* Brett Connolly (2-0—2) posted his first career multi-goal game, including his fourth career game-winning goal and first since Nov. 2, 2013 vs. STL.

* Victor Hedman collected three assists for the sixth time in his career and second time in 2014-15 (also Oct. 13 vs. MTL: 1-3—4). He has 3-7—10 in seven appearances this season.

* Ben Bishop made 32 saves to pick up his 15th victory of the season, one behind League leader Pekka Rinne. He also improved to 8-0-0 with a 1.49 goals-against average, .946 save percentage and two shutouts in eight career appearances against the Rangers, including a 3-0-0 mark in 2014-15 (2.34 GAA, .900 SV%).

* Steven Stamkos registered one assist to stretch his point streak to five games (3-4—7). He leads the Lightning and is tied for fourth in the NHL with 15-14—29 in 25 outings this season.

. . . CANADIENS EDGE AVALANCHE TO KEEP PACE
Knotted at 3-3 midway through the third period, Max Pacioretty scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:06 remaining in regulation to help the Canadiens snap a three-game skid.

* At 17-7-2 (36 points), the Canadiens kept pace with the Lightning for first place in the League standings and Atlantic Division. Tampa Bay, however, holds one game in hand.

* Pacioretty recorded his second game-winning goal of the season (also Nov. 20 vs. STL). He led the NHL and established a career high with 11 decisive markers in 2013-14.

* Pacioretty paces the Canadiens and is tied for sixth in the League with 12 goals this season (26 GP). He also led the team and set a career high with 39 tallies in 2013-14 (73 GP).

* Defensemen Andrei Markov (1-1—2) and P.K. Subban (1-1—2) both posted multi-point games, their third such performances of the season. With his marker, Markov moved into sole possession of third place for the most career goals by a Canadiens defenseman (101), behind only Larry Robinson (197) and Guy Lapointe (166).

* Carey Price made 26 saves to improve to 14-5-1 with a 2.37 goals-against average, .921 save percentage and two shutouts in 20 appearances this season.

BELESKEY, ANDERSEN PROPEL DUCKS PAST BRUINS
Matt Beleskey scored the decisive goal early in the third period and Frederik Andersen posted 32 saves to help the Ducks end a two-game slide.

* At 15-6-5 (35 points), the Ducks moved into first place in the Western Conference, one point ahead of the idle Predators (16-5-2, 34 points) and Blues (16-6-2, 34 points).

* Beleskey established a career high with his 12th goal of the season (26 GP); his previous mark of 11 was set in 60 games during the 2009-10 campaign.

* Andersen improved to 11-4-4 with a 2.35 goals-against average, .917 save percentage and one shutout in 20 appearances this season. He also made his 12th consecutive start, the longest such streak by a Ducks goaltender since Jonas Hiller set a franchise record with 32 straight starts Jan. 12 – March 18, 2012.

* Sami Vatanen added his sixth goal of the season and now has 20 points in 26 games, one shy of his career high set in 2013-14 (48 GP). His 20 points also rank third among NHL defensemen, while his six markers are tied for third.

* The Ducks improved to 5-1-1 in their last seven meetings with the Bruins dating to Oct. 8, 2009, including points in three straight.

SHORTHANDED RIEDER LIFTS COYOTES OVER OILERS
Down 1-0 early in the second period, Tobias Rieder scored two shorthanded goals in 58 seconds to help the Coyotes extend their point streak against the Oilers to 16 games, their longest such streak against any opponent in franchise history.

* The Coyotes improved to 13-0-3 in their last 16 meetings with the Oilers dating to March 17, 2011, including three consecutive victories. They also have won 18 of their past 22 matchups dating to Jan. 5, 2010.

* Per Elias, Rieder’s goals mark the quickest two shorthanded tallies by a rookie in NHL history. He also is the second player in Coyotes/Jets history to score two shorthanded goals in one game. The other: Keith Tkachuk, who did so April 7, 1995, in a 7-4 victory vs. VAN.

* Elias says only one other NHL player has posted two shorthanded goals in less than 60 seconds since 2002: Michael Grabner, who on Feb. 27, 2014, scored twice in 48 seconds while a man down to lead the Islanders to a 5-4 overtime win vs. TOR.

