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DailyFaceoff Morning Report — 03/01/22

Nick Szeman
Nick Szeman
Mar 1, 2022, 08:41 ESTUpdated: Mar 1, 2022, 08:42 EST
DailyFaceoff Morning Report — 03/01/22

The DailyFaceoff Morning Report will be released on weekdays, recapping the key news and events from the day before.

We will highlight injuries that will affect today’s games, hot streaks, cold streaks, and anything relevant for everyone from the casual hockey fan to the Fantasy Hockey grinder.

Leafs win third straight

Michael Bunting opened the scoring with his 19th goal of the season, passing Tanner Jeannot of the Nashville Predators for most goals by a rookie. Petr Mrazek stopped 30 of 33 shots in the victory and has started three of the last five games for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews was held off the scoresheet for only the fifth time in his last 33 games but made a goal-line stand to save a goal in the first period. It was only the fifth time in 384 career regular-season games that Matthews did not register a shot on goal.

Vitek Vanecek returned from an AHL conditioning stint and started the game as the backup but was quickly called into action as Ilya Samsonov allowed three goals on 10 shots in the first period. Vanecek made 16 saves on 17 shots in relief but ended up being the goalie of record for the loss. John Carlson picked up three assists for the Capitals and now has 11 points (2G / 9A) in his last 11 games.

Hughes, Devils playing like offensive juggernaut

Nico Daws got the fifth start of his career and has started two of the last three games for the New Jersey Devils. He saved 36 of 38 shots in a 7-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks and now has consecutive wins for the first time in his young career. In their last six games, the Devils have allowed four goals or more in all but the two games that Daws started.

Jack Hughes had another multi-point game (1G / 1A) and now has 13 points (5G / 8A) across a seven-game point streak. Yegor Sharangovich, who has been terrific playing alongside Hughes, extended his point streak to seven games as well, posting 11 points (5G / 6A) in that span.

Jaroslav Halak had another ugly game for the Canucks and has now been pulled in each of his last two starts, allowing five goals or more on less than 15 shots in both games. Thatcher Demko had started each of the last three games for Canucks, as they went 3-0-0 and outscored their opponents 17-5.

DeBrusk stays hot and scores first hat-trick as trade deadline looms

Jake BeBrusk scored a natural hat-trick and added an assist (four points) en route to a 7-0 win for the Boston Bruins over the Los Angeles Kings. DeBrusk now has seven goals and two assists (nine points) over his last five games after having only seven goals in his first 43 games this season.

Playing in his 49th game this season, Charlie McAvoy recorded two assists and set a new career-high for points with 34 (7G / 27A). He previously had 32 points in 2017-18 and 2019-20.

Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves for his third shutout of the season. He has started six of the last eight games for the Bruins (5-0-1) and is outplaying Linus Ullmark, who is 2-3-0 with a .879 SV% in his last five starts.

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