OFFENSIVE OUTBURSTS POWER CLUBS TO VICTORY
The Bruins (23-18-5, 51 points), Hurricanes (21-15-7, 49 points) and Red Wings (18-19-6, 42 points) each scored at least six goals to secure victories:

* Playing in his 500th NHL game, Brad Marchand (2-3—5) matched a career high with five points to help the Bruins improve to 3-1-1 in their last five contests. Marchand scored his 21st career shorthanded goal, the most in the NHL since he began his career in 2009-10. Elias notes that Marchand also moved into sole possession of third place on the franchise’s all-time shorthanded goals list, behind Rick Middleton (25) and Derek Sanderson (24).

* Seven different players scored for the Hurricanes – all at even strength – to propel the club to a 14-1-1 record in its past 16 home games, including four straight wins. Brock McGinn (1-3—4) scored for a third straight game and also set a career high with four points, while Elias Lindholm, Lee Stempniak and Jordan Staal each registered 1-2—3 to help Carolina move within a point of a playoff spot.

* Detroit fell behind 2-0 and 3-2, but six different skaters found the back of the net to help the Red Wings snap a three-game slide (0-2-1). Andreas Athanasiou went coast-to-coast to score a highlight-reel game-winning goal, his fourth tally in his past five games (4-3—7). Thomas Vanek added 1-1—2 to extend his point streak to five games (4-4—8).

McELHINNEY, McLEOD LEAD NEW CLUBS TO WINS
Maple Leafs goaltender Curtis McElhinney and Predators forward Cody McLeod each contributed to victories in their team debuts:

* McElhinney made 35 saves in his first start with the Maple Leafs (20-13-8, 48 points) as the club extended its road point streak to 10 games (8-0-2) and leapfrogged the opposing Senators (22-15-4, 48 points) into third place in the Atlantic Division. Per Elias, Toronto established a franchise record for the longest single-season road point streak.

* One day after being acquired from the Avalanche, McLeod scored the first of three unanswered goals to help the Predators overcome a 2-0 deficit and pick up their third straight win. His goal came moments after the Avalanche honored him with a tribute video.

CARTER SCORES (ANOTHER) WINNER, KINGS CONTINUE OT SUCCESS
Anze Kopitar notched an assist on all three Kings goals and Jeff Carter scored his League-leading eighth game-winning goal and third in overtime (also tied for tops in the NHL) to help Los Angeles improve to 9-1 in overtime this season.

* Carter, who ranks second in the League with 23 goals this season, has accumulated 34 game-winning goals since 2011-12 when he joined the Kings, tied for third in the League in that span behind Washington’s Alex Ovechkin (42) and Montreal’s Max Pacioretty (38).

* The Kings lead all teams with a 21-4 record in overtime since the debut of the 3-on-3 format last season.

LOOSE PUCKS
Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr scored his 134th career game-winning goal to extend his NHL record . . . Jonathan Bernier (26 saves) and Carter Hutton (23 saves) registered their first shutouts with the Ducks and Blues, respectively . . . Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot (24 saves) established a career-high with his 22nd win of the season . . . Avalanche forward Jarome Iginla skated in his 1,515th career game to move past Steve Yzerman (1,514) into 15th place on the NHL’s all-time list . . . Bruins forward David Krejci (1-0—1) registered his 500th NHL point (144-356—500) . . . Flames forward Matt Stajan skated in his 900th career NHL game . . . Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien coached his 800th career NHL game . . . J.T. Miller (5-5—10 in 7 GP), Eric Staal (4-5—9 in 5 GP), Tyler Bozak (3-5—8 in 5 GP), Nazem Kadri (5-2—7 in 5 GP), Brayden Schenn (4-1—5 in 5 GP) and Blake Wheeler (2-3—5 in 5 GP) each extended point streaks . . . Jets forward Patrik Lainevisited a young fan after receiving a party invitation on social media . . . The Kings honored former forward Jari Kurriin a pre-game ceremonyat STAPLES Center . . . The Oilers and Flames honored Canadian women’s hockey icon Hayley Wickenheiserin a pre-game ceremony at Rogers Place.

SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY’S ACTION
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Philadelphia @ Washington, 1 p.m., TVAS, NBC, CSN-DC, CSN-PH
New Jersey @ Vancouver, 7 p.m., SN, MSG+
Minnesota @ Chicago, 7 p.m., NBCSN
St. Louis @ Anaheim, 9 p.m., NHLN, PRIME, FS-MW
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HOMETOWN HOCKEY TOUR STOPS IN VANCOUVER
The Canucks host the Devils on Rogers Hometown Hockey, which will showcase the city of Vancouver. Canucks captain Henrik Sedin sits three points shy of becoming the first player in franchise history to reach the 1,000-point milestone (231-766—997), while Devils goaltender Cory Schneider owns a record of 3-1-2 (2.14 GAA, .925 SV%) in six career appearances against his former club. Throughout the 2016-17 season, 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 Vancouver.

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

WILD, BLACKHAWKS BATTLE FOR FIRST PLACE IN WESTERN CONFERENCE
Sole possession of first place in the Western Conference is on the line when the Wild (27-9-5, 59 points) visit the Central Division rival Blackhawks (27-13-5, 59 points) on NBCSN. Minnesota sits one game shy of matching the longest road point streak in franchise history (12-0-0 from Feb. 18 – April 9, 2015), while Chicago shares the League lead with 38 home points this season and is tied for second in home wins (17).

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