* Frederik Andersen made 27 saves – and denied two attempts in the tiebreaker – to pick up his 42nd career win in 58 NHL decisions (42-11-5). Per the Ducks, it marks the best start by any goaltender since Bill Durnan of the Canadiens earned his NHL-record 42nd career win in 55 decisions on Nov. 9, 1944.

* Kesler improved to 14-for-53 (26.4%), with six game-deciding goals, in his shootout career. That includes a pair of decisive markers this season (also Nov. 12 vs. LAK).

* Jakob Silfverberg also connected in the tiebreaker and leads the NHL with six shootout goals this season (6-for-9, 66.7%). He improved to 11-for-19 all-time in tiebreakers, ranking second among active skaters with a 57.9% career efficiency (minimum 10 attempts).

* Matt Beleskey added his team-leading 17th goal of the season, tied for ninth in the NHL. Corey Perry posted his 15th marker and first since returning from injury on Dec. 31.

* Ryan Getzlaf collected one assist, giving him 5-10—15 over his past 11 outings. He ranks third in the NHL in both assists (31) and points (44) in 40 appearances this season.

* The Ducks improved to 6-1-0 in their last seven meetings with the Predators dating to Jan. 26, 2013.

. . . SHARP, BLACKHAWKS KEEP PACE WITH OT WIN
Patrick Sharp scored at 1:17 of overtime to help the Blackhawks rally from four separate one-goal deficits and improve to 14-3-1 in their past 18 outings.

* At 26-11-2 (54 points), the Blackhawks moved into a tie – in terms of points – with the Predators (25-9-4, 54 points) for the top spot in the Central Division. Nashville, however, holds one game in hand.

* Via Elias, the last time the Blackhawks rallied for a victory when facing four separate one-goal deficits was on Dec. 23, 1970, when they posted a 6-4 win at LAK.

* Sharp (1-1—2) notched his eighth career overtime goal (all w/ CHI) and first since April 9, 2014 vs. MTL. He has 3-2—5 during a four-game point streak.

* Brad Richards (1-1—2) forced overtime with his eighth goal of the season at 16:03 of the third period.

* Marian Hossa and Duncan Keith both collected two assists. Hossa stretched his point streak to five contests (2-4—6).

* Patrick Kane added his team-leading 19th goal of the season, tied for sixth in the NHL. The Blackhawks are 13-2-0 when he finds the back of the net.

* The Blackhawks improved to 11-1-0 in their last 12 meetings with the Stars dating to March 16, 2012, including five straight wins.

DID YOU KNOW?
Brothers Jamie and Jordie Benn scored for the Stars in their overtime loss to the Blackhawks, marking the first time they both have found the back of the net in the same game.

* Per Elias, the Benns are the fifth pair of brothers to record goals in the same game for the Stars/North Stars franchise. The others: Bryan Jr. and Dennis Hextall, Aaron and Neal Broten (3x), Neal and Paul Broten (4x), and Derian and Kevin Hatcher (last to do so: Feb. 24, 1996 at TOR).

* The only set of brothers – besides the Benns – to score in the same game this season are Canucks forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin, who did so on Oct. 24 at COL.

JOHNSON POWERS LIGHTNING PAST SENATORS
Tyler Johnson scored twice, including the tying and insurance markers, to power the Lightning to their fifth victory in their past six starts.

* At 25-12-4 (54 points), the Lightning moved into a tie – in terms of points – with the idle Canadiens (26-11-2, 54 points) for first place in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference. Montreal, however, holds two games in hand.

* Johnson registered his fourth multi-goal game of the season and first since notching his second career hat trick on Dec. 23 vs. PIT. He leads the Lightning and shares fourth in the NHL with 15-28—43 in 40 games this season, including 2-4—6 in his past three outings.

* Via Elias, Johnson now has 5-2—7 in four career games at OTT, with at least one point in each contest.

* Steven Stamkos potted his team-leading 21st goal of the season to take over sole possession of fourth place in the NHL. It also marked his third game-winning goal of 2014-15 and second in the past four contests (also Dec. 29 vs. TOR).

* Victor Hedman (1-1—2) and Nikita Kucherov (0-2—2) added multi-point games. Hedman has 5-15—20 in 23 appearances this season, including 2-4—6 in his last four outings, while Kucherov has 4-5—9 in his past six contests.

* Facing his former team for the ninth time since an April 2013 trade, Ben Bishop made 20 saves to improve to 6-0-2 with a 2.30 goals-against average and .924 save percentage in his career against the Senators.

OVECHKIN, CAPITALS STAY HOT
Alex Ovechkin registered 1-1—2, including the primary assist on Andre Burakovsky’s game-winning marker, to help the Capitals pick up points for the 13th time in their past 14 outings (10-1-3).

