<p>The league’s best player reached a milestone on Thursday.</p>
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<p>In a game against the Nashville Predators, Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid became the 99th player in league history to reach 1,000 points, as well as the fourth-fastest and fourth-youngest to reach the milestone.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">EDM NSH G17. November 14, 2024. Connor McDavid scores his 1,000th point. 🎥: Sportsnet <a href="https://t.co/wZy5JrLx0e">pic.twitter.com/wZy5JrLx0e</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Nation Network Media (@NationNMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/NationNMedia/status/1857260333590864032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So far in his 10 seasons, McDavid has 341 goals and 1,001 points in 659 games, scoring a career-high 64 goals and 153 points in 82 games in 2022-23. Although he’s yet to win a Stanley Cup (and hopefully won’t until he moves to a new team), McDavid’s performance in the playoffs has been spectacular as well, scoring 37 goals and 117 points in 74 postseason games.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">McDavid’s contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season and if he reaches free agency, all 32 teams will be interested in the generational talent. Hopefully, he leaves the Pacific Division.</span></p>
<h2>Andrei Vasilevskiy won his 300th game</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking of milestones accomplished quickly, Tampa Bay Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy won his 300th game with a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. </span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ dubs!</p>
<p>Congratulations to Andrei Vasilevskiy on NHL win No. 300 – all with the <a href="https://twitter.com/TBLightning?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TBLightning</a>! <a href="https://t.co/1GFaGwMegT">pic.twitter.com/1GFaGwMegT</a></p>
<p>&mdash; NHLPA (@NHLPA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLPA/status/1857252785072267334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not only that, but he was the fastest netminder to achieve that feat, doing it in 490 games. Over his career, he has a .917 save percentage and a 2.56 goals-against average, with a 300-148-31 record. He won the Vezina Trophy in 2018-19, as well as the Conn Smythe Trophy in the 2021 postseason. Moreover, he’s won two Stanley Cups in his career.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So far this season, the 30-year-old netminder has a .913 save percentage and a 2.32 goals-against average in 13 games played. The Russian netminder is coming off a career-worst year in 2023-24, where he had a .900 save percentage and a 2.90 goals-against average in 52 games played.</span></p>
<h2>Filip Chytil left Thursday’s game with an injury</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sticking with Eastern Conference teams, New York Rangers forward Filip Chytil left Thursday’s 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks with an upper-body injury the team announced.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">UPDATE: Filip Chytil (upper body) will not return tonight.</p>
<p>&mdash; NY Rangers PR (@NYR_PR) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYR_PR/status/1857245447779148089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The injury occurred with just under eight minutes left in the second period, as Chytil collided with K’Andre Miller in the offensive zone. He was slow to get up and after a brief return to the bench, the team announced after the second period he’d not return.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chytil was selected 21st overall by the Rangers in the 2017 draft and broke out in 2022-23, scoring 22 goals and 45 points in 74 games. However, the left-shot centre only played 10 games last season in the regular season, picking up six assists before playing six postseason games. So far in 2024-25, the 25-year-old has four goals and nine points.</span></p>
<h2>Dakota Joshua made his return on Thursday</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some good news in the hockey world: Vancouver Canucks forward Dakota Joshua played his first game of the season on Thursday against the New York Islanders.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looks like Dakota Joshua, who underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor this summer after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, will make season debut tonight vs. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Isles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Isles</a>. </p>
<p>Took line rushes with Raty and Hoglander. </p>
<p>Got paid this summer, too: 4x$3.25<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Isles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Isles</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Stefen Rosner (@stefen_rosner) <a href="https://twitter.com/stefen_rosner/status/1857140606692401376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In mid-September Joshua announced that he underwent successful surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in one of his testicles, missing the entirety of preseason and the Canucks’ first 14 games. Thankfully, Joshua returned to action on Thursday and logged 12 minutes and five seconds on the ice, picking up a tripping minor, a -1, and collecting four hits in his season debut. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Last season was a big year for the 28-year-old, as he scored a career-high 18 goals and 32 points in 63 games, along with four goals and eight points in 13 postseason games.</span></p>
<p><b><i>Thanks for reading! You can follow me on Bluesky @ryleydelaney.bsky.social.</i></b></p>


The league’s best player reached a milestone on Thursday.
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In a game against the Nashville Predators, Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid became the 99th player in league history to reach 1,000 points, as well as the fourth-fastest and fourth-youngest to reach the milestone.

https://twitter.com/NationNMedia/status/1857260333590864032

<span style="font-weight: 400;">So far in his 10 seasons, McDavid has 341 goals and 1,001 points in 659 games, scoring a career-high 64 goals and 153 points in 82 games in 2022-23. Although he’s yet to win a Stanley Cup (and hopefully won’t until he moves to a new team), McDavid’s performance in the playoffs has been spectacular as well, scoring 37 goals and 117 points in 74 postseason games.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">McDavid’s contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season and if he reaches free agency, all 32 teams will be interested in the generational talent. Hopefully, he leaves the Pacific Division.</span>
<h2>Andrei Vasilevskiy won his 300th game</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking of milestones accomplished quickly, Tampa Bay Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy won his 300th game with a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. </span>

https://twitter.com/NHLPA/status/1857252785072267334

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Not only that, but he was the fastest netminder to achieve that feat, doing it in 490 games. Over his career, he has a .917 save percentage and a 2.56 goals-against average, with a 300-148-31 record. He won the Vezina Trophy in 2018-19, as well as the Conn Smythe Trophy in the 2021 postseason. Moreover, he’s won two Stanley Cups in his career.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">So far this season, the 30-year-old netminder has a .913 save percentage and a 2.32 goals-against average in 13 games played. The Russian netminder is coming off a career-worst year in 2023-24, where he had a .900 save percentage and a 2.90 goals-against average in 52 games played.</span>
<h2>Filip Chytil left Thursday’s game with an injury</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Sticking with Eastern Conference teams, New York Rangers forward Filip Chytil left Thursday’s 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks with an upper-body injury the team announced.</span>

https://twitter.com/NYR_PR/status/1857245447779148089

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The injury occurred with just under eight minutes left in the second period, as Chytil collided with K’Andre Miller in the offensive zone. He was slow to get up and after a brief return to the bench, the team announced after the second period he’d not return.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Chytil was selected 21st overall by the Rangers in the 2017 draft and broke out in 2022-23, scoring 22 goals and 45 points in 74 games. However, the left-shot centre only played 10 games last season in the regular season, picking up six assists before playing six postseason games. So far in 2024-25, the 25-year-old has four goals and nine points.</span>
<h2>Dakota Joshua made his return on Thursday</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Some good news in the hockey world: Vancouver Canucks forward Dakota Joshua played his first game of the season on Thursday against the New York Islanders.</span>

https://twitter.com/stefen_rosner/status/1857140606692401376

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">In mid-September Joshua announced that he underwent successful surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in one of his testicles, missing the entirety of preseason and the Canucks’ first 14 games. Thankfully, Joshua returned to action on Thursday and logged 12 minutes and five seconds on the ice, picking up a tripping minor, a -1, and collecting four hits in his season debut. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Last season was a big year for the 28-year-old, as he scored a career-high 18 goals and 32 points in 63 games, along with four goals and eight points in 13 postseason games.</span>

<b><i>Thanks for reading! You can follow me on Bluesky @ryleydelaney.bsky.social.</i></b>

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