NHL MORNING SKATE – NOV. 25, 2019 THREE HARD LAPS * Twenty-three-year-old Jack Eichel registered his 19th career three-point game, and fifth of 2019-20, as the Sabres halted a six-game winless stretch in Florida. * Oilers captain Connor McDavid extended his point streak to 11 games as the Oilers edged the Coyotes in a Pacific Division showdown and moved into first place in the Western Conference standings. * The Stars and Islanders are set to put their 11- and 17-game point streaks on the line when they square off against the Golden Knights and Ducks, respectively. CAPTAIN JACK EICHEL LEADS SABRES BACK INTO WIN COLUMN Jack Eichel (1-2—3) recorded his 19th career three-point game and Linus Ullmark made 43 saves as the Sabres halted a six-game winless skid in Florida dating to Dec. 20, 2016. * The Sabres captain extended his point streak to five games (6-5—11) dating to Nov. 16 – a night that featured his first career four-goal game. He has posted a point streak of at least five outings in each season since debuting in 2015-16, highlighted by an 11-game run from Feb. 14 – March 7, 2017 (5-11—16). * Eichel’s 19 contests with at least three points lead all Sabres players since 2015-16, while his five such performances in 2019-20 are tied with Boston’s David Pastrnak and Washington’s John Carlson for the second most this season. Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid lead all players with eight outings of three or more points. * Ullmark recorded his League-leading fourth performance of at least 40 saves in 2019-20 (also Oct. 7, Oct. 11 and Oct. 25), posting a 3-0-1 record in those contests. McDAVID, SVECHNIKOV STRETCH STREAKS IN ROAD WINS Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov each collected an assist to extend their respective point streaks as their teams posted road wins. * McDavid scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Oilers (16-7-3, 35 points) edged the Coyotes (14-8-3, 31 points) in a Pacific Division tilt and moved past the Blues (14-5-5, 33 points) for first place in the Western Conference standings. * The 22-year-old forward has tallied 12-12—24 over the course of his 11-game point streak and sits three points shy of 50 in 2019-20 (18-29—47 in 26 GP). His 11-game stretch marks the second longest of his five-season career – three back of his personal high (7-18—25 in 14 GP from March 14 - April 9, 2017). * Svechnikov extended his point streak to eight games (5-7—12) and became the second teenager in Hurricanes/Whalers history to record a streak of at least eight games. The other: Hartford’s Ron Francis (10 GP from Oct. 30 – Nov. 20, 1982, 9 GP from Dec. 6-23, 1982 and 9 GP from Feb. 20 – March 10, 1983). * In his first season with Carolina, James Reimer turned aside 19 shots to record the Hurricanes’ third shutout of the season (Petr Mrazek: 11-4-1, 2.63 GAA, .903 SV% and 2 SO). Their three total shutouts are tied with the Coyotes, Bruins and Sabres for the most among all teams in 2019-20. QUICK CLICKS * Bruins unveil third jersey, will debut it during Thanksgiving Showdown * Robert Bortuzzo of Blues suspended four games for cross-checking * Sheldon Keefe looking to put his stamp on Maple Leafs * Mats Zuccarello not sure what to expect when he returns to New York with Wild PREVIEW OF TODAY’S ACTION STREAKING STARS, ISLANDERS TAKE TO THE ICE The Stars (14-8-2, 30 points) and Islanders (16-3-2, 34 points) are set to put their 11- and 17- game point streaks on the line when they square off against the Golden Knights and Ducks, respectively. * Dallas, which enters Monday’s contest with a 10-0-1 record in its last 11 games, leads the League with nine wins in the month of November. The Stars, 9-0-1 since Nov. 1, have earned at least 10 or more wins in a single month on two occasions in the last decade: Nov. 2015 (10-3-0) and March 2015 (10-5-0). * With three contests remaining in November, the streaking Stars sit three wins away from matching the franchise record for wins in any month, after they produced a 12-2-0 record during February 2008. * Dallas’ recent string of success has benefited from the play of goaltending tandem Ben Bishop (5-0-0, 2.10 GAA and .934 SV%) and Anton Khudobin (5-0-1, 1.67 GAA and .948 SV%), who have allowed a League-low 21 goals (including shootout-deciding goals) since their team’s streak began on Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota. * The Islanders continue their three-game road trip through California after Casey Cizikas helped New York secure at least one point for the 17th straight game dating to Oct. 12 (15-0-2). Only eight teams in the last 35 years have recorded at least one point in 18 or more straight games. COUTURE EYES RARE COMPANY WITH ANOTHER OT GOAL Sharks captain Logan Couture (5-19—24) leads San Jose (12-11-1, 25 points) in assists and points this season and enters Monday’s game with points in each of his last six outings (3-7— 10), including the overtime winner in his last two (Nov. 21-23). Only one player in NHL history has scored the overtime goal in three consecutive team games: Andrew Cogliano (March 7-11, 2008 w/ EDM). CANUCKS EYE FRANCHISE FIRST WITH ANOTHER SPECIAL-TEAMS GOAL Elias Pettersson (10-19—29 in 24 GP) and the Canucks (12-8-4, 28 points) continue their six- game road trip when they travel to Wells Fargo Center to face off against the Flyers. Vancouver has scored each of its last seven goals (excluding shootout-deciding goals) on either the power play or penalty kill – tying the longest run of special-team tallies in franchise history. * Only one team in the last decade has scored eight or more consecutive team goals on either the power play or penalty kill: Minnesota (8 from Oct. 7-16, 2010). * Pettersson found the back of the net in each of his last two outings and sits one point shy of becoming the 10th player to reach the 30-point mark in 2019-20. Only three different Canucks players since 1999-00 have recorded 30 points in their first 25 team games of a season or fewer: Daniel Sedin (24 GP in 2009-10 and 2010-11), Henrik Sedin (24 GP in 2010-11) and Markus Naslund (25 GP in 2003-04 and 2005-06). .