Maple Leafs' Losing Streak Continues, Senators' Pinto Shines On His Birthday: The Hockey News Morning Skate

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Thursday featured a busy 11-game slate with 22 teams in action.

Let's run through the biggest storylines that emerged from last night, and make sure to check out the video version of this story below.

Matt Boldy scored a hat trick, Kirill Kaprizov picked up three assists, Jesper Wallstedt made 26 saves and the Minnesota Wild extended the Toronto Maple Leafs' losing streak to five games with a 5-2 win. The Maple Leafs have been outscored 22-9 in this stretch and this loss tied the franchise's longest home regulation losing streak in 35 years.

On the other side, the Wild continued their dominant start to the season. They've won eight of their last 10 games and now have a seven-point lead in the Central Division. Additionally, the line of Kaprizov, Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek have not been on for a goal against in 21 games this season.

The Winnipeg Jets picked up their fifth win in a row in what was an impressive offensive effort all around. Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor and Gabe Vilardi all had three points in this one, Dawson Mercer put together his second straight two-goal game and the Jets took down the Dallas Stars 8-3.

The Jets have scored 27 goals in this five-game winning streak. During their recent nine-game skid, they only combined for 16 goals. The Jets certainly seem to be finding the back of the net at a high rate.

Shane Pinto celebrated his 26th birthday in style on Thursday, scoring twice for the Ottawa Senators, including the overtime winner, to secure a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Pinto now has nine goals and 17 points in 20 games, putting him on pace to set career highs in both categories after this solid start to the season.

Bad news came for Avalanche fans in this game as both Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon left this game with lower-body injuries. Their timeline to return remains unclear.

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