It was, in consecutive days, a high-volume scoring night in the NHL. But after Auston Matthews monopolized the lamp lighting Wednesday night, quite a few were able to get in on the fun on Night No. 2.
To celebrate another 24 hours free of discussion about ways to introduce more goal-scoring in the NHL, we introduce the top five goals from Thursday night's action.
5. Drouin big things
Jonathan Drouin might go from four to 40 this year. Watch the comeback sniper of the year favorite lull the defense to sleep before quickly picking up his feet, turning, and letting a perfect snap shot kiss the bar over Petr Mrazek's shoulder for his first of the season.
4. Oil change
Discarded former first-round picks of the Edmonton Oilers are hitting the right notes in St. Louis. Here's Nail Yakupov landing a pinpoint cross-ice feed in transition onto the stick of Magnus Paajarvi, who finds a hole in Devan Dubnyk.
3. Mad Matheson
Three-on-three overtime is all skill? Tell that to Michael Matheson. The defender stuck around on the forecheck while the Panthers changed personnel and dropped an unsuspecting Damon Severson. Emerging with the puck, Matheson spotted Aleksander Barkov with a cross-crease feed for the winner.
2. Receiving Ranger
This one's a little unconventional. Literally catching a chin-eye slap pass from across two lines from rookie Pavel Buchnevich in stride, Chris Kreider turns on the jets to beat Jaroslav Halak with a backhand deke.
1. Jets sweep
Winning a jump puck at center with Justin Faulk, Blake Wheeler leads Mark Scheifele into the zone two-on-one, finding his center with a touch feed for the finish, and to complete Winnipeg's comeback over Carolina.
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