* Elias also says that Perreault leads the NHL with 15 goals in 24 contests since Nov. 18.

* Dustin Byfuglien (2-1—3) posted his first multi-goal and three-point game since March 16, 2014 vs. DAL (2-1—3). He has 2-4—6 in his past three outings and shares eighth among defensemen with 11-17—28 in 44 appearances this season.

* Andrew Ladd collected one assist to extend his point streak to seven games (4-5—9), matching a career high set April 4-20, 2013 (4-10—14).

* Toby Enstrom, Michael Frolik, Mark Scheifele and Jim Slater each added two assists.

* The Jets scored eight goals in one game for the first time since Oct. 27, 2011, when they posted a 9-8 victory at PHI.

* Head coach Paul Maurice earned his 500th NHL win (500-499-164), becoming the seventh active coach (and 20th overall) to reach the milestone. At 47 years, 11 months, Sportsnet says Maurice is the second-youngest coach in NHL history to achieve 500 wins (behind Scotty Bowman: 45 years, 3 months).

HALAK, ISLANDERS COOL OFF RANGERS . . .
Jaroslav Halak stopped all 27 shots he faced to record his 34th career shutout (fourth this season) and lead the Islanders past the Rangers in the second edition of the Battle of New York.

* At 29-13-1 (59 points), the Islanders leapfrogged the Lightning (27-14-4, 58 points) – who lost on Tuesday – for first place in the Eastern Conference. They also tied a franchise record for the most wins through the first 43 games of one season, established in 1978-79 (29-5-9).

* The Islanders earned their second all-time shutout at Madison Square Garden (regular season or playoffs). The other was on Dec. 17, 1975, when Billy Smith guided the club to a 3-0 victory.

* Halak also became the fifth goaltender in Islanders history to post a shutout against the Rangers (home or away), joining Smith, Mark Fitzpatrick (Dec. 9, 1989), Tommy Soderstrom (March 23, 1995) and Rick DiPietro (Dec. 26, 2006).

* Halak picked up his 23rd win of the season, moving into a tie for second place in the NHL with Frederik Andersen. He has a 2.22 goals-against average and .917 save percentage in 31 appearances.

* Anders Lee, Nikolay Kulemin and Frans Nielsen all found the back of the net. Lee potted his fifth game-winning goal of the season, tied for second in the NHL, while Nielsen scored the team’s seventh shorthanded tally of 2014-15 – tops in the League.

* The Islanders completed their seven-game road trip with a 5-2-0 record. Elias says it marked the 44th road trip in franchise history of at least five games, but the first one in which the team picked up five or more wins.

. . . PENGUINS KEEP PACE IN METROPOLITAN DIVISION
David Perron (2-1—3) and Sidney Crosby (0-3—3) both collected three points to propel the Penguins to their second straight win and fourth victory in their past six outings (4-1-1).

* At 26-10-6 (58 points), the Penguins kept pace with the Islanders (29-13-1, 59 points) for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference. Pittsburgh holds one game in hand and also owns the ROW tiebreaker (PIT: 24, NYI: 23).

* Perron posted his first three-point game since March 28, 2014 vs. ANA (0-3—3 w/ EDM). He also recorded his first multi-goal game since Jan. 27, 2014 at VAN (3-0—3 w/ EDM).

* Crosby notched three assists for the fourth time this season and for the second time in his past five outings (also Jan. 2 vs. TBL: 0-4—4). He is tied for first in the NHL with 35 helpers and shares fifth overall with 47 points in 39 games.

* Evgeni Malkin (0-2—2) recorded his third consecutive multi-point performance, totaling 2-4—6 in that span. He ranks second in the NHL with 19-30—49 in 42 appearances this season, three points behind League leader Jakub Voracek (17-35—52 in 43 GP).

* Chris Kunitz, Kris Letang and Paul Martin each registered 1-1—2. Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves to pick up his first career victory against the Wild (1-5-0 in 6 GP); he now has defeated every NHL club except for the Penguins.

DID YOU KNOW?
The top eight teams in the Eastern Conference are separated by just seven points:

PREDATORS CONTINUE HOME DOMINANCE . . .
Colin Wilson (2-2—4) matched career highs with two goals and four points, including the game-winning marker, to lift the Predators to their fourth straight overall victory and sixth consecutive win at Bridgestone Arena.

* At 29-9-4 (62 points), the Predators maintained their spot atop the Central Division and NHL standings.

