NHL roundup: McDavid makes history again, Gauthier rallies Ducks with hat trick

Oilers 4-1 Rangers

McDavid became the fastest player in NHL history to reach 30 assists in a season (15 games), beating out the legend Wayne Gretzky by one game.

But he extended his point streak after scoring his ninth goal of the season just 50 seconds into the game after flying by every Rangers player in his way.

Evan Bouchard also made history with his 18th assist of the season on Colton Dach's first goal of the game. His 26 points through 15 games are the third-most by a defenseman in NHL history, falling behind Detroit Red Wings' Al MacInnis (27) and Boston Bruins' Bobby Orr (30). 

In the second period, Bouchard also tallied his eighth goal of the season with assists from Leon Draisaitl (15) and McDavid (30). 

Pavel Dorofeyev (4) scored the lone goal for the Rangers before Dach's second goal, his third of the season, in the third period to seal the game away. 

Edmonton native Matt Tomkins earned his first win in his Oilers debut after putting up 27 saves. It marked his first win as a goalie since April 17, 2024, as he's now officially in just his second year in the league despite being 32 years old. 

Oilers record: 11-2-2 (W3)

Rangers record: 7-7-1 (L4)

Flyers 6-3 Mammoth

The win marks the Philadelphia Flyers' first of the season in which they scored more than three goals. Matvei Michkov scored his 10th of the season to put the Flyers up 1-0 before Dmitri Simashev (3) tied it up for the Utah Mammoth less than two minutes later. 

Philly proceeded to score four straight goals between the second period and the start of the third, with Travis Konecny and Oliver Bonk each scoring their firsts of the season.

Utah started to rally with back-to-back power-play goals, but Cole Knuble (3) ended it with an empty-netter.

Philly's Jamie Drysdale put up a single-game career-high three assists in the win. 

Flyers record: 4-8-4 (W1)

Mammoth record: 9-6-0 (L1)

Hurricanes 7-0 Jets

Carolina Hurricanes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov extended his season-opening win streak to 10 after putting up a 26-save shutout, his second of the year. 

Sean Walker brought his season goal total up to three with a pair in the dominant win. The Hurricanes put up double-digit shots in every period, finishing with 32 on the night. 

Winnipeg have just one win in their last 10 games.

Hurricanes record: 12-2-2 (W4)

Jets record: 4-8-3 (L9) 

Ducks 6-3 Senators

The Anaheim Ducks led what will be considered one of the wildest comebacks of the season. After the Senators got out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, the Ducks proceeded to score six straight goals between the second and third. 

Cutter Gauthier accounted for half of them with his second career hat tricks, with the final four goals scored by the Ducks overall being on the power play. The first three were scored within four total minutes of each other in terms of ice time. 

Judd Caulfield (4) had two goals, while Roger McQueen (2) scored the other. 

Anaheim's Leo Carlsson finished with three assists for the second straight game. 

Ducks record: 6-7-1 (W1)

Senators record: 9-6-1 (L1)

Wild 5-1 Capitals

Kirill Kaprizov earned his 500th career point with his 15th goal of the season in the Minnesota Wild's win over the Washington Capitals. 

Quinn Hughes, Maxim Shabanov, and Danila Yurov all scored their fifth goal of the season, with Michael McCarron (2) being the other. 

Minnesota goaltender Jesper Wallstedt has now allowed just one goal in three of his last four starts. It's also back-to-back games recording exactly 26 saves. 

Wild record: 10-3-3 (W1)

Capitals record: 8-5-0 (L1)