SKINNER SCORES FOUR GOALS FOR SABRES ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY
Jeff Skinner (4-1—5) factored on all five Buffalo markers to establish a single-game career high in goals and points and become the fifth player in NHL history with four tallies on Super Bowl Sunday.

Photo via @BuffaloSabres

* Skinner became the seventh different player in League history to record five points in a game on Super Bowl Sunday and first since Kings forward Marcel Dionne (2-3—5) against the Rangers on Jan. 9, 1977. Click here to view the Feb. 13 edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates, which features the full list of players with five points in a game on Super Bowl Sunday.

* Skinner became the second player in Sabres history to record a hat trick on Super Bowl Sunday, joining Andre Savard (3-0—3) versus the Cleveland Barons on Jan. 9, 1977.

ANY GIVEN SUNDAY
Highlights from the rest of Sunday’s NHL slate:

* Ottawa earned its first road win against Washington since Jan. 21, 2014, snapping a nine-game slide in the capital of the United States (0-8-1). Brady Tkachuk (75-84—159 in 240 GP) scored the 75th goal of his NHL career, moving him past Alexandre Daigle (74-98—172 in 301 GP) and into a tie with Alexei Yashin (75-103—178 in 188 GP) for the third-most in franchise history by players age 22 or younger – the only Senators skaters with more under those criteria are Martin Havlat (96-123—219 in 280 GP) and Marian Hossa (93-103—196 in 270 GP).

* Colorado (34-8-4, 72 points) shut out the Stars at American Airlines Center to extend its franchise-record point streak to 19 games (17-0-2) and bolster its position atop the League standings. Nazem Kadri (1-0—1) established a single-season career high for points with 62 (20-42—62 in 43 GP), eclipsing his previous mark set with the Maple Leafs in 2016-17 (32-29—61 in 82 GP).

* Pittsburgh (30-11-8, 68 points) edged New Jersey at Prudential Center to extend its road winning streak to six games and leapfrog idle Carolina (32-11-3, 67 points) for first place in the Metropolitan Division. Sidney Crosby (0-2—2) collected the 409th multi-point game of his NHL career and moved past former Penguins defenseman Paul Coffey (408) for sole possession of 11th place on the League’s all-time list.

BLACK HOCKEY HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: NHLCA BIPOC COACHES PROGRAM
Now in its second season, the NHL Coaches Association BIPOC Coaches Program includes over 50 coaches from across North America, Europe and Australia with coaching experience ranging from three to 25 years.

* The program's pillars are networking and relationship building, professional development, and visibility and exposure. As the program continues to expand, the pipeline of diverse talent in the coaching community continues to grow, creating a more diverse talent pool of NHL coaches.

* Click here to meet the coaches in the NHLCA BIPOC Coaches Program, which includes three-time Stanley Cup champion Nigel Kirwan.



* ICYMI: The first episode of ‘NHL Bound’ premiered last week featuring Duante’ Abercrombie and Nathaniel Brooks, who are also part of the NHLCA BIPOC Coaches Program. Episodes air Thursdays at 3 p.m. ET at YouTube.com/NHL.

QUICK CLICKS

* Ahead of Super Bowl LVI, Kings share poster in support of Rams
* Martin St. Louis will take 'fresh look' at Canadiens as coach, Scotty Bowman says
* Vladimir Tarasenko’s kids steal show with smiles, videobombing skills
* Jaromir Jagr glad to keep playing, teaching as he reaches 50th birthday
* Austin Watson suspended two games for actions in Senators game

SEATTLE, TORONTO SET FOR FIRST-EVER CLASH MONDAY
The Kraken and Maple Leafs will play their first head-to-head contest Monday during a four-game NHL slate.

DID YOU KNOW?
The genesis of Climate Pledge Arena dates to the Century 21 Exposition (also known as the 1962 Seattle World's Fair), when the venue opened as the Washington State Pavilion. Following significant renovations to make the arena one of the centerpieces on the former Exposition grounds, the venue was renamed the Seattle Center Coliseum in 1964.

* The first-ever hockey game played at the Coliseum took place on Sept. 30, 1964 and was an exhibition contest between the Western Hockey League’s Seattle Totems and Maple Leafs, who had won the Stanley Cup in each of the past three seasons. Frank Mahovlich scored two goals while George Armstrong, Andy Bathgate, Ron Ellis, Billy Harris and Ron Stewart had one apiece as Toronto skated to a 7-1 win against the hosts, which received its lone marker from Gerry Leonard with Gerry Brisson and Bill Dineen drawing assists.

Thanks to the NHL PR department for the information above.