BURNS CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY AMONG DEFENSEMEN
Brent Burns (1-1—2) scored his 10th career overtime goal at 2:46 of the extra frame to power the Sharks to their seventh win in their last eight contests. Burns leads all blueliners in goals and points this season with 14-20—34 (35 GP). Elias notes that Burns (832 GP) has scored the second-most regular-season overtime goals by a defenseman in NHL history, trailing only Scott Niedermayer (13 in 1,263 GP).

METROPOLITAN TEAMS KEEP PACE WITH SURGING BLUE JACKETS
The Penguins (23-8-5, 51 points) and Rangers (24-12-1, 49 points) each earned wins to move into second and third place in the NHL standings, respectively:

* Sidney Crosby (1-2—3) factored on three of Pittsburgh’s five goals as the Penguins improved to 10-1-2 in their past 13 contests. Crosby extended his point streak to five games (4-4—8) and leads the NHL with 25 goals this season (30 GP). Evgeni Malkin notched 1-1—2 to eclipse the 800-point milestone (310-491—801). Crosby (25-16—41) and Malkin (15-26—41) each moved within a point of Connor McDavid (13-29—42) for the NHL scoring lead this season.

* Nick Holden (2-0—2) and Derek Stepan (2-0—2) combined for all four goals as the Rangers overcame a 3-1 deficit and posted their fourth win in their last six outings. Holden, who scored the game-winning goal at 6:31 of the third period, recorded his third career multi-goal game and first since March 2, 2014 vs. TBL (w/ COL).

MULTI-GOAL OUTINGS POWER OTHER CLUBS TO VICTORY
In addition to the Rangers, multi-goal performances also powered the Flames, Sabres and Islanders to wins:

* Mikael Backlund and Johnny Gaudreau each collected 2-1—3 to lead the Flames to their fourth win in their last five road games. Backlund has registered three points in consecutive contests (also 1-2—3 on Dec. 23 vs. VAN).

* Buffalo surrendered a 3-1 lead, but Evander Kane (2-0—2) scored his second goal of the contest at 8:29 of the third period to help the Sabres pick up a 4-3 win and snap a four-game slide (0-2-2). Head coach Dan Bylsma earned his 300th career regular-season win behind the bench.

* Andrew Ladd (2-0—2) recorded his first multi-goal game with the Islanders to lead the team to its third straight win.

LOOSE PUCKS
Blake Wheeler (1-0—1) extended his point streak to five games (3-2—5) to help the Jets pick up their fourth win in their last five outings . . . Jason Spezza (1-1—2), Jamie Benn and John Klingberg each scored to help the Stars improve to 4-1-1 in their last six contests . . . Blackhawks forward Artemi Panarin (5-9—14) and Wild forward Eric Staal (5-6—11) each extended their point streaks to eight games . . . Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh registered a career-high three assists . . . With less than one week of voting left, the top vote-getters by division in the 2017 NHL All-Star Fan Vote remain goaltender Carey Price of the Canadiens, defenseman P.K. Subban of Predators, and forwards Sidney Crosby of the Penguins and Connor McDavid of the Oilers . . . The Red Wings honored members of their 1997 Stanley Cup-winning team in a pre-game ceremony at Joe Louis Arena . . . Blues goaltender Jake Allenunveiled the equipment that he will wear for the 2017 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic.

SNEAK PEEK AT WEDNESDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Toronto @ Florida, 7 p.m., SN, FS-F
Carolina @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., ROOT, FS-CR
Montreal @ Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m., SN360, SNE, SUN, RDS
Philadelphia @ St. Louis, 8 p.m., NBCSN
Los Angeles @ Vancouver, 10 p.m., SN, FS-W
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FLYERS, BLUES CLASH ON RIVALRY NIGHT
NBCSN’s Wednesday Night Rivalry features an inter-conference battle when the Flyers (20-12-4, 44 points) visit the Blues (18-12-5, 41 points) at Scottrade Center. Philadelphia enters the contest with an 11-2-1 record in its past 14 contests, while St. Louis boasts a 13-2-4 mark at home this season.

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