* At 20-11-7 (47 points), the Capitals leapfrogged the idle Rangers (21-11-4, 46 points) for third place in the Metropolitan Division.

* Ovechkin notched 1-1—2 for the third straight game, marking the first time he has posted three consecutive multi-point games since March 21-24, 2013 (4-3—7 in 3 GP). He also tallied his team-leading 19th goal of the season, tied for sixth in the NHL, and has 7-6—13 in his past 12 outings.

* Burakovsky recorded his first career game-winning goal and fifth overall score (5-9—14 in 29 GP).

* Brooks Laich and Karl Alzner also scored for the Capitals, who improved to 21-4-3 versus the Panthers since the start of the 2009-10 season. That includes points in 13 consecutive games dating to Feb. 7, 2012 (11-0-2).

* Brooks Orpik collected one assist. The Capitals improved to 8-0-0 this season when he finds the scoresheet.

AROUND THE RINKS
Highlights from the rest of Sunday’s action:

* Knotted at 3-3 late in the third period, David Savard scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:01 remaining in regulation to propel the Blue Jackets to their third win in their past four starts. Savard posted his third game-winning marker in his past 12 outings; he had one such goal in his first 130 career appearances. Brandon Dubinsky added two tallies, including his 100th NHL goal (101-191—292 in 509 GP).

* Facing his former team for the first time, Anton Khudobin made 19 saves – and denied all three attempts he faced in the shootout – to lead the Hurricanes past the Bruins. Patrick Dwyer scored the club’s lone goal in regulation, while Eric Staal notched his fourth career decisive marker in the tiebreaker (5-for-20, 25.0%). The Hurricanes earned their second straight win, the first time they have paired together victories since Nov. 1-7 (4-0-0).

* Matt Hendricks (2-0—2) registered his first career multi-goal game and first multi-point performance since Dec. 10, 2013 (1-1—2 at NYR) to help the Oilers collect points for the fourth straight contest (2-0-2). Derek Roy added his first goal since being acquired by the team last week, while Ben Scrivens made 31 saves to pick up his seventh win of the season. The Oilers won their fifth straight home game against the Islanders dating to Jan. 7, 2008.

LOOSE PUCKS
Stars forward Tyler Seguin (26-21—47 in 38 GP) notched one assist to move within one point of Flyers forward Jakub Voracek (15-33—48 in 39 GP) for the League lead in scoring . . . Predators forward Mike Ribeiro (0-3—3) posted his first three-assist game since April 20, 2013 at MTL (0-3—3 w/ WSH) . . . Stars forward Erik Cole (2-1—3) registered his second multi-goal game of the season (also Oct. 21 vs. VAN: 2-0—2) and first three-point performance since Dec. 19, 2013 vs. VAN (1-2—3) . . . Blue Jackets forward Ryan Johansen found the back of the net for the third straight game, extending his point streak to seven contests (3-4—7). Johansen set a career high with a 10-game point streak to open the season (Oct. 9-31: 5-8—13) . . . Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (5-17—22 in 37 GP) collected one assist to break Ed Jovanovski’s franchise record for points by a rookie defenseman (10-11—21 in 70 GP in 1995-96) . . . Predators forward Filip Forsberg (14-23—37 in 38 GP) posted one helper to tie Alexander Radulov’s franchise record for points by a rookie (18-19—37 in 64 GP in 2006-07). Forsberg leads all rookies in goals, assists and points this season . . . Senators forward Kyle Turris (1-1—2) notched his sixth multi-point game of the season. He has 9-18—27 in 38 outings, tied for the club lead in scoring with captain Erik Karlsson (7-20—27 in 38 GP) . . . Islanders captain John Tavares (0-2—2) recorded his second consecutive multi-point performance and ninth of the season. He leads the team with 17-19—36 in 39 games . . . Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask made 35 saves . . . Avalanche forward Jarome Iginla (1-0—1) skated in his 1,349th game, moving into a tie with Kirk Muller for 46th place in NHL history . . . Islanders goaltender Jaroslav Halak (18 saves) played in his 300th NHL game, suffering his first loss since Dec. 11 . . . The NHL fined the Flyers’ organization for the team’s travel to Nashville on Dec. 26, a violation of Article 16.5(b) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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CANADA FACES RUSSIA IN WORLD JUNIOR FINAL
For the 14th time in tournament history, Canada will face Russia in the gold-medal game of the World Junior Championship (8:00 p.m., NHLN-US). Both clubs punched their tickets to the final with victories on Sunday – Canada defeated Slovakia 5-1, while Russia beat Sweden 4-1. This marks the eighth gold-medal game between Canada and Russia since 1996; Canada holds a 7-6 lead in their 13 championship-round meetings, but Russia has knocked Canada out in the playoff round each of the last four years, including the bronze-medal games in 2013 and 2014.

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