* Hiller has won five of his last seven starts, allowing two or fewer goals in six of those contests (1.80 GAA, .931 SV%).

* Lance Bouma and David Jones both registered 1-1—2. Bouma notched his second game-winning goal of the season (52 GP; also Nov. 8 at FLA); he had zero such goals in his career prior to 2014-15 (121 GP).

* Jiri Hudler also found the back of the net. He collected at least one point in all five games versus the Sharks this season (5-1—6); Hudler had 5-7—12 in 37 career appearances against San Jose prior to 2014-15 (regular season and playoffs).

* The Flames improved to 23-9-1 versus the Western Conference this season, including a 17-4-1 mark versus the Pacific Division.

. . . MINNESOTA, LOS ANGELES GAIN GROUND IN WILD CARD RACE
Both the Wild and Kings picked up victories on Monday to gain ground in the Western Conference Wild Card race:

* Devan Dubnyk made 22 saves to lead the Wild past the Canucks and to their sixth consecutive victory, their longest winning streak since March 14-27, 2013 (7-0-0). Minnesota also improved to 6-1-0 in its past seven meetings with Vancouver, including a 2-0-0 mark in 2014-15. The teams complete their season series on Feb. 16 at Rogers Arena.

* Making his 10th consecutive start since joining the Wild on Jan. 14, Dubnyk extended his career-high winning streak to six contests and career-best shutout streak to 136:49 before allowing a first-period goal. He has an 8-1-0 record with a 1.49 goals-against average, .940 save percentage and four shutouts in a Minnesota uniform.

* Mikko Koivu (0-3—3) recorded his 11th three-assist game and first since March 18, 2014 at NYI (0-3—3).

* Five different players found the back of the net for the Wild: Ryan Suter (1-1—2), Kyle Brodziak, Nino Niederreiter, Jason Pominville and Jordan Schroeder.

* Knotted at 2-2 late in the second period, Jeff Carter and Dustin Brown each scored to power the Kings to their second straight win overall and sixth victory in their past seven meetings with the Blue Jackets dating to Feb. 5, 2013.

* Carter added one assist for his 11th multi-point performance of the season; the Kings improved to 11-0-0 in those contests. He has 7-6—13 in 12 career games versus the Blue Jackets, including 4-5—9 in eight matchups since being dealt to Los Angeles in February 2012.

* Brown notched his 30th career game-winning goal to move into a tie (w/ Anze Kopitar) for fourth in franchise history. Dwight King (1-1—2) and Tyler Toffoli supplied the other goals.

* Jonathan Quick made 23 saves to improve to 13-5-0 in 18 career appearances versus the Blue Jackets (2.00 GAA, .916 SV%, 2 SO), including six straight wins dating to Feb. 1, 2012.

SMITH, COYOTES OUTLAST BLACKHAWKS IN SHOOTOUT
Mike Smith posted 36 saves, including a desperation stop in the final seconds of overtime, and denied two attempts in the shootout to help the Coyotes improve to 4-2-1 in their last seven starts.

* Smith picked up his 10th victory of the season, including his fifth on the road. He improved to 5-1-1 with a 2.45 goals-against average, .933 save percentage and one shutout in seven career regular-season appearances at United Center.

* Antoine Vermette scored in regulation and also potted the decisive marker in the third round of the tiebreaker. He is 15-for-52 (28.8%), with seven game-deciding goals, in his shootout career.

* Oliver Ekman-Larsson collected two assists for his second multi-point game of the season (also Dec. 13 vs. MIN: 1-1—2). Keith Yandle recorded one helper to extend his assist/point streak to seven contests (0-9—9).

* Did You Know?: Only one other player has posted an assist streak of at least seven games this season – Lightning forward Tyler Johnson, who also registered assists in seven straight outings from Oct. 14-28 (0-11—11).

* The Coyotes improved to 6-2-2 in their past 10 regular-season visits to United Center dating to Feb. 5, 2010.

KLEFBOM, YAKUPOV LIFT OILERS PAST DEVILS
Trailing 1-0 late in the second period, the Oilers scored two unanswered goals – by Oscar Klefbom and Nail Yakupov – to improve to 5-4-0 in their last nine games.

* Klefbom found the back of the net for the second time in his past six outings; he had one goal in his first 43 career appearances.

* Yakupov added his fourth career game-winning marker and first since Feb. 6, 2014 at NYR.

* Jordan Eberle earned the primary assist on both goals. He leads the Oilers with 20 helpers and 35 points this season.

* The Oilers have picked up points in each of their past 10 visits to New Jersey dating to Oct. 17, 1998 (5-0-5).