* The Predators also improved to 17-2-1 this season at Bridgestone Arena, where they have outscored opponents 57-39. Their 17 home wins and 35 home points pace the NHL.

* Wilson recorded his third career four-point game and first since Nov. 6, 2013 at COL (2-2—4). Per Elias, his three such games equals a Predators record, joining J.P. Dumont, Martin Erat and Steve Sullivan.

* Wilson has 3-5—8 during a four-game point streak. His 14 goals this season (in 40 GP) are two shy of his career high (set in 82 GP in 2010-11), while his 30 points are five shy of his career high (set in 68 GP in 2011-12).

* Mike Fisher (1-1—2), Craig Smith (1-1—2), James Neal (0-2—2) and Mike Ribeiro (0-2—2) all added multi-point performances.

* Filip Forsberg snapped a seven-game drought with his 15th goal of the season, tied for the most among rookies. He also leads rookies in assists (24), points (39) and plus/minus (+23) in 42 outings.

* Pekka Rinne made 20 saves to pick up his League-leading 29th win of the season and sixth straight dating to Dec. 30. Carter Hutton stopped all 10 shots he faced following Rinne’s exit in the third period.

. . . BACKES, BLUES EXTEND STREAK TO FIVE
David Backes and Vladimir Tarasenko both registered 1-1—2 to power the Blues to their fifth consecutive victory, their third winning streak of at least five games this season (also Oct. 25 – Nov. 6: 7-0-0 and Dec. 6-16: 5-0-0).

* At 27-13-3 (57 points), the Blues moved within one point of the idle Blackhawks (28-13-2, 58 points) for second place in the Central Division. They also remained five points behind the Predators (29-9-4, 62 points) for the top spot in the division.

* Backes posted his fourth straight multi-point game, totaling 6-4—10 in that span. He is the second Blues player to accomplish that feat this season; Alexander Steen also notched four consecutive multi-point games Jan. 2-8 (3-7—10). Prior to 2014-15, Elias says the last Blues player to record four straight multi-point performances was Paul Kariya Oct. 10-16, 2008 (1-7—8).

* Tarasenko scored his 24th goal of the season, moving within two tallies of League leaders Rick Nash and Tyler Seguin. He has 2-3—5 during a three-game point streak.

* Jaden Schwartz added his 15th marker of 2014-15. He has registered at least one point in each of his past eight appearances dating to Dec. 11 (6-6—12).

* Steen also found the back of the net to stretch his point streak to seven contests (5-8—13), including goals in three straight games. He now has 169-231—400 in 646 career outings.

* Ken Hitchcock earned his 684th win as a head coach, tying Pat Quinn for fifth in NHL history.

* The Blues posted their fifth straight victory over the Oilers dating to Dec. 21, 2013. They also improved to 16-2-1 in their last 19 head-to-head meetings dating to Dec. 21, 2009.

PASTRNAK (AGAIN) PROPELS BRUINS
After scoring his first two career goals on Saturday, rookie David Pastrnak again found the back of the net twice to lead the Bruins to their fourth consecutive victory.

* At 23-15-6 (52 points), the Bruins moved three points ahead of the Panthers (20-12-9, 49 points – who lost on Tuesday – for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.

* Per Elias, Pastrnak became the eighth rookie in Bruins history to record consecutive multi-goal games and the fourth to do so in the past 62 seasons. The others (since 1952-53): Andre Savard (November 1973), Steve Kasper (November 1980) and Milan Jurcina (January 2006).

* Milan Lucic (1-1—2), David Krejci (0-2—2) and Torey Krug (0-2—2) also posted multi-point games for the Bruins, who stretched their point streak to eight contests dating to Dec. 29 (5-0-3).

* Tuukka Rask made 16 saves to improve to 8-2-0 with a 2.09 goals-against average, .922 save percentage and three shutouts in 10 career appearances against the Lightning. That includes seven straight wins dating to Feb. 21, 2013.

* The Bruins recorded their ninth consecutive victory over the Lightning dating to March 27, 2012. They also picked up their ninth straight head-to-head win at TD Garden dating to Dec. 2, 2010 (not including the playoffs).

