SEGUIN, STARS RALLY FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WIN . . .
Down 5-2 late in the second period, Tyler Seguin posted 2-1—3 to even the game and Shawn Horcoff (1-0—1) added the decisive tally in the shootout to lift the Stars to their season-high fourth consecutive victory.

* Per Elias, the Stars overcame a three-goal deficit to win for the first time since Feb. 11, 2011, when Brad Richards scored in regulation and the shootout to help the team rally from a 3-0 hole for a 4-3 victory vs. CHI.

* Seguin recorded his League-leading 24th and 25th goals of the season. He also paces the NHL with seven multi-goal performances, while ranking second with 42 points in 32 outings.

* Via Elias, Seguin is the second player in Stars/North Stars history to score 25 goals through the team’s opening 32 games of one season. The other: Dino Ciccarelli, who did so in both 1981-82 (27 GP) and 1986-87 (30 GP).

* Horcoff, who played the first 12 seasons of his NHL career for the Oilers (162-285—447 in 796 GP), improved to 11-for-22, with seven game-deciding goals, all-time in shootouts. His 50.0% conversation rate in tiebreakers ranks fourth among active skaters with a minimum of 20 attempts.

* Jamie Benn (1-1—2), Alex Goligoski (0-2—2) and Ales Hemsky (0-2—2) also registered multi-point performances. Hemsky made his first visit to Edmonton since being dealt at the 2014 Trade Deadline; he played the first 11 seasons of his NHL career for the Oilers, compiling 142-335—477 in 652 games.

* Anders Lindback relieved Kari Lehtonen midway through the second period and made nine saves – plus another four in the shootout – to pick up his first victory of the season.

* The Stars improved to 16-2-3 in their last 21 games against the Oilers dating to Feb. 19, 2009, including three consecutive wins. They also earned their sixth straight victory at Rexall Place dating to March 2, 2012.

. . . TALBOT LEADS RANGERS TO SIXTH STRAIGHT VICTORY
Fresh off signing a contract extension on Friday, Cam Talbot denied all 18 shots he faced to backstop the Rangers to their sixth consecutive victory, their longest winning streak since Oct. 31 – Nov. 15, 2011 (7-0-0).

* The Rangers recorded their League-leading eighth shutout of the season (31 GP). Per Elias, the team last posted eight shutouts in their first 31 games of one season in 1928-29, when they had 11 clean sheets in that span.

* Talbot improved to 3-3-1 this season with a 2.02 goals-against average and .928 save percentage in eight appearances; all three of his wins have come via a shutout (also Nov. 19 vs. PHI and Nov. 28 at PHI).

* Talbot (15-9-2, 6 SO) became the second goaltender in Rangers history to post at least six shutouts in his first 26 career NHL starts. The other: Lorne Chabot, who did so during the team’s inaugural season in 1926-27.

* Ryan McDonagh scored the lone goal at 4:10 of the first period, marking his eighth career game-winning tally and first since March 26, 2014 vs. PHI.

* The Rangers completed a sweep of their back-to-back, home-and-home series with the Hurricanes, following a 3-2 victory on Saturday in Raleigh. They now have won 14 of their last 15 meetings with Carolina dating to Feb. 22, 2011.

ZEPP PROPELS FLYERS TO WIN IN NHL DEBUT
Making his NHL debut at age 33, Rob Zepp recorded 25 saves and Jakub Voracek (2-0—2) scored at 0:10 of overtime to propel the Flyers to their second win in as many days.

* Via Elias, Zepp is the oldest goaltender to pick up a win his NHL debut since 1926-27, when Hugh Lehman did so at age 41 for the Blackhawks.

* Zepp, who was selected by the Hurricanes in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2001 NHL Draft, spent the last eight seasons of his professional hockey career in Europe, winning five German league championships before signing with the Flyers on July 1, 2014.

* “You know, I’ve really been reflecting on the journey since I got called up,” Zepp told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “There were so many moments that had to happen for this to come together. I always believed in myself and my abilities. I was fortunate to get a chance with the Flyers. For the guys to have a third period like [Sunday], that was extra special.”

* Down 3-1, Vincent Lecavalier scored twice in the final frame to force overtime. Lecavalier, who had been a healthy scratch for seven games prior to his return to the lineup on Thursday, recorded his 49th career multi-goal game and first since March 30, 2014 vs. BOS (2-0—2).

* Voracek posted his second straight and 14th multi-point performance of the season, following 0-4—4 on Saturday at TOR. He leads the NHL with 14-30—44 in 33 outings.

* Claude Giroux collected one assist and now has 2-3—5 over the past two games. He ranks third in the NHL with 10-30—40 in 33 starts, sharing the League lead (with Voracek) in helpers.

* The Flyers now have picked up points in seven of their last eight meetings with the Jets dating to Jan. 31, 2012 (5-1-2).

