* Kessel now has 8-11—19 in 28 career games versus the Rangers, including 6-8—14 in 16 contests at Madison Square Garden.

* Bozak found the back of the net for the third consecutive game and now leads the Maple Leafs with 3-1—4 this season. His three-game goal streak is the first such run of his NHL career (299 GP).

* van Riemsdyk scored his third career shorthanded goal and 18th career game-winner. His other two shorthanded tallies came last season: Oct. 30 at CGY and March 1 at MTL.

* Rookie defenseman Stuart Percy picked up an assist for the third consecutive game. Cody Franson added 1-1—2 in his season debut.

“THAT ’70s LINE” POWERS KINGS TO FIRST VICTORY
“That ’70s Line” – the trio of Jeff Carter (1-1—2, +3), Tyler Toffoli (1-1—2, +3) and Tanner Pearson (1-1—2, +2) – combined for 3-3—6 and a +8 rating to power the Kings to their first win of the season.

* Carter (2-1—3, +5), Toffoli (1-2—3, +5) and Pearson (2-1—3, +4) now have combined for 5-4—9 and a +14 rating over the past two games, including five of the team’s six goals.

* Anze Kopitar potted his first marker of the season, which proved to be the game-winner. He led the Kings and tied for third in the NHL with a career-high nine game-winning goals in 2013-14.

* Martin Jones made 29 saves to pick up the victory in his first start of the season. He now has a 13-6-0 record with a 1.74 goals-against average, .936 save percentage and four shutouts in 21 career regular-season appearances.

* The Kings improved to 11-3-4 all-time against the Jets/Thrashers franchise, including a 7-0-2 record at home.

LOOSE PUCKS
Rangers forward Rick Nash found the back of the net for the third consecutive game and now is tied for the League lead with four goals this season (4-1—5). His three-game goal streak is his first since Jan. 18-26, when he totaled 7-0—7 during a five-game stretch . . . ICYMI: Check out Nash’s goal from the perspective of the Ref Cam . . . Bryan Little scored the lone goal for the Jets, his third of the season . . . Maple Leafs forward Leo Komarov (0-2—2) posted his first career multi-assist/point game . . . Kings blueliner Drew Doughty (0-2—2) passed Marty McSorley for fifth on the franchise’s all-time list for assists by a defenseman (164) . . . Jets defenseman Mark Stuart played in his 500th NHL game . . . Rangers forward Kevin Hayes made his NHL debut . . . The Wild signed defenseman Jonas Brodin to a six-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season. The 21-year-old Karlstad, Sweden, native has 10-21—31 and a +8 rating in 126 career regular-season games . . . ICYMI: Kings mascot Bailey delivered a birthday cake to longtime play-by-play announcer Bob Miller.

SNEAK PEEK AT MONDAY’S ACTION
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IGINLA RETURNS TO BOSTON FOR FIRST TIME
Former Bruin Jarome Iginla faces Boston for the first time since his offseason departure when the Avalanche visit TD Garden in a Columbus Day matinee. Iginla played one season for the Bruins, totaling 30-31—61 in 78 regular-season games as well as 5-2—7 in 12 playoff contests in 2013-14. He and the Avalanche will try to pick up their first win of the season after suffering consecutive shutout defeats against the Wild to open 2014-15. The Bruins also are coming off consecutive losses following a 2-1 victory over the Flyers on opening night. These clubs will face off one more time in 2014-15 (Jan. 21 at COL); the Avalanche have won six straight visits to TD Garden and are 7-0-1 in their last eight trips to Boston. The Bruins last defeated Colorado on home ice on March 30, 1998 (a 4-1 decision).

ATLANTIC DIVISION FOES MEET IN TAMPA
The Canadiens visit the Lightning at Amalie Arena in their first meeting since the opening round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, a four-game series victory by Montreal. Tampa Bay, however, went 3-0-1 during the team’s four-game regular-season series last year (MTL: 1-1-2), which included three contests that went past regulation. The Canadiens are 3-0-0 for the first time since 2005-06 and are looking to open the season with four consecutive victories for the first time since 1977-78 (4-0-0). The Lightning, meanwhile, are 1-0-1 and have earned at least one point in six consecutive regular-season games dating to last year (5-0-1). Tampa Bay has not opened a season with points in three straight games since 2010-11, when they went 3-0-0 in their first three outings.

In celebration of Girls Play Hockey Weekend, U.S. Olympic silver medalist Anne Schleper will participate in the Lightning’s morning skate. Schleper was an All-American at the University of Minnesota, where she helped the team win the NCAA National Championship in 2012. The 24-year-old St. Cloud, Minn., native also has participated in three Women’s World Championships, winning gold in 2011 and silver in 2013, as well as four Four Nations Cups. Click here for more information.

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