TRENDS CONTINUE
The Stars, Red Wings, Hurricanes and Sharks also earned victories on Tuesday to continue recent success against their respective opponents:

* Down 3-1 after 20 minutes, the Stars scored four consecutive goals in the middle frame – including a pair by John Klingberg – to extend their winning streak against the Senators to six games dating to March 20, 2010. Per Elias, Klingberg became the third rookie defenseman in Stars/North Stars history to record a multi-goal game, joining Brad Maxwell (2x in 1977-78) and Mike Berger (Oct. 17, 1987 vs. WPG). Anders Lindback relieved Kari Lehtonen midway through the first period and made 34 saves to backstop the Stars to a 9-3-2 mark in their past 14 contests overall.

* Petr Mrazek recorded 25 saves to help the Red Wings stretch their point streak against the Sabres to 11 games dating to March 13, 2010 (10-0-1). Mrazek improved to 6-3-1 with a 2.16 goals-against average and .920 save percentage in 10 appearances this season. Darren Helm, Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar all found the back of the net for the Red Wings, who are 6-3-1 in their past 10 games overall. Helm scored his eighth career shorthanded goal and first since March 29, 2014 at TOR, while Tatar potted his team-leading 17th tally of the season (43 GP).

* Victor Rask and Elias Lindholm both scored in the shootout to power the Hurricanes to their fifth consecutive home victory against the Avalanche dating to Feb. 22, 2009. After going winless in his first 10 appearances of the season (0-8-2), Anton Khudobin made 28 saves – and denied both shootout attempts he faced – to pick up his third straight victory (all via the tiebreaker). Jordan Staal added his first goal since March 2, 2014 at WPG, helping the Hurricanes improve to 4-1-1 in 2015.

* Knotted at 2-2, Brenden Dillon netted the tiebreaking goal early in the third period to help the Sharks improve to 7-1-3 in their last 11 meetings with the Coyotes dating to Jan. 24, 2013, including points in six straight (4-0-2). Dillon recorded his first goal since Feb. 27, 2014 vs. CAR (w/ DAL), snapping a 62-game drought. Joe Pavelski scored his League-leading 11th power-play goal of the season. Since 2010-11, Pavelski ranks third in the NHL with 51 power-play goals, behind only Alex Ovechkin (70) and Steven Stamkos (55).

LOOSE PUCKS
Playing his first game in Boston since fracturing his tibia at TD Garden on Nov. 11, 2013, Lightning captain Steven Stamkos (25-18—43 in 45 GP) scored twice to move within one goal of Rick Nash and Tyler Seguin for the League lead . . . Facing his former club for the first time, Stars forward Jason Spezza logged 14:56 TOI and won 10-of-13 face-offs (76.9%) vs. OTT . . . Avalanche goaltender Calvin Pickard made 44 saves. He paces the NHL with a .936 save percentage in 15 appearances this season . . . Oilers forward Benoit Pouliot (2-0—2) found the back of the net for the third straight game (4-0—4). He also registered his first multi-goal performance since Feb. 7, 2014 at PIT (2-0—2 w/ NYR) . . . Forward Dave Bolland scored his first goal in a Panthers uniform, snapping a 21-game drought dating to April 1, 2014 vs. CGY (w/ TOR) . . . Senators forward Mike Hoffman notched his 15th goal of the season, keeping pace with Filip Forsberg for the lead among rookies . . . Sabres defenseman Mike Weber posted his first goal since April 6, 2014 at PHI, ending a 38-game drought . . . Rangers forward Martin St. Louis played in his 1,100th NHL game, becoming the 16th active player to reach the milestone . . . Panthers forward Jussi Jokinen (700), Oilers forward Derek Roy (700), Rangers defenseman Marc Staal (500), Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson (300), Rangers defenseman John Moore (200) and Islanders defenseman Brian Strait (100) also played in milestone games . . . Penguins forward Zach Sill recorded his first NHL assist/point (48 GP) . . . ICYMI: Wild defenseman Ryan Suter will have a hearing today with the Department of Player Safety for an elbow on Penguins forward Steve Downie . . . Youngstown Phantoms forward Kyle Conley posted 2-1—3 to lift Team East to a 7-4 victory over Team West in the 2015 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.

SNEAK PEEK AT WEDNESDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Montreal @ Columbus, 7:00 p.m., SN, RDS, FS-O
Philadelphia @ Washington, 8:00 p.m., NBCSN, SN1, TVA
Toronto @ Anaheim, 10:00 p.m., SNO, KCOP-13
New Jersey @ Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m., MSG+, FS-W

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