Alec Connell News Today

Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL com. Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," shares his humor and insight with readers each Wednesday.This week Fischler turns back the calendar to 1943 and the heroic exploits of a former NHL star who became a multi-decorated U.S. Army infantryman during World War II.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves to beat Montreal for the 11th consecutive time, Brayden Point had two goals, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Canadiens 4-1 on Wednesday night.

Brayden Point netted two goals on two shots, Nikita Kucherov reached 50 points in his 33rd game and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the visiting Montreal Canadiens

Phil Kessel, iron man? Barring some brutal luck, it won’t be long before we can call him that. ‘The Kessel Run’ sits at 986 consecutive games played following his Vegas Golden Knights’ tilt with the Calgary Flames Tuesday night.

The Islanders go for a fourth-straight win when they visit New Jersey (4 p.m., TNT)

Tristan Jarry owns a farm? Auston Matthews lit it up in Switzerland before being drafted? We have a little-known fact for every player headed to Vegas along with the latest 1-32 rankings.