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SPORTS
ICE HOCKEY
Longest goal-scoring streak by a
defenseman from start of season
Rasmus Dahlin (SWE) of the Bu昀昀alo Sabres
scored in his 昀椀rst 昀椀ve games of the 2022/23 NHL
season. The 昀椀nal goal of his streak came against
the Vancouver Canucks on 22 Oct 2022. Dahlin
was a No.1 draft pick by the Sabres in 2018.
Most shootout wins by a goaltender
On 28 Jan 2023, Marc-André Fleury (CAN) won
his 64th career shootout as the Minnesota
Wild overcame the Bu昀昀alo Sabres 3–2, taking
him three clear of Henrik Lundqvist’s previous
record. Fleury is one of only three goaltenders
to have won more than 500 NHL games – his
total of 540, as of 9 Mar 2023, was behind only
Patrick Roy (551) and Martin Brodeur (691).
Most assists in a playo昀昀 series
Leon Draisaitl (DEU) laid on 15 goals for his
Edmonton Oilers teammates during their Western
Conference 昀椀ve-game series against the Calgary
Flames on 18–26 May 2022. This total included
the postseason period record
of four assists, which Draisaitl
produced during the second
period of Edmonton’s 4–1 win on 22 May. The
Oilers went on to win the latest playo昀昀 instalment
of the “Battle of Alberta” 4–1.
Most blocked shots
Defenseman Mark Giordano (CAN) had prevented
2,050 shots from reaching the goal as of 6 Mar
2023. He had become the category leader just
eight days earlier while playing for the Toronto
Maple Leafs, passing Kris Russell’s mark of 2,044.
The most blocked shots by a forward
Most overtime assists
is 1,058, by Joe Pavelski (USA). He spent
Patrick Kane (USA) had
13 seasons at the San Jose Sharks and
set up 26 goals for his
currently plays for the Dallas Stars.
Chicago Blackhawks
teammates in overtime
Most faceo昀昀s won
as of 1 Mar 2023. The
Patrice Bergeron (CAN) had won 14,614 faceo昀昀s
three-time Stanley Cup
for the Boston Bruins as of 1 Mar 2023. As of
winner had also scored
6 Mar, he was second for most faceo昀昀s taken,
nine OT goals for a
behind the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby
career total of 35 points
with 25,448. The NHL began o昀케cially tracking
– just six behind the
faceo昀昀 statistics in 2005/06.
record for the most
The highest faceo昀昀 winning percentage
overtime points, by
is 62.86%, by centre Yanic Perreault (CAN)
Sidney Crosby (CAN;
between 2005 and 2008. He won the puck
19 goals and 22 assists).
1,359 times in 2,162 career contests.
Most consecutive games played
Between 3 Nov 2009 and 1 Mar 2023, Phil
Kessel (USA) recorded an unbroken ironman
streak of 1,042 NHL games – that’s more than
13 seasons without missing a single match.
The 35-year-old winger became the 昀椀rst NHL
player to reach the 1,000-game milestone on
17 Nov 2022, playing for the Vegas Golden
Knights against the Arizona Coyotes.
Most hits
On 21 Nov 2022, Cal Clutterbuck (CAN) of the
New York Islanders registered nine hits against
the Toronto Maple Leafs to surpass Dustin Brown’s
career total of 3,632. As of 6 Mar 2023, right winger
Clutterbuck had extended his record to 3,692.
Most games played by a defenseman
On 20 Sep 2022, Zdeno Chára (SVK) announced
his retirement from professional hockey after
1,680 regular-season NHL games across 24 seasons.
At 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), “Big Z” was the tallest NHL
player ever. He captained the Boston Bruins to
three Stanley Cup Finals, winning in 2011.
*All records are National Hockey League (NHL).
The Bruins
opened their
campaign with
e
the longest hom
winning streak
from start of
season – 14.
Fewest games to reach 100 points
On 2 Mar 2023, the Boston Bruins defeated the
Bu昀昀alo Sabres 7–1 to hit 100 points for the season
in only their 61st game. The Bruins had won 48 of
their matches, with eight losses and 昀椀ve overtime
losses (for which they earned a point). They beat the
previous record of the 1976/77 Montreal Canadiens
by one game. The Canadiens went on to amass the
most points in an NHL season – 132.
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