Here is a festively fun, Christmas Eve edition of Pens Points…
Max Domi proved to be an indestructible force for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday afternoon, as he scored the game-winner to snap a 23-game goalless streak while helping end the Maple Leafs’ three-game
losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. [Highlights]
“He’s still No. 1 in my book. I don’t think you can put a stat line or a number on what he means to this team and to hockey,” Sidney Crosby said of Mario Lemieux after passing his friend and mentor to become the Penguins’ all-time points leader. And in passing Lemieux for the franchise scoring title, Crosby, once again, chose to do so with class, paying tribute to arguably the greatest Penguin and NHL player of all time. [Trib Live]
News and notes from around the NHL…
Before the game against the Penguins, Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving said on Tuesday that he fully supports head coach Craig Berube despite the team’s recent losing streak and the firing of assistant coach Mark Savard on Monday. [TSN]
I may be biased, but Marc-Andre Fleury’s preseason sendoff was the perfect way to wrap up the career of the future Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender. However, teams are “kicking the tires” on Fleury, who is open to returning for the right opportunity, according to multiple reports. [Sportsnet]
Members of the Professional Hockey Players’ Association are on the verge of staging a strike in the ECHL if the union and the league cannot agree to a new collective bargaining agreement. [Associated Press via Sportsnet]
