NHL reaches new golden age of brotherly love with 20 sets of siblings
Hockey history is full of brothers on the big stage. This includes Maurice and Henri Richard in Montreal, Mark and Marty Howe playing with father Gordie in Hartford, plus Henrik and Daniel Sedin more recently in Vancouver. This season alone boasts 20 sets of brothers playing in the NHL, marking a golden age for bloodlines on the ice.
It’s not out of the realm of possibility a trio of brothers sweeps the Hart Trophy as MVP, Norris as top defenseman and Calder as rookie of the year. Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes looks like the Norris frontrunner a quarter of the way through the season, while New Jersey’s Jack could be in the Hart talk and Luke the Calder conversation.
The Canucks and Devils night in Vancouver.
“That’ll be a lot of fun — the three of us in a game,” said Jack, who set up Luke for an overtime goal on Thursday. “It’s just a credit to our parents and how well they brought us up and how they taught us. It’s a celebration for them.”
Monday’s games
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Lightning 4, Stars 1: Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 shots for his first shutout of the season, NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist, and host Tampa Bay snapped a four-game skid. Anthony Cirelli had two goals and Luke Glendening (Michigan) also scored for the Lightning, who were coming off an 8-1 loss at Dallas on Saturday in which Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 25 shots before being pulled after two periods. Jake Oettinger stopped 19 shots as the Stars dropped to 8-2-2 on the road. Vasilevskiy made a terrific post-to-post save on Tyler Seguin’s left circle shot with 11.8 seconds left in the second en route to his 33rd career shutout, including six against Dallas.
Flyers 2, Penguins 1 (OT): Sean Couturier scored 3:55 into overtime to lead host Philadelphia in a Keystone State battle. Tyson Foerster scored in regulation for Philadelphia. Sidney Crosby became Pittsburgh’s all-time leading scorer against the Flyers when he tallied late in the first period. The Penguins have lost five of seven games.