. . . RED WINGS, AVALANCHE ALSO STOP THEM ALL
The Red Wings and Avalanche – who will meet in the 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series at Coors Field in Denver on Saturday, Feb. 27 – also registered shutout victories on Tuesday:

* Petr Mrazek made 38 saves to earn his sixth career shutout (first this season) and backstop the Red Wings to their fourth win in their past five contests. Fifteen of those saves came against Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, who equaled a career high for shots on goal set Oct. 7, 2006 vs. CAR.

* Andreas Athanasiou, who made his NHL debut on Sunday vs. DAL, scored his first goal (and first GWG). Per Elias, he became the fourth player in Red Wings history – and first in 66 years – to record his first NHL goal in a 1-0 victory. The others: Frank Fredrickson (Nov. 24, 1926 at CHI), Connie Brown (Jan. 26, 1939 at CHI) and Steve Black (Oct. 29, 1949 at MTL).

* Reto Berra stopped all 25 shots he faced to pick up his third career shutout (second this season) and help the Avalanche begin their season-long, seven-game road trip with a win. All three of Berra’s shutouts have come in his past six starts dating to last season (April 9 vs. WPG: 41 SV).

* Jarome Iginla scored 57 seconds after the opening face-off for what stood as the game-winning goal. His 95 career game-winning goals rank second among active players, behind only Jaromir Jagr (130).

DID YOU SEE THAT?
Thomas Vanek scored a pair of highlight-reel goals – on a breakaway slap shot and following a between-the-legs dangle – to power the Wild to their seventh win in eight games this season at Xcel Energy Center. Vanek registered his 51st career multi-goal performance (first this season) and 49th career game-winning goal (second this season, also Oct. 22 vs. CBJ).

DOWN, BUT NOT OUT
A pair of teams – the Predators and Canucks – scored three unanswered goals in the third period to rally for wins on Tuesday:

* Down 5-4 after 40 minutes, the Predators notched three consecutive goals – including the tiebreaker by Barret Jackman with 9:51 remaining in regulation – to outlast the Senators in the highest-scoring game of the season (NSH: 7, OTT: 5). Jackman, who collected his first goal in a Nashville uniform (13 GP), was one of four Predators defensemen to score – a first in franchise history (via Elias).

* Trailing 3-2 midway through the third period, the Canucks posted three unanswered goals – including the tiebreaker by Brandon Sutter with 5:18 remaining in regulation – to snap a three-game skid (0-2-1). The line of Jannik Hansen (1-3—4), Daniel Sedin (1-3—4) andHenrik Sedin (2-1—3) combined for 4-7—11, including both of the team’s other third-period goals.

FAMILIAR FACES HAUNT FORMER CLUBS
Several familiar faces led their new clubs to victories over their former teams on Tuesday:

* Thomas Greiss, a third-round selection (94th overall) by the Sharks in the 2004 NHL Draft, made 34 saves to help the Islanders rebound from a pair of losses. Greiss, who compiled a 17-16-3 record in 44 appearances with the Sharks, improved to 4-1-2 in his first seven outings with the Islanders (2.39 GAA, .927 SV%).

* Brad Richardson, who spent five seasons with the Kings (2008-13), scored the tiebreaking goal with 8:13 remaining in regulation to power the Coyotes to a 4-0-0 record this season in Southern California (2-0-0 at ANA and LAK). Richardson collected 24-41—65 during his tenure with the Kings (255 GP), helping the team win the Stanley Cup in 2012.

* Martin Havlat, who signed a one-year contract on Friday, registered the game-winning goal in his season debut to lift the Blues to their sixth victory in their past seven contests. Havlat played last season with the Devils, totaling 5-9—14 in 40 appearances. Scott Gomez, his teammate in 2014-15 (7-27—34 in 58 GP w/ NJD), earned the primary assist on Havlat’s goal.

THIS AND THAT
* Jack Eichel, the No. 2 overall selection in the 2015 NHL Draft, notched 1-1—2 to help the Sabres improve to 5-2-0 in their past seven outings. Eichel, who registered his second consecutive multi-point game (also Nov. 7 vs. VAN: 0-2—2), earned his first career road points (6 GP). His six overall goals are tied for third among rookies, one behind Max Domi(ARI) and Oscar Lindberg (NYR).

* Jake Gardiner, the 17th overall pick (by ANA) in the 2008 NHL Draft, scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:28 remaining in regulation to lift the Maple Leafs to a sweep of their two-game season series with the Stars. Gardiner recorded his second career game-winning goal and first since Jan. 21, 2014 at COL.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
In the 12 games played on Tuesday:

* Six players registered three or more points, including four-point performances by Canucks teammates Jannik Hansen (1-3—4) and Daniel Sedin (1-3—4). The others: Avalanche forward Matt Duchene (2-1—3), Jets forward Bryan Little (2-1—3), Canucks captain Henrik Sedin (2-1—3) and Predators forward Austin Watson (1-2—3).

