JOHANSEN, POWER PLAY HELPS BLUE JACKETS END SKID
Ryan Johansen assisted on all four Blue Jackets goals and James Wisniewski potted his first two goals of the season, including the eventual game-winner, as Columbus won 4-3 in Philadelphia.

* Johansen established new careers highs for assists and points in a game. He has a point in 13 of 16 games this season, including five multi-point performances, and paces the club in assists (14) and points (20).

* Wisniewski scored two power-play goals for his second career multi-goal game (also Dec. 31, 2010 at FLA). According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Wisniewski is just the second Blue Jackets defenseman to tally multiple power-play goals in a game, following Bryan Berard who accomplished the feat on Nov. 18, 2005 (2) and Jan. 8, 2006 (3).

* Nick Foligno also potted a power-play goal as the Blue Jackets converted on 3-of-4 attempts with the man advantage, their first road game with at least three power-play goals since Nov. 17, 2013 at OTT (three in a 4-1 win).

* Foligno (2-1—3) equaled his career high for goals and points; he leads the club with nine goals this season.

HANZAL'S HAT TRICK POWERS COYOTES
Martin Hanzal scored two goals in a span of nine seconds in the second period to complete a natural hat trick and power the Coyotes to a 5-0 win over the Canucks.

* Hanzal’s hat trick was the second of his career (also Dec. 4, 2008 vs. TOR). According to Elias Sports Bureau, Hanzal is the sixth player in Coyotes history to score a natural hat trick and the first since Radim Vrbata on Oct. 3, 2013.

* Devan Dubnyk stopped 35 shots for his ninth career shutout and first since Dec. 27, 2013 while with the Oilers. He improved to 3-0-1 with a 2.54 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage in five outings this season.

* Head coach Dave Tippett, the winningest coach in Coyotes history, earned his 200th victory behind the club's bench (200-135-58).

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS OUT
Three goaltenders posted strong outings to lead their clubs to wins:

* Jimmy Howard stopped 25 shots for his seventh win of the season (7-2-4) and Johan Franzen broke a 1-1 deadlock with his third game-winning goal of 2014-15 as the Red Wings earned a 4-1 win against the Blackhawks. The game marked Detroit’s first regulation win at home against Chicago since Oct. 8, 2009 when Franzen also potted the decisive tally.

* Cory Schneider stopped 30 shots for his 13th career shutout (first this season) and Mike Cammalleri scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season as the Devils posted a 1-0 win in Washington. Schneider started his 17th consecutive game (career high) to match Martin Brodeur for the second longest streak to start a season in franchise history – Brodeur also holds the record of 19 straight starts from Oct. 6 to Nov. 2, 2001 (via Elias).

* Thomas Greiss made 30 saves and Pascal Dupuis scored twice to lift the Penguins to a 2-1 victory over the Maple Leafs. Dupuis’ game-winning goal was his first since Mar. 14, 2013, also at Toronto.

CROSBY, VORACEK BATTLE FOR POINTS LEAD
* Sidney Crosby tallied his League-leading 18th assist and 25th point of the season. He has registered at least one point in 11 of Pittsburgh’s first 15 games and has 21 points (10-11—21) in 14 career visits to the Air Canada Centre.

* Jakub Voracek stretched his point streak to nine games, matching his career high set from Dec. 9 to 28, 2013 (6-9—15). He now has 5-12—17 on his current stretch, including seven multi-point games. Overall, Voracek ranks second in the League in assists (17) and points (24), behind Sidney Crosby in both categories.

FRIDAY NOTABLES
* Aaron Ekblad scored the tying goal with 2:35 left in regulation to force overtime and stretch his point streak to three games (1-4—5). He is tied for the Panthers team lead with nine points this season.

* Devils forward Mike Cammalleri scored his third game-winning goal of the season – and second in as many games – to stretch his point streak to three games (2-2—4). He set a career high with eight game-winning goals for Calgary last season.

* Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo surpassed John Vanbiesbrouck for fifth on the all-time saves list with his 19th stop against the Islanders (31 total). Luongo now has 22,214 saves in 815 games (27.3 per game).

LOOSE PUCKS
Panthers forwards Jimmy Hayes and Vincent Trocheck each posted multiple points to stretch their point streaks to three games (3-2—5 and 0-4—4, respectively). Jussi Jokinen added two assists and now leads the club with eight this season . . . Flyers forward Brayden Schenn notched an assist to push his point streak to four games (1-4—5) . . . Mikkel Boedker notched an assist to stretch his point streak to three games (1-2—3) . . . Claude Giroux posted his seventh multi-point performance of the season, and now has 3-4—7 on his four game point streak . . . Florida’s Jonathan Huberdeau improved to 8-for-18 (44.4%) on career shootout attempts . . . Arizona’s B.J. Crombeen played in his 400th NHL game . . . Penguins defenseman Simon Despres played in his 100th NHL game . . . Sam Gagner notched two assists to eclipse 300 NHL points . . . The Panthers hosted their Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Night.

SNEAK PEEK AT SATURDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Carolina @ Boston, 1:00 p.m., SPSO, NESN
Minnesota @ Dallas, 2:00 p.m., FS-N, FS-WI, FS-SW
Anaheim @ Los Angeles, 4:00 p.m., PRIME, FS-W
Toronto @ Buffalo, 7:00 p.m., CBC, MSG-B
Philadelphia @ Montreal, 7:00 p.m., NHLN-US, TVA, SN, CSN-PH
NY Islanders @ Tampa Bay, 7:00 p.m., MSG+2, SUN
Colorado @ New Jersey, 7:00p.m., ALT, MSG+
NY Rangers @ Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m., FX-CA, MSG, ROOT
San Jose @ Columbus, 7:00 p.m., CSN-CA, FS-O
Winnipeg @ Nashville, 7:00 p.m., CITY, FS-TN
Washington @ St Louis, 8:00 p.m., CSN-DC+, FS-MW
Ottawa @ Calgary, 10:00 p.m., CBC, TVA2
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FIVE GAMES HIGHLIGHT CANADA’S NATIONAL SCHEDULE
Five games highlight Saturday’s Hockey Night in Canada schedule: the Maple Leafs will visit the Sabres in their second meeting of the season (CBC); the Canadiens try to extend their winning streak to five games as they host the Flyers (SN, TVA); the Jets travel to Nashville to play the Predators (CITY); the Rangers take on the Penguins for the second time this week (FX-CA); the Senators wrap up their three-game western road trip by facing the Flames in Calgary (CBC, TVA2)

HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER AWARENESS NIGHT
The Predators host their Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Night on Saturday. Click here for more details.

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