.m., NBC
Chicago @ Anaheim, 4 p.m., NHLN-US, PRIME, CSN-CH
NY Islanders @ San Jose, 4 p.m., CSN-CA, MSG+
Pittsburgh @ Minnesota, 4 p.m., FS-N, FS-WI, ROOT
Buffalo @ Washington, 5 p.m., CSN-DC, MSG-B
Winnipeg @ Nashville, 6 p.m., TVAS, FS-TN, TSN3
Calgary @ Boston, 7:30 p.m., NESN, SNW
Columbus @ Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m., SUN, FS-O
Detroit @ New Jersey, 7:30 p.m., MSG+, FS-D+
Vancouver @ Dallas, 8:30 p.m., FS-SW+, SNP
Edmonton @ Arizona, 9 p.m., FS-A, SNOL

DISCOVER NHL THANKSGIVING SHOWDOWN TO FEATURE RANGERS, FLYERS

The Rangers head to Philadelphia to face the Flyers in the 2016 Discover NHL Thanksgiving Showdown in a matinee that will be broadcast nationally on NBC.

Both clubs will be aiming to bounce back from Wednesday losses.

The Flyers are led by Wayne Simmonds (10-8—18), who sits one back of the League lead with nine power play points.

The Metropolitan-leading Rangers are paced by Kevin Hayes (9-9—18) and J.T. Miller (8-10—18) over their first 21 contests this season.

Source: NHL Public Relations

Canucks Sign Hutton To Two-Year Contract Extension

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GLENDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 23: Ben Hutton #27 of the Vancouver Canucks braces himself as Jordan Martinook #48 of the Arizona Coyotes re-directs the puck during the first period at Gila River Arena on November 23, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – NOVEMBER 23: Ben Hutton #27 of the Vancouver Canucks braces himself as Jordan Martinook #48 of the Arizona Coyotes re-directs the puck during the first period at Gila River Arena on November 23, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images)

andrewchernoff By Andrew Chernoff

November 24, 2016

Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed defenceman Ben Hutton to a two-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $2.8 million.

“Ben is developing into one of our young, emerging core players and is an important part of our future,” said General Manager Jim Benning. “We’re excited to see him further elevate his game and help this team compete for years to come.”

GM Jim Benning talks about Hutton contract: length, value, and the future of Canucks blueline:

“It’s a dream come true to play in this league and to be part of this team. The Canucks wanting me for another two years is great.”, said Hutton.

“It’s exciting news. Ben has been a nice surprise since he got here. He’s a great young player and he’s playing real well”, coach Willie Desjardins said of the young defenseman.

Hutton, 23, has registered four points (2-2-4) in 20 games with Vancouver this season where he currently leads defencemen in goals and shares the blueline lead in points. In his debut NHL season in 2015.16, Hutton appeared in 75 games recording 25 points (1-24-25) to lead all Canucks defencemen in scoring en route to capturing the Walter (Babe) Pratt Best Defenceman Award. He also finished sixth among NHL rookies in ice time (19:52 TOI/GP) and tied for seventh in rookie assists.

Prior to making his professional debut with Utica in 2015 (1-0-1 in 4 games), Hutton spent three seasons with the University of Maine. In 108 career NCAA games, Hutton registered 65 points (28-37-65) and logged 40 penalty minutes.

On the international stage, the 6-3, 207-pound defenceman represented Canada at the 2016 World Championships, helping his country capture gold.

A native of Prescott, Ontario, Hutton was selected by Vancouver in the fifth round, 147th overall, at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.