The Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild extended their NHL winning streaks on Friday.
The Blue Jackets stretched their run to 12 consecutive victories by overcoming the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 thanks largely to Sergei Bobrovsky.
The Wild are on a run of their own, their 10th-straight win coming courtesy of a 7-4 victory against the New York Rangers.
Meanwhile, Sidney Crosby continued his goalscoring ways for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
BOBROVSKY BLOCKS CANADIENS
Bobrovsky made 36 saves to see the Blue Jackets to their latest win.
Sam Gagner scored in a power-play before a second-period Brandon Saad goal, with Jeff Petry able to get past Bobrovsky in the third.
But the Blue Jackets saw out yet another win, to see them go into the Christmas break atop the NHL standings.
MINNESOTA WIN WILD CLASH
The Wild's run is the longest in their history.
But it took a remarkable second period, during which seven total goals were scored – five by the Wild – to secure the win.
Mikko Koivu, Nino Niederreiter, Marco Scandella, Jason Zucker and Matt Dumba scored in the period for Minnesota.
The Blue Jackets stretched their run to 12 consecutive victories by overcoming the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 thanks largely to Sergei Bobrovsky.
The Wild are on a run of their own, their 10th-straight win coming courtesy of a 7-4 victory against the New York Rangers.
Meanwhile, Sidney Crosby continued his goalscoring ways for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
BOBROVSKY BLOCKS CANADIENS
Bobrovsky made 36 saves to see the Blue Jackets to their latest win.
Sam Gagner scored in a power-play before a second-period Brandon Saad goal, with Jeff Petry able to get past Bobrovsky in the third.
But the Blue Jackets saw out yet another win, to see them go into the Christmas break atop the NHL standings.
MINNESOTA WIN WILD CLASH
The Wild's run is the longest in their history.
But it took a remarkable second period, during which seven total goals were scored – five by the Wild – to secure the win.
Mikko Koivu, Nino Niederreiter, Marco Scandella, Jason Zucker and Matt Dumba scored in the period for Minnesota.
