* Harding improved to 11-2-2 in 16 appearances this season, including a League-leading 1.26 goals-against average and .945 save percentage. He has allowed two or fewer goals in 15 of his 16 games.

* Harding also improved to 9-0-0 with a 1.17 goals-against average, .947 save percentage and two shutouts on home ice this season. He is now 30-9-2 in 41 career starts at Xcel Energy Center, including a 23-4-1 record since Jan. 27, 2010, and 12-1-0 mark in his past 13 starts.

* Jason Pominville posted 1-1—2 for his fourth multi-goal game of the season and the 118th of his career. He has 9-4—13 in his past 11 games and is tied for fourth in the NHL with 12 goals this season.

* According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Pominville’s 12 goals through Minnesota’s opening 20 games also match a franchise record set by Marian Gaborik in 2002-03 and equaled by Brian Rolston in 2006-07.

HERTL, THORNTON POWER SHARKS
Tomas Hertl scored the game-winning goal and Joe Thornton collected a pair of assists to help the Sharks improve to 15-2-3 in their last 20 games versus the Oilers. San Jose has earned at least one point in nine of its past 10 games overall (5-1-4) and 18 of 20 total contests this season (13-2-5).

Hertl leads all rookies with 12 goals, including two game-winners, and 18 points in 20 games. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is only the third active player – also Washington’s Alex Ovechkin (15) and Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin (12) – to record at least 12 goals in his first 20 career NHL games.

Thornton leads the League with 20 assists and has 1-8—9 during a seven-game point streak. He ranks second among active skaters with 807 career helpers (1,145 GP), trailing only New Jersey’s Jaromir Jagr (1,016 assists in 1,410 games).

CAPITAL COMEBACKS
* The Senators scored four unanswered goals, including three in the third period, to rally from an early two-goal deficit and earn their first home-ice victory over the Bruins since April 7, 2009 (0-9-2). Jason Spezza scored the tying goal and also assisted on Jared Cowen’s winner, while Craig Anderson made 30 saves for his fifth win of the season.

* Nicklas Backstrom recorded the lone goal in the shootout as the Capitals overcame a two-goal, third-period deficit to pick up their sixth victory in their past eight contests (6-1-1). Alex Ovechkin scored his 15th goal of the season, one behind St. Louis’ Alexander Steen for the League lead. Michael Latta potted the tying marker, his first in the NHL (10 GP).

WELCOME BACK
Ryan Miller made 32 saves to lead the Sabres to a 3-1 victory in Ted Nolan’s return behind the Buffalo bench. With the win, Miller improved to 30-15-1, including a 2.45 goals-against average, .922 save percentage and four shutouts, in 46 career regular-season appearances versus the Maple Leafs. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur is the only other active goaltender with 30 or more regular-season victories against one opponent (he has 30-plus wins versus 11 NHL teams, including a career-high 50 against the Islanders).

The Sabres improved to 12-1-1 in their last 14 home games versus the Maple Leafs. They also moved to 10-1-2 all-time in the home portion of a home-and-home series against Toronto, with their lone loss coming on Dec. 20, 1970, in the teams’ first such set.

SCRIVENS, KINGS WIN 2012 FINAL REMATCH
Ben Scrivens made 26 saves for his fourth career shutout and second of the season in the first meeting between the Kings and Devils since the 2012 Stanley Cup Final. Scrivens has stopped 49 of 51 shots since replacing injured starter Jonathan Quick on Tuesday, improving to 3-1-1 with a 1.51 goals-against average and .940 save percentage in seven appearances this season.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Scrivens is the first goaltender in Kings history to post two shutouts in his first four starts for the team, besting Quick’s previous record of two blank sheets in his first six starts for Los Angeles.

PETERS STYMIES DUCKS
Justin Peters recorded 28 saves, plus another two in the shootout, to help the Hurricanes improve to 4-0-1 in their past five games. Peters was 0-5-0 with a 3.49 goals-against average and .890 save percentage in his first five appearances this season, but has a 1.16 goals-against average and .958 save percentage in the team’s last five games. His current streak of five consecutive decisions without a regulation loss is a career high.

MALKIN IT HAPPEN
Evgeni Malkin collected two assists to extend his assist/point streak to six games (0-8—8) and help the Penguins snap a three-game losing streak. Pittsburgh improved to 8-3-0 this season at CONSOL Energy Center and has won a League-high 55 games on home ice dating to the 2011-12 season, two more than second-place Chicago.

LOOSE PUCKS
Dustin Byfuglien scored a pair of power-play goals and Bryan Little netted the decisive tally in the fifth round of the shootout to lead the Jets to their fourth consecutive victory . . . Canadiens goaltender Peter Budaj made 23 saves to improve to 3-1-0 this season . . . Penguins captain Sidney Crosby recorded an assist to re-claim sole possession of the League lead in points (9-16—25) . . . Bruins forward Loui Eriksson posted 1-1—2 to extend his point streak to five games (2-4—6) . . . Red Wings forward Johan Franzen totaled 2-1—3 for his third multi-point game of the season . . . Hurricanes defenseman Andrej Sekera recorded an assist for his 100th career point . . . Penguins forward Chris Kunitz played in his 600th NHL game, while teammate Deryk Engelland skated in his 200th career contest . . . Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg played in his 600th NHL game . . . The Wild improved to 10-2-3 all-time against the Panthers, including a 5-0-2 mark at home . . . The Predators closed their franchise-record, 17-day, seven-game road trip with a 2-4-1 record

above information courtesy of the NHL PR department