Pekka Rinne (31 saves) denied all three shootout attempts as Nashville snapped Philadelphia’s home win streak at six games. The Predators earned their first victory in extra time this season, ending a five-game slide (2 OT L, 3 SO L).

* Patrick Maroon tied the game in the third period and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored at 2:55 of overtime to lead the Oilers to their third win in their last four outings. Elias notes that Maroon (St. Louis, Mo.) became the fourth Missouri-born player in NHL history to score vs. STL, joining Pat LaFontaine (15), Paul Ranheim (3) and Landon Wilson (1).

* MUST SEE: Maroon was brought to tears in a post-game interview upon seeing his son’s reaction to the goal he scored.

LOOSE PUCKS
Oilers captain Connor McDavid collected an assist on the overtime winner and leads the NHL with 12-28—40 this season (34 GP). Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko (1-0—1) ranks second with 16-22—38 (33 GP) . . . Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (1-0—1) ranks second among rookies with 15-9—24 this season (31 GP) . . . Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau (0-1—1) has earned at least one point in all seven games since making his return to the Calgary lineup on Dec. 4 (2-9—11) . . . Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf (1-0—1) extended his point streak to five games (2-4—6) . . . Ducks forward Andrew Cogliano skated in his 737th consecutive game dating to Oct. 4, 2007, tying Jay Bouwmeester (March 6, 2004 – Nov. 22, 2014) for the fifth-longest such streak in NHL history . . . Monday’s game between the Red Wings and Hurricanes at PNC Arena was postponed due to a technical problem with the ice equipment that made the ice surface unplayable. The date and time of the rescheduled game will be announced at a later date . . . Blackhawks left wing Artemi Panarin, Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and Wild center Eric Staal were named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week.

SNEAK PEEK AT TUESDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
NY Islanders @ Boston, 7 p.m., SN, NESN, MSG+ 2
Nashville @ New Jersey, 7 p.m., MSG+, FS-TN
NY Rangers @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., ROOT, MSG 2
Los Angeles @ Columbus, 7 p.m., FS-O, FS-W
Anaheim @ Montreal, 7:30 p.m., SNE, RDS, PRIME
Detroit @ Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m., TVAS, SUN, FS-D
Buffalo @ Florida, 7:30 p.m., FS-F, MSG-B
Colorado @ Minnesota, 8 p.m., FS-N, ALT2
Ottawa @ Chicago, 8:30 p.m., CSN-CH, RDS2, TSN5
St. Louis @ Dallas, 8:30 p.m., FS-SW, FS-MW
Winnipeg @ Vancouver, 10 p.m., SNP, TSN3
Calgary @ San Jose, 10:30 p.m., CSN-CA, SNW
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BLUE JACKETS AIM FOR 10TH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY
The Blue Jackets look to register their 10th consecutive victory and establish the longest win streak in franchise history when they host the Kings. Sergei Bobrovsky enters the contest with wins in each of his last eight appearances and needs one more to equal the franchise record for most consecutive victories by a goaltender, a mark he set from Nov. 29, 2013 – Jan. 23, 2014 (9-0-0).

TOP TWO EASTERN CONFERENCE CLUBS SQUARE OFF
The Rangers (23-10-1, 47 points) and Penguins (20-7-5, 45 points) – who rank first and second in the Eastern Conference standings, respectively – meet at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The Rangers enter the contest with wins in six of their last seven outings, while the Penguins have earned points in each of their last seven home games (6-0-1).

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