HALL, HISCHIER EXTEND STREAKS IN OVERTIME WIN

Taylor Hall scored with 22.7 seconds remaining in overtime to power the Devils (31-20-8, 70 points) to their fourth consecutive win on the heels of a four-game slide (0-4-0). New Jersey occupies the first Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference standings.

* Hall extended his point streak to 11 games (7-7—14) and has recorded at least one point in 18 consecutive appearances dating to Jan. 2 (12-14—26), the longest such run in Devils franchise history.

* Nico Hischier, the first overall selection in the 2017 NHL Draft, scored for the fourth consecutive game (4-3—7). Hischier became the fifth rookie in Devils franchise history to score at least one goal in four or more consecutive team games.

GIROUX, KONECNY POWER FLYERS’ SEVEN-GOAL OUTBURST

Claude Giroux and Travis Konecny each posted 1-2—3 as the Flyers (30-19-10, 70 points) erupted for seven goals to extend their point streak to eight games (6-0-2). Philadelphia is third in the Metropolitan Division standings, three points back of Washington (33-18-7, 73 points) for second place.

* Giroux scored his 200th career goal and is tied for third in the NHL with 20-49—69 this season (59 GP). Konecny, meanwhile, has 15-19—34 in 2017-18 (59 GP) and eclipsed the goal, assist and point totals from his 2016-17 rookie campaign (11-17—28 in 70 GP).

* Alex Lyon made 25 saves in relief of Michal Neuvirth to earn the first victory of his NHL career (4 GP). Lyon became the third goaltender in Flyers history to earn his first career win in a relief effort.

DID YOU KNOW?

* Sunday’s contest between the Flyers and Rangers marked the 53rd time this season that a game has featured at least 10 combined goals (910 GP). The last season to feature as many such instances through the first 910 games was 2008-09 (58).

* The average goals per game this season is 5.91 (including shootout-deciding goals). The last season to conclude with a higher goals per game average was 2005-06 (6.17).

McDAVID (HAT TRICK) HELPS OILERS SNAP AVALANCHE’S HOME WIN STREAK

Connor McDavid (3-0—3) scored his third hat trick of the season (fourth career) to help the Oilers snap the Avalanche’s home win streak at 10 games. Colorado’s 10-game run was tied for the longest home win streak in franchise history, a mark set by the Quebec Nordiques in 1983-84 and matched in 1994-95.

* McDavid is tied for third in the NHL with 26-43—69 this season (58 GP) and joined Washington’s Alex Ovechkin as the only players to record three hat tricks in 2017-18. McDavid became the first Oilers player to score three hat tricks in a season since Petr Klima in 1990-91.

LATE GOAL HELPS MAPLE LEAFS CONTINUE RECENT SUCCESS

Auston Matthews scored the go-ahead goal with 30.2 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Maple Leafs (36-20-5, 77 points) to a 10-2-0 record in their last 12 games. Toronto is third in the Atlantic Division standings, one point back of Boston (35-13-8, 78 points) for second place.

* Matthews was the first Maple Leafs player to score a go-ahead goal at 19:29 of the third period or later since Matt Hunwick(19:52) on Jan. 19, 2016 at PHI (3-2 W). Overall, Matthews scored the ninth go-ahead goal in the final minute of regulation this season.

JETS, PENGUINS TAKE OVER FIRST PLACE IN RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS

The Jets (35-15-9, 79 points) and Penguins (35-22-4, 74 points) each earned wins to move into first place in the Central and Metropolitan Division standings, respectively:

* The Jets scored seven goals in a game for the fifth time this season to improve to 6-2-1 on their franchise-long 10-game homestand. Winnipeg improved to 23-5-2 (48 points) at Bell MTS Place in 2017-18 and moved within one home win of matching its franchise record for most in a season, a mark set by Atlanta in 2005-06 (24-13-4, 52 points).

* Jake Guentzel (1-2—3) and Riley Sheahan (2-0—2) combined for 3-2—5 to help the Penguins extend their point streak to seven games (6-0-1), including five straight wins. Pittsburgh’s five consecutive victories is the longest active win streak in the NHL.

SHARKS BUILD 5-0 LEAD TO DEFEAT STARS

The Sharks (32-19-8, 72 points) raced to a 5-0 lead en route to victory over the Stars and improved to 4-1-0 in their last five games. San Jose is second in the Pacific Division standings, 10 points behind League-leading Vegas (39-15-4, 82 points) for first place.

QUICK CLICKS

· NHL statement on Saturday’s incident in Chicago

· Miles Wood suspended two games for actions in Devils game against Lightning

· Chris Wideman joins kids for impromptu pick-up pond hockey game in Ottawa

· Paul Postma's best friend, two-year-old dog Copper, attends Bruins practice

· Once a lifesaving donor to brother, Tim Schaller backs charitable Timmyheads

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THREE MATINEES HIGHLIGHT MONDAY’S SIX-GAME SLATE

Monday’s six-game slate features three afternoon contests as Presidents' Day is observed across the United States and Family Day is celebrated in several Canadian provinces:

* The Wild (31-20-7, 69 points) begin a three-game road trip when they visit the Islanders (29-25-6, 64 points) at Barclays Center. Minnesota and New York occupy the final Wild Card spots in the Western and Eastern Conference standings, respectively.

* The Capitals (33-18-7, 73 points) conclude a four-game road trip when they face the Sabres (17-31-11, 45 points) at KeyBank Center. Washington enters Monday’s contest with points in five of its last six games (3-1-2), while Buffalo owns a record of 3-2-2 in its last seven outings.

* The Bruins (35-13-8, 78 points) continue their road trip of Western Canada when they take on the Flames (30-21-8, 68 points) at Scotiabank Saddledome. Boston, who saw its 13-game road point streak snapped in Vancouver on Saturday (11-0-2), is second in the Atlantic Division standings, while Calgary sits one point behind Anaheim (29-20-11, 69 points) for third place in the Pacific Division.

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