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02/20/2019 at 6:44am EST

TUESDAY’S RESULTS

Home Team in Caps

FLORIDA 4, Buffalo 2
Pittsburgh 4, NEW JERSEY 3
Tampa Bay 5, PHILADELPHIA 2
NY Rangers 2, CAROLINA 1
MONTREAL 3, Columbus 2
ST. LOUIS 3, Toronto 2 (OT)
Anaheim 4, MINNESOTA 0
Nashville 5, DALLAS
Arizona 3, EDMONTON 2 (SO)

NHL MORNING SKATE

O’REILLY, BINNINGTON HELP BLUES PUSH WIN STREAK TO ELEVEN
Ryan O’Reilly
scored 34 seconds into overtime and Jordan Binnington turned aside 31 shots as the Blues (32-22-5, 69 points) extended their win streak to a franchise-best 11 contests, the longest by any team in the NHL this season.


* The last team to post a win streak longer than 11 contests was the Blue Jackets’ 16-game run in 2016-17, which fell one shy of the 1992-93 Penguins (17-0-0) for the longest in NHL history.

* O’Reilly, who leads the Blues with 23-38—61 in 59 GP, matched a career high with his second overtime goal of 2018-19 (also two in 2011-12 and 2013-14 w/ COL). Only two players in Blues history have scored more than two overtime goals in a single season: Doug Weight (3 in 2003-04) and Vladimir Tarasenko (3 in 2016-17).

* Binnington (13-1-1), who joined Andrew Hammond (14-0-1), Patrick Lalime (13-1-1), Frederik Andersen (13-2-0), Bob Froese (13-1-1) and Wayne Thomas (13-1-1) as the sixth goaltender in NHL history to win at least 13 of his first 15 NHL starts, also became the 10th rookie netminder in NHL history to string together at least nine consecutive victories.


LIGHTNING WIN SEVEN STRAIGHT FOR THIRD TIME IN 2018-19
Five different players scored and Louis Domingue turned aside 28 shots to help the League-leading Lightning (46-11-4, 96 points) extend their winning and point streaks to seven and 11 games, respectively. Tampa Bay became the sixth team in NHL history to record at least three win streaks of seven or more games in the same season (also 8-0-0 from Nov. 29 - Dec. 13 and 7-0-0 from Dec. 18, 2018 - Jan. 3, 2019).


* Tampa Bay, which improved to 9-0-2 in its last 11 games, also posted a 16-game point streak earlier this season (15-0-1 from Nov. 29, 2018 - Jan. 3, 2019). They are just the second team in the last 10 years to record multiple point streaks of at least 11 contests in a single season. The other: Chicago in 2012-13 (24 GP from Jan. 19 - March 6, 2013 and 11 GP from March 31 - April 20, 2013).

* Domingue has won each of his last 11 appearances dating to Nov. 29, 2018 (11-0-0, 2.52 GAA, .914 SV%) and holds the longest win streak by a goaltender in Lightning franchise history. The last campaign to see a netminder post a win streak longer than 11 contests was 2016-17, when Braden Holtby and Sergei Bobrovsky each posted 14-game runs.

VETERAN GOALTENDERS LEAD TEAMS TO VICTORY

Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist (43 saves) and Ducks netminder Ryan Miller (31 saves), who rank second and fourth in wins among active goaltenders, respectively, each played pivotal roles in their team’s victory on Tuesday.

* Lundqvist recorded his 18th career victory in which he has recorded at least 40 saves. Since shots on goal became an official statistic in 1955-56, only one goaltender in Rangers franchise history has recorded more such victories: Gump Worsley (22). The win was the 448th of Lundqvist’s career, moving him within six of tying Curtis Joseph (454) for sixth on the all-time list.

* Fresh off becoming the winningest U.S.-born goaltender in NHL history on Sunday, Miller became the fourth different netminder since 2013-14 to record a shutout at age 38 or older. The others: Roberto Luongo (4x), Martin Brodeur (4x) and Evgeni Nabokov (4x). It marked the 44th career shutout for Miller, who ranks second among U.S.-born goaltenders behind only Jonathan Quick (51).

QUICK CLICKS

* Seinfeld character ‘David Puddy’ makes appearance on Devils’ 90s night

* Britt family on opposite sides of Stadium Series rivalry

* Black History Spotlight: Bill Riley joins Michael Marson in Capitals lineup

SNEAK PEEK AT WEDNESDAY’S ACTION

KANE, BLACKHAWKS LOOK TO CONTINUE RECENT STRING OF SUCCESS

Patrick Kane aims to extend his assist and point streaks to 18 and 19 games, respectively, as the Blackhawks (25-26-9, 59 points) continue their push for a playoff position against the Red Wings (23-29-8, 54 points) at Little Caesars Arena.

* Chicago has won nine of its last 11 games dating to Jan. 20 (9-2-0, 18 points) and sits only one point back of Minnesota (27-27-6, 60 points) for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference standings. When their recent string of success began on Jan. 20, the Blackhawksoccupied last place in the NHL standings with a record of 16-24-9 (41 points).

* Kane has found the score sheet in each of the Blackhawks’ last 18 games dating to Jan. 3 (14-26—40), the longest point streak in the NHL this season. He has also collected at least one helper in each of the Blackhawks’ last 17 games dating to Jan. 6 (13-26—39), tied for the third-longest assist streak in NHL history.

* The Blackhawks and Red Wings franchises have met a total of 817 times (regular season and playoffs combined). The 817 all-time games between the Blackhawks and Red Wings is the second-most between two franchises in NHL history, behind only the Canadiens and Bruins (923 GP).

FLAMES’ GIORDANO CHASES FIRST 60-POINT SEASON

At 35 years of age, Flames defenseman Mark Giordano (13-44—57 in 57 GP) looks to reach 60 points in a season for the first time in his career when the Flames (36-16-7, 79 points) host the Islanders (35-17-6, 76 points) in a clash of Division leaders.

* Giordano can become the sixth different defenseman in Flames franchise history to record at least 60 points in a season, a feat last achieved by Dion Phaneuf in 2007-08 (17-43—60 in 82 GP). Additionally, only three blueliners in NHL history have reached the 60-point mark in a season at age 35 or older: Nicklas Lidstrom (2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2010-11), Al MacInnis (1998-99 and 2002-03) and Sergei Zubov (2005-06).

^Ages based on first day of respective regular season.

the above information was provided by the NHL PR department

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