CROSBY RECORDS 500th NHL ASSIST IN PENGUINS VICTORY
Sidney Crosby (0-2--2) reached the 500-career assist plateau and Patric Hornqvist (2-1--3) tallied three points as the Penguins scored three unanswered goals to win 3-1, handing the Islanders their first loss of the season.

* According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Crosby is the sixth-fastest player in NHL history to record 500 career assists (554 GP). The only players to reach the milestone faster than Crosby were Wayne Gretzky (352 GP), Mario Lemieux (433), Peter Stastny (507), Bobby Orr (522) and Peter Forsberg (551). Crosby is the third player in Penguins history to reach the milestone, following Lemieux (1,033 assists) and Jaromir Jagr (640).

* Crosby (4-5--9) has at least one point in each of the team's first four games, including three multi-point games. He has 5-14--19 in his last 10 games against the Islanders.

* Four other Penguins players have a four-game point streak to start the season: Hornqvist (4-4--8), Evgeni Malkin (2-5--7), Chris Kunitz (2-3--5) and Kris Letang (0-4--4).

* Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 34 of 35 shots to improve to 13-3-2 in 18 career home starts against the Islanders.

THORNTON REACHES 1,200-POINT MILESTONE IN SHARKS WIN
After seeing a 3-0 third-period lead at New Jersey shrink to 3-2, Joe Thornton scored his first goal of the season to clinch a 4-2 win for the Sharks, who improved to 4-0-1 on the season.

* Thornton became the 46th player in NHL history to reach 1,200 career points (343-857--1,200 in 1,212 GP). He and Jaromir Jagr (705-1,053--1,758 in 1,478 GP) are the only active players to have reached the milestone.

* Thornton, the Sharks’ all-time assists leader, has a point in each of his last four games (1-5--6) and 45 points (19-26--45) in 37 career games against the Devils.

* Brent Burns (0-1--1) extended his point streak to five games (1-6--7), matching the longest stretch of his career (2-5--7, Mar. 25 to Apr. 3).

* Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture each tallied a goal and two assists for their first multi-point game of the season.

* Antti Niemi stopped 35 shots to improve to 3-0-0 for the third consecutive season.

SUBBAN RALLIES CANADIENS PAST AVALANCHE
The Canadiens erased a 1-0 deficit with three goals in the second period, including two by defenseman P.K. Subban, en route to a 3-2 win over the Avalanche. Montreal (5-1-0) has won five of its first six games for the ninth time in franchise history and the first time since 2008-09 (5-0-1).

* Subban chased down a loose puck out of the penalty box and scored a highlight-reel goal after circling the Colorado net. The tally counted as his fifth career game-winning goal.

* Alex Galchenyuk (1-1--2) registered his first multi-point game of the season and Carey Price stopped 32 of 34 shots for the victory.

VORACEK, GIROUX HELP FLYERS OUTLAST STARS
Jakub Voracek (1-2--3) factored on Philadelphia’s final three goals, including an assist on Michael Raffl’s tying goal with 3:53 left in regulation and Claude Giroux’s overtime winner, as the Flyers erased multiple Stars leads to win 6-5.

* Voracek also scored in the third period to tie the game at 4-4. He now has 2-5--7 on his season-long five-game point streak.

* A total of 12 Flyers registered a point, including multi-point performances by Voracek, Giroux (1-1--2), Mark Streit (0-2--2) and Andrew MacDonald (1-1--2). Giroux's overtime goal was the fourth of his career; both he and Streit have four-game point streaks.

ZETTERBERG, RED WINGS SWEEP HOME-AND-HOME VS. MAPLE LEAFS
Henrik Zetterberg scored with 9.9 seconds left in overtime and Jonas Gustavsson made 30 saves for his sixth career shutout as Detroit defeated Toronto 1-0 to sweep their back-to-back, home-and-home set.

* Zetterberg, who assisted on all four Red Wings goals in the opening game of the home-and-home Friday night, now has 7-8--15 in 11 career games versus Toronto.

* Gustavsson’s five previous NHL shutouts were with the Maple Leafs.

* Niklas Kronwall (62-236--298) notched an assist to take sole possession of fifth place on the franchise’s all-time points list for defensemen, passing Marcel Pronovost. He is now five back of Gary Bergman (303) for fourth place.

TOEWS LIFTS BLACKHAWKS WITH NHL RARITY: SHORTHANDED OT GOAL
Jonathan Toews scored shorthanded at 3:26 of overtime and Corey Crawford made 19 saves as the Blackhawks defeated the Predators 2-1 at the United Center.

* According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Toews’ goal was the first shorthanded overtime goal by a Blackhawks player in a regular-season game. The last such goal by any player was Feb. 22, 2007, when Glen Wesley scored the shorthanded overtime winner for Carolina against Philadelphia.

SCHWARTZ’S HAT TRICK POWERS BLUES
Jaden Schwartz (3-1—4) scored his first NHL hat trick and Vladimir Tarasenko (0-3—3) and Jori Lehtera (1-2—3) each tallied three points as the Blues skated to a 6-1 win at Arizona.

