NHL Morning Skate for November 7

* The Maple Leafs earned a 3-1 road win against the Hurricanes less than 24 hours after Toronto defeated Boston at Scotiabank Arena.

* The Red Wings rallied from a multi-goal deficit to defeat the Rangers at Madison Square Garden, while Brandon Montour had four points against his former club to help the Panthers quell another comeback attempt by the Ducks.
* Oilers captain Connor McDavid is set to skate in the 500th game of his NHL career Monday, with his point total at the time of the milestone placing him among a pantheon of all-time League greats.

TAVARES TALLIES WINNER AS TORONTO SWEEPS WEEKEND BACK-TO-BACK

John Tavares (399-511-910 in 962 GP) scored the game winner at 8:24 of the third period to reach 399 goals in his NHL career and help the Maple Leafs improve to 3-0-0 in their last three contests, which included a 2-1 victory versus Boston on Saturday. The Hurricanes (
8-2-1, 17 points on Nov. 6
) and Bruins (
10-1-0, 20 points on Nov. 5
) entered their game against the Maple Leafs this weekend with points percentages of .773 and .909, respectively.
* Toronto became the eighth team in NHL history to sweep a back-to-back at this stage of a season (min. 10 GP) versus opponents which had a points percentage of .750 or higher entering play. The Maple Leafs joined the 2019-20 Coyotes (Nov. 11-12), 2014-15 Islanders (Nov. 21-22), 2009-10 Islanders (Oct. 30-31), 1991-92 Oilers (Oct. 26-27), 1978-79 Islanders (Nov. 11-12), 1971-72 Red Wings (Nov. 27-28) and 1970-71 Rangers (March 27-28).

SEIDER HELPS DETROIT DIG OUT OF MULTI-GOAL DEFICIT EN ROUTE TO OVERTIME WIN

Moritz Seider (0-2-2) led all players with two points, including an assist on the overtime winner by Dominik Kubalik, as the Red Wings rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Rangers in the 600th all-time head-to-head game between the Original Six franchises.
* Seider (7-48-55 in 94 GP) reached 55 points in his NHL career. The only defensemen in franchise history with more prior to their 100th career NHL game are Nicklas Lidstrom (12-58-70 in 99 GP), Reed Larson (21-47-68 in 99 GP) and Yves Racine (11-51-62 in 99 GP).

MONTOUR MATCHES FRANCHISE RECORD WITH FOUR POINTS AGAINST FORMER CLUB

Brandon Montour (4-8-12 in 11 GP) had 1-3-4 versus his former team to eclipse the 10-point mark this season and tie the
single-game franchise record for points by a Panthers defenseman
. Montour became the
third blueliner with a four-point game in 2022-23
, joining San Jose's Erik Karlsson (3-1-4 on Nov. 1) and Boston's Hampus Lindholm (1-3-4 on Nov. 1).
* Montour recorded the second four-point game of his NHL career. His first was nearly four years ago as a member of the Ducks (1-3-4 on Dec. 12, 2018).

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OILERS CAPTAIN McDAVID SET TO REACH 500-GAME MILESTONE MONDAY

Connor McDavid is set to skate in the 500th game of his NHL career as the Oilers (7-5-0, 14 points) visit fellow No. 1 pick Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals (5-6-2, 12 points) during Monday's slate.
* McDavid (251-471-722 in 499 GP) trails former Edmonton forward Jari Kurri (339-391-730 in 500 GP) for the fifth highest point total in League history by a player through 500 career contests. McDavid will own the most points among active NHL players through game No. 500, eclipsing Sidney Crosby (253-453-706 in 500 GP) and Ovechkin (309-324-633 in 500 GP) who reached the milestone on Dec. 5, 2013 and Dec. 3, 2011, respectively.
* McDavid (12-13-25 in 12 GP)
leads the League in scoring this season
and became the fastest NHL player to reach the 25-point mark since teammate Leon Draisaitl in 2021-22 (12-14-26 in 12 GP). The last players to record 25 points in a season in 12 games or fewer prior to McDavid and Draisaitl were Carolina's Eric Staal (11-14-25 in 12 GP) and Philadelphia's Peter Forsberg (4-21-25 in 12 GP) in 2005-06.
* McDavid has amassed 5-8-13 in nine career games against Ovechkin, with the Oilers going 4-4-1 (9 points) in those contests (WSH: 5-2-2, 12 points). Ovechkin has 4-5-9 in his nine head-to-head games with McDavid.
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