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NHL Short Notes

02/19/2017 at 6:31am EST

SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
BUFFALO 3, St. Louis 2
DETROIT 3, Washington 2 (SO)
Winnipeg 3, MONTREAL 1
Edmonton 3, CHICAGO 1
NEW JERSEY 3, NY Islanders 2
Ottawa 6, TORONTO 3
San Jose 4, ARIZONA 1
DALLAS 4, Tampa Bay 3 (OT)
MINNESOTA 5, Nashville 2
Florida 3, LOS ANGELES 2
VANCOUVER 2, Calgary 1 (OT)

WILD MOVE WITHIN A POINT OF LEAGUE-LEADING CAPITALS
Jason Zucker (2-1—3) factored on three of five goals as the Western Conference-leading Wild improved to 6-1-1 in their last eight games.

* At 39-13-6 (84 points), the Wild moved within a point of the Capitals (39-11-7, 85 points) for the top record in the League.

* Devan Dubnyk (37 saves) improved to 32-10-3 this season (1.97 GAA, .934 SV%, 5 SO) and reclaimed sole possession of the League lead in wins.

SHARKS, OILERS PAD LEAD ATOP PACIFIC DIVISION
The Sharks (35-18-6, 76 points) and Oilers (32-19-8, 72 points) – who rank first and second in the Pacific Division, respectively – each secured victories:

* Brent Burns (2-0—2) scored for the third consecutive game (5-1—6) to power the Sharks to victory. Burns paces all blueliners with 27-36—63 in 2016-17 and matched his franchise record for goals in a season by a defenseman from 2015-16. Burns shares the League lead among all skaters with 18-20—38 on the road this season; Elias notes that he became the first defenseman to score at least 18 road goals in a season since Paul Coffey scored 22 such goals in 1984-85 and 1985-86, single-season NHL records for blueliners.

* Cam Talbot made 38 saves to help Edmonton snap Chicago’s win streak at five games and improve to 4-1-0 in their last five contests, including three consecutive wins. Talbot, who reached the 30-win mark for the first time in his NHL career, improved to 30-16-7 overall (2.35 GAA, .921 SV%, 5 SO). With the win, the Oilers moved two points ahead of the idle Ducks (30-19-10, 70 points).

SENATORS, PANTHERS CLIMB ATLANTIC DIVISION
The Senators (31-19-6, 68 points) and Panthers (27-20-10, 64 points) each earned wins to climb the Atlantic Division:

* Mark Stone (1-4—5) established career highs for points and assists in a game to become the first Senators player to register five points since Alex Kovalev on Jan. 3, 2010 vs. PHI (4-1—5) and power Ottawa to their fourth win in their last five contests. The Senators climbed within two points of the Atlantic Division-leading Canadiens (31-20-8, 70 points). Ottawa holds three games in hand.

* Florida surrendered a 2-0 lead, but Aleksander Barkov (1-1—2) scored the go-ahead goal 15 seconds into the third period as the Panthers improved to 4-0-0 on their five-game road trip. The Panthers – who own a record of 7-1-0 in their last eight games – moved into third place in the Atlantic Division.

CLUBS INCH CLOSER TO WILD CARD SPOTS
The Sabres (26-23-10, 62 points), Devils (25-23-10, 60 points), Jets (27-29-5, 59 points) and Canucks (26-27-6, 58 points) each secured victories to inch closer to the final Wild Card spots in their respective conferences. In the Eastern Conference, five teams currently outside of a postseason berth are within four points of the final Wild Card position, while in the Western Conference, three teams chasing down the final Wild Card spot are within four points:

* Nicholas Baptiste (1-1—2) registered the first multi-point game of his NHL career to help Buffalo snap St. Louis’ win streak at six games and improve to 4-1-0 in their last five contests. The Sabres moved within two points of the idle Bruins (29-23-6, 64 points) for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.

* Cory Schneider made 40 saves and the Devils held off a third-period Islanders rally to improve to 5-2-1 in their last eight games. New Jersey climbed within four points of Boston.