* Schwartz’s four points are a career high and his seven shots on goal match a personal best set twice before.

* Tarasenko established career highs in assists (three) and shots (seven). Lehtera, the Blues’ third-round pick in 2008 (65th overall), registered the first three points of his NHL career.

* David Backes (1-1--2), Kevin Shattenkirk (0-2--2) and Alexander Steen (1-1--2) also had multiple points for the Blues, who have outscored the Coyotes 23-8 in their past five visits to Arizona (5-0-0).

* Jake Allen stopped 24 of 25 shots in his season debut.

STAMKOS STRIKES TWICE IN VANCOUVER
Steven Stamkos scored twice in the first period and assisted on Ryan Callahan’s winning goal as the Lightning began their five-game Western Conference road trip by handing the Canucks their first loss of the season.

* Ben Bishop stopped 30 of 32 shots in his first career appearance against the Canucks, improving to 3-0-1 on the season.

* White Rock, B.C., native Jason Garrison tallied an assist in his return to Vancouver, where played the past two seasons.

SENS HOLD ON FOR VICTORY
Ottawa led 2-0 in the second period before Columbus evened the score with two goals in 41 seconds, setting the stage for Mike Hoffman’s first career game-winner in the third period. Hoffman, who failed to convert on a penalty shot earlier in the game, matched a career high with two points (1-1--2).

* Robin Lehner stopped 38 of 40 shots for the second consecutive game, including a highlight-reel stick-save, to improve to 2-0-0 this season.

* Chris Neil (0-2--2) tallied his first two points of the season while Erik Karlsson (2-2--4, four games) and Clarke MacArthur (2-1--3, three games) extended their point streaks.

OTHER SATURDAY NOTABLES
* After notching a hat trick Tuesday against Columbus, Stars center Tyler Seguin turned playmaker Saturday against the Flyers, recording a career-high four assists. Seguin has notched eight points (4-4--8) in his past three games and has tallied 8-10--18 in 13 career games against the Flyers. Dallas teammate Jason Spezza tallied four points (1-3--4), including his first goal with the Stars.

* Dougie Hamilton (1-1--2) scored his second career game-winning goal and Niklas Svedberg made 32 saves for his first NHL shutout (4 GP) as the Bruins defeated the Sabres 4-0.

* Patrice Bergeron (0-1--1) tied Adam Oates for 13th on the Bruins' all-time points list. He sits one point shy of 500 for his NHL career (184-315--499 in 666 GP).

* Playing in his 500th NHL game, Nicklas Backstrom netted the game-deciding goal in the shootout as the Capitals improved to 12-1-0 in their last 13 home games against the Panthers, including nine straight wins.

* With his fifth goal of the season, Mike Cammalleri (5-2--7) became just the third player to tally at least one point in each of his first five games with the Devils, following Bobby Holik (5-2--7 in 5 games, 1992-93) and Neal Broten (3-6--9 in 7 games, 1994-95).

* Cory Schneider became the first goaltender other than Martin Brodeur to start a Devils home opener since Oct. 6, 1993, when Chris Terreri made 17 saves in a 2-1 win over Tampa Bay.

LOOSE PUCKS
Vancouver's Daniel Sedin extended his season-long point streak to four games (1-6--7) . . . Columbus forwards Nick Foligno (2-5--7) and Ryan Johansen (3-4--7) each have five-game point streaks . . . Florida’s Willie Mitchell (800), St. Louis’ Steve Ott (700), Nashville’s Craig Smith (200) and Dallas’ Curtis McKenzie (NHL debut) all played in milestone games . . . Alex Tanguay scored his second goal in as many games, marking the first time since Apr. 6 and 8, 2013 that he has tallied in consecutive games. His 143rd goal with the Avalanche gives him sole possession of ninth on the franchise’s all-time list, passing Dale Hunter

SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY'S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Minnesota @ Los Angeles, 3:00 p.m., FS-N, FS-WI, FS-W
San Jose @ NY Rangers, 5:00 p.m., TVA, CSN-CA, MSG
Calgary @ Winnipeg, 7:00 p.m., CITY
St. Louis @ Anaheim, 8:00 p.m., FS-MW, PRIME

JETS HOST FLAMES ON ROGERS SUNDAY NIGHT HOCKEY
The Flames, looking for a successful end to their six-game road trip, visit the Jets, anxious to bounce back from a home-opening loss to Nashville, on Rogers Sunday Night Hockey. The newest national night on the NHL schedule, each Sunday Night Hockey broadcast will feature a Canadian team in action and travel to a community rink in hometowns across Canada, with local NHL player profiles, grassroots stories and local entertainment features.

A week after making its season debut in London, Ontario, the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour heads to Selkirk, Manitoba, a short drive north of Winnipeg. Selkirk has a population of less than 10,000 but has produced two Hockey Hall of Famers, Harry Oliver and "Bullet" Joe Simpson. For more information, click here.

Thanks to the NHL PR department for the above information.