An NHL on TNT doubleheader features a pair of rematches from the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs when Sam Reinhart and the Panthers host David Pastrnak and the Bruins, while Jason Robertson searches for his 250th career point when the Stars and Golden Knights clash. Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar are each producing at a 100 point pace to start 2023 24 and will face off against one another when the Avalanche host the Canucks at Ball Arena. As the quarter mark of the 2023 24 season draws closer, NHLStats examines where we stand entering Wednesdayless than a week from the mark.FIRST TNT DOUBLEHEADER OF THE WEEK HEADLINES 14 GAME SLATEA night off from NHL action rebounds with a 14 game schedule Wednesday night, including an NHL on TNT doubleheader. A battle between the first and second seeded teams in the Atlantic Division starts the night off at 7 p.m. ET when the Bruins 13 1 3, 29 points face the Panthers 12 5 1, 25 points , then division leaders in the Western Conference will clash at 9:30 p.m. ET when the Stars 12 4 1, 25 points host the Golden Knights 13 4 2 Ben Gleason Jersey, 28 points. A pair of the League's highest goal scorers in 2023 24 will meet at Amerant Bank Arena with Sam Reinhart 13 in 18 GP welcoming David Pastrnak 12 in 17 GP. Reinhart CAN and Pastrnak CZE represent two of five countries to feature a player with 10 or more goals in 2023 24, a list led by the United States 8 including the top two scorers in Auston Matthews and Kyle Connor both w 14. Jason Robertson 109 140 249 in 227 GP eyes his 250th career point when he takes to the ice against fellow American Jack Eichel 187 278 465 in 495 GP. Robertson can join Jimmy Carson 209 GP , Neal Broten 219 GP , Joe Mullen 222 GP and Craig Janney 225 GP as the fifth U.S. born player in NHL history to record 250 career points in 228 contests or fewer.HUGHES vs. MAKAR HIGHLIGHTS BATTLE OF THE BLUELINE IN COLORADOA pair of high scoring blueliners on pace to record 120 plus points will go head to head when Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes 8 22 30 in 19 GP and Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar 4 23 27 in 17 GP take to the ice at 10 p.m. ET. Hughes and Makar's strong starts to 2023 24 come on the heels of Erik Karlsson's 101 point, Norris Trophy winning campaign in 2022 23. There have been only three stretches in NHL history to feature a 100 point defenseman in consecutive seasons: 1988 89 to 1991 92, 1983 84 to 1985 86, and 1969 70 to 1974 75. Hughes was the first player to reach the 30 point mark in 2023 24 following a 1 1 2 performance that helped Vancouver win its 11th consecutive game against the Sharks dating to Jan. 18, 2020. The Canucks captain is one of just two defensemen in NHL history to be the first player to 30 points in a season, following Bobby Orr in 1974 75. Makar, with 0 3 3 in each of his past three outings, can become the fifth player in NHL historyand first defensemanto collect at least three assists in four consecutive games. Hockey Hall of Fame members Mario Lemieux 4 GP in 1996 97 , Jari Kurri 4 GP in 1992 93 , Adam Oates 4 GP in 1990 91 and Wayne Gretzky 4 GP in 1985 86 are the only players to achieve the feat to date.MORE NHLSTATS TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON WEDNESDAY A pair of selections from the 2023 NHL Draft and teammates from Team Canada's gold medal winning team at the 2023 World Junior Championship will be going head to head for the first time when No. 1 pick Connor Bedard 9 6 15 in 16 GP and the Blackhawks travel to Columbus to take on No. 3 pick Adam Fantilli 4 5 9 in 17 GP and the Blue Jackets. The Flyers 10 7 1, 21 points currently occupy second place in the Metropolitan Division and do so thanks in part to the League's longest active win streak 5 0 0 dating to Nov. 10. Philadelphia, which has not trailed at any moment during its current string of victories, ranks third among all teams in total time leading in 2023 24 537:47 behind Vancouver 548:25 and Boston 545:32. Antti Raanta and the Hurricanes 10 7 0, 20 points welcome Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers 5 11 1, 11 points to PNC Arena for a 7 p.m. ET puck drop on Sportsnet. Raanta has earned a win in each of his past 13 decisions at home for Carolina dating to Nov. 26, 2022 1.75 GAA https://www.edmontonoilersstoreonline.com/connor-mcdavid-jersey, .929 SV%, 4 SO. Only two active goaltenders have had a stretch of 14 or more consecutive regular season decisions with a win at home spanning seasons or otherwise : Linus Ullmark 15 from 2021 222022 23 and Andrei Vasilevskiy 15 from 2019 202020 21.2023 24 CLOSING IN ON QUARTER MARKThe 2023 24 season will officially hit the quarter mark Tuesday, Nov. 28 when the Panthers and Maple Leafs meet in the League's 328th contest. Ahead of that milestone, NHLStats is taking a look at where we stand entering Nov. 22 278 GP : The 6.4 goals per game including shootout deciding goals are on par with last season, which ended as the highest scoring campaign in 29 years. Along with 2022 23, only two other seasons in the past 30 years had a goals per game average of 6.4 or higher at this stage: 1995 96 6.4 G GP and 1993 94 6.7 G GP. A come from behind victory has been featured in 47% 130 GP of games in 2023 24tied with 2022 23 and 1986 87 for the highest percentage at this stage of any campaign. This includes 55 third period comeback victories, which is the second most at this stage of a season behind 2019 20 59. Four teams who did not compete in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs sit in a postseason position as we near the quarter mark: Washington 9 4 2, 20 points , Philadelphia 10 7 1, 21 points , Vancouver 13 5 1, 27 points and St. Louis 9 7 1, 19 points. Five other teams who were not in the postseason last year sit within two points of a playoff position: Detroit 8 6 3, 19 points , Pittsburgh 9 8 0, 18 points , Anaheim 9 9 0, 18 points , Arizona 8 8 2, 18 points and Calgary 7 8 3, 17 points. Four of the five players who are in the top five for points in 2023 24 were outside of the position at the quarter mark of last season Wayne Gretzky Jersey, with the exception of David Pastrnak 4th in 2022 23. Through the quarter mark of 2022 23 entering games played Nov. 25 , Quinn Hughes was tied for 64th place, J.T. Miller was tied for 51st, Nikita Kucherov was tied for sixth and Elias Pettersson was tied for 13th. All five players in the top five for goals this season are new faces from the quarter mark a year ago entering games played Nov. 25 Kyle Connor and Sam Reinhart sat tied for 85th, Auston Matthews was tied for 32nd, Nikita Kucherov was tied for 19th and Brock Boeser was tied for 302nd.NHL PODCASTS WEEKLY ROUNDUP NHL Fantasy on Ice 11 20 : Fantasy waiver wire pickups & mailbag: Week 7 NHL TheRink 11 20 : Amalie Benjamin joins; State of Bruins, Nylander's World, Kane's destination The Chirp 11 21 : Doug MacLean joins; Storytime, Leafs, Oilers, Bruins & moreQUICK CLICKS NHL.com writers debate best games to watch on Thanksgiving eve Adam Fantilli improving game heading into showdown with Connor Bedard Dave Keon talks Maple Leafs taking next step in Q&A with NHL.com Canucks' Nils Hoglander fined for slew footing NHL teams with NBA, MLB to launch responsible gaming campaign.
