VESEY STRIKES TWICE IN RANGERS FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN
Jimmy Vesey scored two first-period goals in a span of 29 seconds to help the Rangers (8-7-2, 18 points) extend their season-long winning streak to five games.

* Elias notes that Vesey became the second player in 2017-18 to score a pair of goals in a span of 30 seconds or less, joining Avalanche forward Alexander Kerfoot (0:21), who accomplished the feat on Nov. 5, 2017 at NYI.

* Elias adds that Vesey’s quick strikes marked just the fifth time since 2001-02 that a Rangers player scored a pair of goals in 30 seconds or less and first since Jaromir Jagr (0:26) on Nov. 14, 2006.

* Kevin Shattenkirk, who leads all defensemen in scoring this season with 5-11—16, collected an assist to extend his point streak to six games (3-6—9).

LEAGUE-LEADING LIGHTNING CONTINUE STRONG START
The line of Nikita Kucherov (1-2—3), Vladislav Namestnikov (2-1—3) and Steven Stamkos (0-3—3) combined for nine points to guide the League-leading Lightning (12-2-2, 26 points) to their best start in franchise history.

* Stamkos (7-21—28) leads the NHL in points while Kucherov (15-11—26) leads in goals and ranks second in points. They are the highest-scoring teammates in the League, registering 14 more combined points than the next closest duo.

* Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves to record his League-leading 12th win of the season (12-1-1, 2.41 GAA, .928 SV%, 1 SO).

MARLEAU CLIMBS ALL-TIME GOALS LIST
Patrick Marleau scored the 514th goal of his NHL career to surpass Jeremy Roenick for sole possession of 39th place on the NHL’s all-time list. Only Jaromir Jagr (765), Alex Ovechkin (571) and Marian Hossa (525) have more career goals among active players.

FANS SELECT TOP EIGHT GREATEST NHL MOMENTS
Following three rounds of fan voting, the NHL unveiled the top eight moments remaining in the Greatest NHL Moments Presented by Coors Light and Pepsi Zero Sugar. Round 4 voting is now open atNHL.com/GreatestMoments, with the top eight moments going head-to-head in a bracket-style, interactive, digital and mobile program. Click here for more information.

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AVALANCHE, SENATORS CONTINUE PREPARATIONS IN SWEDEN
The Avalanche and Senators will practice at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden on Thursday in advance of the 2017 SAP NHL Global Series, a two-game set between the clubs taking place on Friday and Saturday. Visit media.nhl.com for an information guide on the event, including a detailed schedule.

ICYMI: Former Senators forward Daniel Alfredsson and former Avalanche forward Peter Forsberg shared their thoughts on the upcoming event in their home country and the recent trade between their former clubs.

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