* Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford recorded 25 saves – and stopped all three attempts he faced in the shootout – to halt the Lightning’s winning streak at six games. Chicago also snapped a five-game losing streak to Tampa Bay dating to March 9, 2011 (0-1-4); five of the last six games between these clubs now have gone past regulation.

* Patrick Kane potted the lone goal in the tiebreaker, improving to 32-for-80 (40.0%) in his shootout career. His 16 game-deciding goals are tied for the most among active players (with Sidney Crosby).

LEHTERA’S NATURAL HAT TRICK POWERS BLUES
Jori Lehtera posted a natural hat trick, the first three-goal game of his NHL career, to lead the Blues to their eighth victory in their last nine outings.

* Lehtera capped the hat trick with his first career shorthanded goal. He now has 4-4—8 during a five-game point streak and 6-8—14 through his first 14 NHL contests.

* Lehtera became the first Blues player to record a natural hat trick since Oct. 12, 1998, when Al MacInnis did so in a 4-2 win at NYR. Although technically not a rookie, Elias says Lehtera is the just the second ‘first-year’ player in Blues history to post a natural hat trick. The other: Cliff Ronning, who did so in a 4-4 tie Jan. 12, 1987 vs. MIN.

* Jaden Schwartz assisted on all three of Lehtera’s goals, marking the first three-assist game of his NHL career. He now has 1-6—7 during a four-game point streak.

* Alexander Steen also collected three assists (all on the power play), his fourth such performance and first since Oct. 12, 2013 vs. NYR.

* Vladimir Tarasenko added two helpers to stretch his point streak to a career-long six games (5-5—10).

* Joakim Lindstrom matched a career high with two goals (2x, most recently Oct. 13, 2011 at OTT), while Kevin Shattenkirk (0-2—2) posted his fourth multi-point game of the season.

* The Blues improved to 15-2-0 in their last 17 meetings with the Sabres dating to Jan. 13, 1999.

HALAK, ISLANDERS POST SECOND STRAIGHT SHUTOUT
Jaroslav Halak stopped all 20 shots he faced to post his second consecutive shutout and lead the Islanders to their fourth straight win.

* The Islanders extended their shutout streak to 181:11, just 18:13 shy of the franchise record established March 31 – April 8, 1998 (199:24). They also picked up consecutive shutouts for the first time since Dec. 23-26, 2006 (both by Rick DiPietro).

* Halak stretched his personal shutout streak to 143:27, following a 19-save performance Saturday at ARI. It marks the fourth time in his NHL career that Halak has posted back-to-back shutouts (most recently, Jan. 16-19, 2012).

* The Islanders now have earned points in 12 of their last 14 meetings with the Avalanche dating to Nov. 21, 2001 (9-2-3). They also recorded their third all-time shutout against the Avalanche/Nordiques franchise and first since March 6, 1988 at QUE (Kelly Hrudey).

SEDINS LIFT CANUCKS IN OVERTIME
After surrendering a trio of one-goal leads, Daniel Sedin scored at 4:05 of overtime to lift the Canucks to their eighth win in their last 10 games (8-1-1).

* Daniel ranks first in Canucks history with 12 regular-season overtime goals (three ahead of Brendan Morrison). He also added an assist for his fourth multi-point game of the season.

* Henrik Sedin posted two helpers, including the primary assist on Daniel’s overtime goal, and paces the club with 5-12—17 in 17 contests this season. He also now has 4-15—19 in 18 career games against the Senators.

* Ryan Miller made 21 saves, including nine in the third period, to improve to 11-2-0 with a 2.46 goals-against average, .910 save percentage and one shutout in 13 appearances this season.

* The Canucks picked up their seventh win in their last eight meetings with the Senators dating to March 13, 2010, with the lone loss coming in the 2014 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic at BC Place.

FORSBERG (AGAIN) FUELS PREDATORS
Filip Forsberg posted 1-1—2, including the game-winning goal, to power the Predators to their third consecutive victory.

* Forsberg found the back of the net for the fifth straight game and now has 6-4—10 during a six-game point streak. Per Elias, he is the first rookie to post a five-game goal streak since Jan. 8-17, 2012, when Sean Couturier did so for the Flyers (5-1—6).

* Forsberg leads all rookies in goals (7-tied), assists (10) and points (17) in 15 outings this season. His +17 rating also paces the entire NHL.

* The Predators improved to 10-1-1 when scoring at least two goals this season.

* At 10-3-2 (22 points) overall, the Predators are off to their second-best 15-game start in franchise history; the club went 10-2-3 (23 points) to open the 2005-06 campaign.

OVECHKIN, JOHANSSON LEAD CAPITALS TO THIRD STRAIGHT WIN
Alex Ovechkin and Marcus Johansson each scored twice to lead the Capitals to their third straight victory, their longest winning streak since April 5-11 (4-0-0).

* Ovechkin registered his 88th career multi-goal game and third of the season (also Oct. 11 at BOS and Oct. 14 vs. SJS). He now has 3-7—10 in his past six outings.