ERIKSSON LIFTS BRUINS IN OVERTIME (AGAIN)
Dougie Hamilton (2-1—3) recorded the tying goal with 1:31 remaining in regulation and Loui Eriksson (1-1—2) scored at 2:14 of overtime to lift the Bruins to their second win in their last three games.

* Eriksson posted his second overtime goal in less than one week, following the decisive marker on Wednesday at MIN. He now has eight career overtime goals, all since 2008-09. Per Elias, only Washington’s Alex Ovechkin (10) has more such goals in that span.

* Hamilton registered his first career multi-goal game and third three-point performance of the season (also Oct. 25 at TOR and Nov. 6 vs. EDM). He has 7-13—20 in 34 games, tying for seventh among defensemen in goals and 15th in points.

* Tuukka Rask made 25 saves to improve to 7-5-1 with a 2.47 goals-against average and .920 save percentage in 15 career appearances versus the Sabres, including three straight wins.

* Zdeno Chara added two helpers for his first multi-point game since April 8, 2014 at MIN (0-2—2).

* The Bruins recorded their fourth consecutive victory over the Sabres dating to April 12, 2014. They also improved to 11-2-2 in their last 15 meetings at TD Garden dating to April 8, 2010.

RAANTA, BLACKHAWKS BLANK MAPLE LEAFS
Antti Raanta stopped all 31 shots he faced to record his third career shutout (second this season) and lead the Blackhawks to their 11th win in their past 13 games (11-1-1).

* Raanta extended his personal winning streak to a career-best five games, compiling a 1.60 goals-against average and .952 save percentage in that span.

* Patrick Kane posted 1-2—3 to extend his point streak to six contests (4-6—10). He leads the Blackhawks and shares seventh in the League with 16-20—36 in 34 games this season.

* Via Elias, Kane paces the NHL with 11-14—25 in 17 outings since Nov. 16. He had 5-6—11 in his first 17 contests of the season.

* Patrick Sharp (0-3—3) added his first three-point performance since Jan. 3, 2014 at NJD (3-0—3), while Brent Seabrook (0-2—2) also recorded a multi-point game.

* David Rundblad posted his first career game-winning goal (70 GP) and first goal as a member of the Blackhawks (20 GP).

* The Blackhawks shut out the Maple Leafs for the first time since March 30, 2000, when Jocelyn Thibault made 27 saves in a 4-0 win. They also picked up their fifth straight head-to-head win at United Center dating to Dec. 22, 2006.

PICKARD HELPS AVALANCHE EDGE RED WINGS
Calvin Pickard made 34 saves – and then denied seven of nine shootout attempts – to help the Avalanche stretch their point streak to five games (3-0-2).

* Pickard now has a 6-5-2 record with a 2.06 goals-against average and .939 save percentage in 13 appearances this season, including six straight starts. His .939 save percentage ranks second in the NHL.

* Pickard has allowed only one goal in each of his past three games (also Dec. 18 at PIT and Dec. 20 at BUF). Elias says he is the first rookie goaltender in Avalanche/Nordiques history to yield no more than one goal in each of three consecutive starts in one season.

* Erik Johnson forced overtime with the tying goal at 15:45 of the third period. Jarome Iginla then scored in the ninth round of the tiebreaker, marking his sixth career game-deciding goal (11-for-43, 25.6%).

* The Avalanche picked up their second straight win over the Red Wings following a four-game skid in the head-to-head series dating to March 5, 2013 (0-3-1).

LOOSE PUCKS
Taylor Hall (2-1—3) and Teddy Purcell (1-2—3) both recorded three points for the Oilers . . . Teammate Mark Arcobello (2-0—2) added his second career multi-goal game and first since Nov. 5, 2013 at TBL . . . Jets forward Mathieu Perreault collected one assist to extend his point streak to seven games (3-4—7), two shy of his career long set March 14-31, 2014 (6-4—10 w/ ANA) . . . Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk posted his 13th goal of the season and now has 24 points in 23 games . . . Sabres forward Tim Schaller scored his first NHL goal/point (3 GP) . . . Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi (600), Avalanche forward Cody McLeod (500), Hurricanes forward Alexander Semin (600), Jets defenseman Grant Clitsome (200) and Bruins defenseman Matt Bartkowski (100) all played in milestone games . . . ICYMI: The Rangers held a moment of silence in remembrance of NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who lost their lives in the line of duty on Saturday. . . The Blackhawks wore special decals on their helmets in honor of assistant equipment manager Clint Reif, who passed away on Sunday.

SNEAK PEEK AT MONDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Ottawa @ Washington, 7:00 p.m., TSN5, RDS, CSN-DC
Nashville @ Columbus, 7:00 p.m., FS-TN, FS-O
Pittsburgh @ Florida, 7:30 p.m., SN, TVA, ROOT, FS-F
Arizona @ Vancouver, 10:00 p.m., FS-A, SNP
San Jose @ Anaheim, 10:00 p.m., CSN-CA, PRIME
Calgary @ Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m., SNW, KCOP-13

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