* The Coyotes recorded two shorthanded goals in one game for the first time since Nov. 21, 2011, when Radim Vrbata and Lauri Korpikoski each potted a shorthanded marker in a 4-3 loss at WSH.

* Mike Smith made 25 saves to improve to 10-1-1 with a 2.65 goals-against average and .911 save percentage in 14 career appearances against the Oilers.

* Mikkel Boedker chipped in 1-1—2 for his fourth multi-point game of the season. Five of his eight goals and seven of his 16 points in 2014-15 have come against the Oilers (also 3-1—4 Oct. 15 vs. EDM and 1-0—1 Nov. 16 at EDM).

BLUE JACKETS END SKID, CONTINUE DOMINANCE OF PANTHERS
Tied at 1-1 midway through the third period, Boone Jenner scored the tiebreaking goal with 9:55 remaining in regulation to help the Blue Jackets snap a six-game skid.

* The Blue Jackets picked up their ninth consecutive victory over the Panthers dating to March 21, 2009, including six straight wins at Nationwide Arena.

* Jenner recorded his sixth career game-winning goal and first since April 6, 2014 vs. NYI. He now has 2-5—7 in 13 appearances this season.

* Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves, including nine in the final frame, to improve to 7-1-0 with a 2.23 goals-against average and .927 save percentage in eight career appearances against the Panthers.

* Playing in his second NHL game, Kerby Rychel posted the lone assist on Jenner’s goal to collect his first career point.

LOOSE PUCKS
Rangers teammates Derek Stepan (1-8—9) and Rick Nash (4-3—7) extended their point streaks to seven and six games, respectively . . . Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad scored his third goal of the season. He is tied for fourth among rookies, and leads all first-year blueliners, with 12 points in 22 games . . . Bruins forward Simon Gagne (1-0—1) recorded his 600th NHL point, while teammate David Pastrnak collected his first assist/point . . . The Devils signed free-agent forward Scott Gomez. The 34-year-old Anchorage, Alaska, native was selected by the Devils 27th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft and played the first seven seasons of his career in New Jersey, compiling 116-334—450 in 548 GP, winning the Calder Trophy in 1999-00, and capturing the Stanley Cup in 1999-00 and 2002-03 . . . The Department of Player Safety fined Wild defenseman Marco Scandella $2,755.38, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for an illegal check to the head of Blues forward T.J. Oshie . . . Flames defenseman Mark Giordano, Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko and Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne were named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the month of November . . . Predators forward Filip Forsberg was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for November . . . Islanders goaltender Jaroslav Halak, Lightning forward Ryan Callahan and Flames goaltender Karri Ramo were named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Nov. 30 . . . ICYMI: Hockey Hall of Famer and former Ranger Wayne Gretzky attended the Lightning-Rangers game . . . Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds shared his journey to the NHL.

SNEAK PEEK AT TUESDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Ottawa @ NY Islanders, 7:00 p.m., RDS, TSN5, MSG+ 2
New Jersey @ Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m., TVA, SNE, SNO, MSG+, ROOT
Vancouver @ Washington, 7:00 p.m., SNP, CSN-DC
Nashville @ Carolina, 7:00 p.m., FS-TN, FS-CR
Tampa Bay @ Buffalo, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN
Dallas @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m., FS-SW+, TSN4
Florida @ Detroit, 7:30 p.m., FS-F, FS-D+
Arizona @ Calgary, 9:00 p.m., FS-A+, SNW
Philadelphia @ San Jose, 10:00 p.m., NBCSN, CSN-PH
Boston @ Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m., NESN, FS-W
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FLYERS, SHARKS TRY TO REVERSE FORTUNES ON NBCSN
The Flyers and Sharks will try to halt their respective skids when they meet at SAP Center in a national telecast on NBCSN. Philadelphia enters the contest with one win in its past nine outings (1-7-1), while San Jose has dropped five of its last seven games (2-3-2). This marks the first of two meetings between these clubs in 2014-15 (also March 28 at PHI); the Sharks are 12-1-2 in their last 15 matchups dating to Jan. 2, 2002, but dropped their most recent contest in San Jose (5-2 on Feb. 3, 2014). This game features two of the top scorers in the NHL: Flyers forward Jakub Voracek ranks second in the League with 9-23—32 in 23 GP, while Sharks blueliner Brent Burns is tied for fourth among defensemen with 7-12—19 in 25 GP.

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