* Johansson posted his fourth career multi-goal game and first since Jan. 9, 2012 at LAK. He now has 5-3—8 in his last six games and 8-4—12 in 15 contests this season; Johansson scored eight total goals in 2013-14 (80 GP).

* Nicklas Backstrom added two helpers for his fourth multi-assist game and fifth multi-point performance of the season.

SEGUIN, GARBUTT HELP STARS END SKID
Down 2-0 late in the second period, Tyler Seguin evened the score with two goals in 57 seconds and Ryan Garbutt potted the tiebreaking marker with 1:16 remaining in regulation to help the Stars snap a seven-game skid (0-5-2).

* Seguin has 5-1—6 in his last three outings. He is tied for the League lead in goals (12) and also ranks third in points (21) through 15 games this season.

* Garbutt recorded his third career game-winning goal and first since Nov. 26, 2013 vs. ANA. He also scored his third career shorthanded goal and first since April 1 at WSH.

* The Stars improved to 6-3-0 in their last nine meetings with the Coyotes dating to March 20, 2012, including wins in three of their past four matchups.

BRICK WALLS
Several goaltenders led their clubs to wins Tuesday:

* Carey Price stopped all 29 shots he faced to record his 26th career shutout (first of the season) and backstop the Canadiens to their third straight victory. Montreal also improved to 10-2-0 in its last 12 games against Winnipeg/Atlanta dating to March 1, 2011, including wins in seven of their last eight meetings.

* Cory Schneider made 23 saves, including 10 in the middle frame, to help the Devils snap a four-game skid. Via Elias, Schneider has posted a 3-1-1 record with a 1.36 goals-against average and .951 save percentage in his last five games at Prudential Center. The Devils improved to 9-4-2 all-time against the Wild, including a 6-1-1 record at home.

* Roberto Luongo recorded 21 stops to help the Panthers end a three-game skid (0-2-1). Aaron Ekblad collected two assists for the second consecutive game and leads the team with 1-7—8 in 13 outings this season. The Panthers picked up their sixth win in their last seven meetings with the Sharks dating to Oct. 24, 2008.

LOOSE PUCKS
The Jets suffered their first regulation loss since Oct. 24 vs. TBL (6-0-2), falling one game short of their franchise-record point streak (Dec. 9-28, 2005: 6-0-3) . . . Despite the loss, the Lightning have points in nine of their last 10 games dating to Oct. 21 (8-1-1) . . . The Senators also picked up a point for the sixth time in their last eight outings (3-2-3) . . . Wild forward Ryan Carter found the back of the net in his return to Prudential Center. Carter totaled 17-16—33 in 171 GP for the Devils over the past three seasons . . . Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov made 40 saves, his third 40-plus save performance of the season (also Oct. 28 vs. SJS and Oct. 30 vs. NYI) . . . Rangers forward Derek Stepan recorded his 200th NHL point . . . Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy posted his 100th NHL point . . . Senators forward Kyle Turris collected his 100th NHL assist . . . Jets defenseman Toby Enstrom (500), Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews (500), Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban (300) and Panthers forward Nick Bjugstad (100) all played in milestone games . . . Devils defenseman Seth Helgeson and Stars defenseman John Klingberg made their NHL debuts . . . Dave Tippett coached his 391st game for the Coyotes, surpassing Bob Francis as the longest-tenured coach in franchise history . . . The Canadiens acquired defenseman Sergei Gonchar from the Stars in exchange for forward Travis Moen . . . The Kings signed free-agent defenseman Jamie McBain to a one-year contract . . . ICYMI: Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer attended the Panthers-Sharks game . . . In honor of Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada, teams across the NHL paid tribute to service members.

SNEAK PEEK AT WEDNESDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Boston @ Toronto, 8:00 p.m., NBCSN, SN, TVA
Los Angeles @ Anaheim, 10:30 p.m., NBCSN, SN1
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RIVALRIES HIGHLIGHT WEDNESDAY’S DOUBLEHEADER
A pair of rivalries highlight Wednesday’s schedule, with both games being broadcast nationally in the U.S. and Canada:

* The Bruins visit the Maple Leafs in the second of four meetings between these Original Six rivals in 2014-15. Boston scored a 4-1 win in their first matchup on the strength of 1-2—3 from Dougie Hamilton Oct. 25 at TOR. The Bruins are 12-2-1 in the last 15 regular-season matchups between these clubs dating to Oct. 20, 2011, and also eliminated the Maple Leafs in a thrilling seven-game series in the 2013 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Overall, Boston is on a season-high five-game winning streak, while Toronto has earned points in six of its past seven outings (5-1-1).

* The Kings travel south to face the Ducks in their first meeting since the Second Round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, a seven-game series victory by Los Angeles punctuated by a 6-2 win in Game 7 at Honda Center. Anaheim, however, has won the last four regular-season matchups between these Southern California rivals, including a 3-0 decision in the 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series at Dodger Stadium. Overall, the Kings have points in three consecutive games (2-0-1), while the Ducks have points in five straight despite entering the contest on a three-game skid (2-0-3).

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