* Eight players notched multi-goal games: Avalanche forward Matt Duchene (2-1—3), Jets forward Bryan Little (2-1—3), Canucks captain Henrik Sedin (2-1—3), Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal (2-0—2), Flames forward David Jones (2-0—2), Senators forwardZack Smith (2-0—2), Islanders captain John Tavares (2-0—2) and Wild forwardThomas Vanek (2-0—2).

CLIMBING THE ALL-TIME CHARTS . . .
A number of veteran players continued to climb the NHL’s all-time charts:

* Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr (1-1—2) notched his 729th career goal to move within two of tying Marcel Dionne (731) for fourth place on the NHL’s all-time goals list. Jagr also extended his NHL record with his 130th career game-winning goal (first this season).

* Avalanche forward Jarome Iginla (596-642—1,238) scored to climb a pair of charts: he moved within five goals of tying Jari Kurri (601) for 18th place in NHL history and within one point of tying Peter Stastny (450-789—1,239) for 37th place in League history.

* Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo (25 SV) earned his 405th career victory to move within two of tying Glenn Hall (407) for eighth place on the NHL’s all-time wins list.

* Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist made his 743rd NHL appearance (regular season and playoffs, all w/ NYR) to surpass Mike Richter (also w/ NYR) for the most combined regular-season and playoff appearances by an NHL goaltender who only played for one team. He also passed Richter’s franchise record for the most appearances by a goaltender.

* Coyotes captain Shane Doan appeared in his 1,409th career game to tie Paul Coffeyfor 32nd place on the NHL’s all-time games played list. He now is one game shy of tyingNorm Ullman (1,410 GP) for 31st place.

* Sharks forward Joe Thornton became the 58th player in NHL history to play in 1,300 games.

. . . MORE MILESTONES & BENCHMARKS
* Predators captain Shea Weber (1-0—1) became the third player in franchise history – and first defenseman – to register 400 points (150-250—400). The others: David Legwand (210-356—566) and Martin Erat (163-318—481).

* Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith (33 SV) played in his 400th NHL game. He also became the fourth goaltender in Coyotes/Jets history to win 100 games (100-97-31). The others:Ilya Bryzgalov (130-93-27), Bob Essensa (129-124-35) and Nikolai Khabibulin (126-113-30).

* Wild forward Kurtis Gabriel, a third-round selection (81st overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft, made his League debut. Avalanche forward Andreas Martinsen, who spent the past three seasons in Germany’s top professional league (Deutsche Eishockey Liga), also made his NHL debut.

* Sabres defenseman Cody Franson (15 GP) and Wild forward Chris Porter (14 GP) scored their first goals with their new clubs.

LOOSE PUCKS
Kings forward Tyler Toffoli scored his 10th goal of the season to move into a share of the League lead (w/ Jamie Benn and Patrick Kane) . . . Jets forward Bryan Little (2-1—3) registered his seventh multi-point performance of the season, tied for the League lead (w/Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin) . . . Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal (2-0—2), who shares second place in the NHL with 13 assists, notched his first goals of the season . . . Senators captain Erik Karlsson (1-1—2) also moved into a share of second place in the NHL in assists (13) while scoring his first goal of the season. His 14 points are tied for second among defensemen . . . Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 42 saves to earn the win in his season debut . . . Blues forward Magnus Paajarvi snapped a 26-game drought with his first goal since March 6, 2014 at NSH . . . Predators forward Colton Sissons scored in his first NHL appearance since April 4, 2014 at ANA . . . ICYMI: Longtime Red Wings forward Sergei Fedorov, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, dropped the ceremonial opening puck prior to the Washington-Detroit game.

SNEAK PEEK AT WEDNESDAY’S ACTION
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Montreal @ Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN, SN, RDS
Edmonton @ Anaheim, 10:00 p.m., SN1, FS-W
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CANADIENS, PENGUINS TAKE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
The Canadiens, who at 13-2-1 (27 points) are off to the best 16-game start to a season in the franchise’s 98-year NHL history, look to continue their record-setting run when they visit the Penguins, winners of nine of their past 11 outings, at CONSOL Energy Center on NBCSN’s Wednesday Night Rivalry and Sportsnet’s Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey. This marks the second of three meetings in 2015-16 between these clubs; Montreal won their first encounter, 3-2 on Oct. 13 at PIT, behind a pair of goals from Max Pacioretty and the tiebreaking marker by Tomas Fleischmann at 5:20 of the third period. Pittsburgh, however, owns a 9-3-2 record in their last 14 matchups dating to the start of the 2011-12 season (MTL: 5-5-4). The Canadiens and Penguins will play for a third and final time on Jan. 9, their lone meeting of the season at Bell Centre.

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