* Patrik Laine (28-22—50) became the third rookie in Jets/Thrashers history to reach 50 points in a season, joining Dany Heatley (26-41—67) and Ilya Kovalchuk (29-22—51) in 2001-02. The Jets moved within three points of the Flames (29-26-4, 62 points) for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.

* Vancouver surrendered a game-tying goal with 5.6 seconds remaining in regulation, but Christopher Tanev scored 34 seconds into overtime to guide the Canucks to victory. Vancouver climbed within four points of Calgary.

DID YOU KNOW?
Stars forward Antoine Roussel (3-0—3) scored the first hat trick of his NHL career to help Dallas snap a three-game slide (0-3-0). Elias notes that Roussel (Roubaix, France) became the second French-born player in NHL history to score a hat trick; he joined Paul MacLean (Grostenquin, France), who registered eight such performances.



LOOSE PUCKS
Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo (33 saves) appeared in the 963rd game of his NHL career to tie Ed Belfour for fourth on the all-time list among netminders . . . Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller (35 saves) earned the 356th win of his NHL career to pass Rogie Vachon (355) for sole possession of 19th on the all-time list among netminders . . . Sharks forward Joe Thornton (0-1—1) extended his point streak to five games (2-4—6) and moved within two helpers of the 1,000-assist milestone . . . Nicklas Backstrom (4-8—12 in 8 GP), Vincent Trocheck (2-5—7 in 5 GP), Jaromir Jagr (2-3—5 in 5 GP) and Radim Vrbata (0-5—5 in 5 GP) also extended point streaks . . . Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews (262-338—600) and Wild captain Mikko Koivu (178-422—600) both reached the 600-point milestone . . . Brent Seabrook (900) and Brian Boyle (600) each skated in milestone games . . . The Canadiens honored referee Eric Furlatt, a native of Trois-Rivieres, Que., for recently working his 1,000th career NHL game . . . The Maple Leafs announced Wendel Clark, Charlie Conacher, Red Kelly and Frank Mahovlich as the latest Legends Row inductees . . . The Coyotes honored members of their 1996-97 team in a pre-game ceremony at Gila River Arena . . . Stars play-by-play announcer Dave Stradermade his return to the broadcast booth . . . The Blackhawks, Blue Jackets and Red Wings each hosted events in support of Hockey Is For Everyone month . . . The Canucks unveiled a statue honoring former head coach Pat Quinn outside of Rogers Arena.


SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Washington @ NY Rangers, 12:30 p.m., NBC
Detroit @ Pittsburgh, 3 p.m., NBC
Winnipeg @ Ottawa, 5 p.m., TVAS, TSN5, TSN3
New Jersey @ NY Islanders, 6 p.m., MSG+, MSG
Chicago @ Buffalo, 6 p.m., NBCSN
Nashville @ Columbus, 6 p.m., FS-O, FS-TN
Toronto @ Carolina, 7 p.m., SN360, SN1, FS-CR
Tampa Bay @ Colorado, 8 p.m., ALT, SUN
Boston @ San Jose, 8:30 p.m., NBCSN
Los Angeles @ Anaheim, 9 p.m., PRIME, FS-SW
Philadelphia @ Vancouver, 10 p.m., SN360, CSN-PH
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NBC SPORTS CELEBRATES HOCKEY DAY IN AMERICA
NBC Sports celebrates Hockey Day in America with a four-game slate on NBC and NBCSN, as well as a collection of stories and features that explore hockey’s impact and influence across the U.S. NBC will air the Capitals-Rangers game at Madison Square Garden and the Red Wings-Penguins game at PPG Paints Arena, while NBCSN will broadcast the Blackhawks-Sabres game at KeyBank Center and the Bruins-Sharks game at SAP Center. Sunday also marks the opening of Hockey Week Across Americapresented by USA Hockey.

HOMETOWN HOCKEY TOUR STOPS IN CRANBROOK
The Maple Leafs (26-20-11, 63 points) visit the Hurricanes (24-22-8, 56 points) on Rogers Hometown Hockey, which will showcase the city of Cranbrook, B.C. 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 Cranbrook.

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

Thanks to the NHL PR department for the above information.

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