CLUBS EXTEND WINNING STREAKS . . .
Several teams secured victories to extend their winning streaks:

* Brayden Schenn registered his second career hat trick – including the go-ahead goal with 2:15 left in regulation – to lead the Flyers to their eighth consecutive win, their longest such run since Jan. 6-19, 2002 (also 8-0-0). Elias notes that Schenn – who scored all three of his goals on the man advantage – matched a single-game franchise record with three power-play goals, last achieved by Scott Hartnell on Jan. 19, 2008 at NYI.

* Knotted at 2-2, the Blue Jackets scored four unanswered goals in the third period to extend their point streak to eight games (7-0-1), including six consecutive wins. At 17-5-4 (38 points), Columbus continued its best start to a season in franchise history in terms of wins and points. Sergei Bobrovsky (28 SV) improved to 6-0-1 in his last seven appearances (1.56 GAA, .939 SV%), including five straight wins.

* Dougie Hamilton (2-1—3), Mikael Backlund (1-2—3) and Matthew Tkachuk (0-3—3) each collected three points to power the Flames to their sixth straight win. Hamilton posted his third career multi-goal game and second of the season (also Oct. 28 vs. OTT: 2-1—3), while Johnny Gaudreau (0-2—2) added multiple points for the fourth time in as many contests since returning from injury on Dec. 4 (2-6—8).

* Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each scored twice to help the Penguins overcome a 3-1 deficit and pick up their fifth consecutive victory. Crosby extended his point streak to seven games (6-6—12); he leads the NHL with 20 goals this season (22 GP). Malkin notched his 110th and 111th career power-play goals to pass Jaromir Jagr and Kevin Stevens (110) for sole possession of second place in franchise history.

. . . OTHERS SNAP LOSING SKIDS
Other clubs posted wins to halt their respective slides:

* Brendan Perlini scored his first career NHL goal (4 GP) to help the Coyotes snap a six-game losing streak (0-3-3). Elias notes that Perlini (Guildford, U.K.) became the first British-born rookie to score a goal since Kevin Brown (Birmingham, U.K.) in 1994-95 (w/ LAK).

* Roberto Luongo made 37 saves against the Canucks, his former club, as the Panthers ended a four-game slide (0-2-2). Luongo earned his 446th career win to move within one of tying Terry Sawchuk (447) for fifth place in NHL history.

* Rookies Auston Matthews, Zach Hyman and Connor Brown each scored to help the Maple Leafs snap a three-game skid (0-2-1). Matthews, who has six goals in his past seven outings, ranks second among rookies with 12-8—20 this season (26 GP).

LOOSE PUCKS
The Kings scored three power-play goals – their most in one game since Feb. 9, 2015 at BOS – to improve to 7-2-1 in their last 10 outings . . . The Sharks picked up their fourth win in their last six contests . . . Flyers forward Jakub Voracek (1-3—4) posted his second straight four-point performance (also 1-3—4 on Dec. 8 vs. EDM) . . . Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson (1-1—2) registered multiple points for the third consecutive game (2-4—6) . . . Flames forward Sean Monahan (4-5—9) and Islanders captain John Tavares (3-2—5) each scored to extend their point streaks to seven and five games, respectively . . . Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr (755-1,128—1,883) collected one assist to move within four points of tying Mark Messier (694-1,193—1,887) for second place in NHL history . . . Avalanche forward Jarome Iginla skated in his 1,500th career game, becoming the 16th player in NHL history reach the milestone . . . Senators forward Chris Neil skated in his 1,000th NHL game . . . ICYMI: The Kings honored former captain Mike Murphyin a pre-game ceremony at STAPLES Center . . . The Flyers unveiled their jerseyfor the 2017 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series, which will take place on Saturday, Feb. 25, against the Penguins at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.

SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Ottawa @ Anaheim, 4 p.m., TVAS, PRIME, TSN5
Philadelphia @ Detroit, 5 p.m., FS-D, TCN-PH
Vancouver @ Washington, 5 p.m., CSN-DC, SNP
St. Louis @ Minnesota, 6 p.m., FS-WI, FS-N+, FS-MW
Dallas @ Chicago, 7 p.m., CSN-CH, FS-SW
Colorado @ Toronto, 7 p.m., SN, ALT
New Jersey @ NY Rangers, 7 p.m., MSG, MSG+
Winnipeg @ Edmonton, 9:30 p.m., SNOL, SNW (JIP), TSN3
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HOMETOWN HOCKEY TOUR STOPS IN STRATFORD, ONT.
Rookies Auston Matthews and Mitchell Marner face former Calder Memorial Trophy winners Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon when the Maple Leafs play host to the Avalanche on Rogers Hometown Hockey, which will showcase the city of Stratford, Ont. Throughout 2016-17, Sunday games will be broadcast from a different community rink in various towns across Canada. Included in each telecast will be local NHL player profiles, grassroots stories and local entertainment features.

* Click here for more details about the festivities in Stratford.

* Click here for the full schedule of stops for the 2016-17 season.

Thanks to the NHL PR department for the above information.