LOOSE PUCKS
After registering 2-0—2 on Sunday at STL, Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa again posted 2-0—2, including the tying goal with 7:42 remaining in regulation. He last notched consecutive multi-goal games on Jan. 19-20, 2013 (4-1—5) . . . Teammate Jonathan Toews collected the only assists on both of Hossa’s goals . . . Canucks forward Radim Vrbata recorded one assist to stretch his point streak to six games (2-5—7) . . . Sharks defenseman Brent Burns scored his 12th goal of the season. He shares third among blueliners with 12-28—40 . . . Facing his former team for the first team, Wild forward Jordan Schroeder notched his seventh career goal and first since March 14, 2014 at WSH (w/ VAN) . . . Blue Jackets forward Scott Hartnell played in his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the 297th player in League history – and 27th active – to reach the milestone. He also found the back of the net to extend his point streak to four contests (3-3—6) . . . Blackhawks goaltender Antti Raanta made 27 saves, but fell to 7-0-1 this season at United Center (1.36 GAA, .956 SV%, 2 SO). He has yet to suffer a regulation loss at home in his career (14-0-3) . . . Blue Jackets goaltender Curtis McElhinney posted 40 saves for the fourth time in his career and second time this season (also Nov. 29 at NSH: 40 saves) . . . ICYMI: The Sharks acquired goaltender Evgeni Nabokov from the Lightning in exchange for future considerations. Nabokov is expected to make an announcement regarding the future of his hockey career on Wednesday . . . Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk, Ducks forward Corey Perry and Canadiens forward David Desharnais were named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Feb. 8 . . . The Devils honored forward Patrik Elias during a pregame ceremony for recording his 400th NHL goal (Feb. 6 vs. TOR), 600th NHL assist (Jan. 6 vs. BUF) and 1,000th NHL point (Jan. 6 vs. BUF).

SNEAK PEEK AT TUESDAY’S ACTION
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Dallas @ Boston, 7:00 p.m., SN1, SNO, SNP, FS-SW, NESN
Ottawa @ Buffalo, 7:00 p.m., TSN5, RDS2, MSG-B, BELL TV
Edmonton @ NY Islanders, 7:00 p.m., SNW, MSG+
NY Rangers @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m., TVA, MSG, TSN4
Philadelphia @ Montreal, 7:30 p.m., CSN-PH, SNE, RDS
Anaheim @ Florida, 7:30 p.m., PRIME, FS-F
Arizona @ St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., FS-A, FS-MW
Tampa Bay @ Nashville, 8:00 p.m., SUN
Minnesota @ Winnipeg, 8:00 p.m., FS-N, FS-WI, TSN3
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LIGHTNING VISIT PREDATORS IN BATTLE OF TOP CLUBS
Two of the top teams in the NHL face off when the No. 3 Lightning (34-16-5, 73 points) visit the No. 1 Predators (35-12-6, 76 points) at Bridgestone Arena. This marks the first of two meetings between these clubs in 2014-15; they will close the season series on March 26 at Amalie Arena. Nashville has won four of the past five matchups between these teams dating to Dec. 15, 2009, and boasts a 5-4-1 all-time home record in the head-to-head series, including three straight victories. Overall, the Predators have won four of their past five outings. They also rank second in the NHL in home wins (21) and points (43) this season, behind only Tampa Bay (22-5-1, 45 points). The Lightning, meanwhile, are 4-1-1 in their past six starts, including a 5-3 victory over the No. 2 Ducks (34-13-7, 75 points) in their most recent outing on Sunday.

WINNIPEG, MINNESOTA JOCKEY FOR WILD CARD POSITIONING
Two clubs in the thick of the Western Conference Wild Card race battle for positioning when the Jets play host to the Wild at MTS Centre. At 27-18-10 (64 points), Winnipeg currently occupies the first Wild Card spot in the conference. Minnesota (26-20-6, 58 points) is the first team on the outside of the playoff picture, trailing Vancouver (29-20-3, 61 points) by three points for the final berth. This marks the fourth of five meetings between these clubs in 2014-15; the Wild are 2-0-1 in the first three games and boast a 6-1-2 record in their past nine matchups dating to Feb. 16, 2012 (WPG: 3-4-2). The teams will close their season series on April 6 at MTS Centre. Overall, the Wild have won a season-high six consecutive games, while the Jets snapped a six-game skid (0-4-2) in their most recent contest on Sunday (5-3 W vs. COL).

SEGUIN (AGAIN) RETURNS TO BOSTON
Tyler Seguin, the No. 2 overall selection by the Bruins in the 2010 NHL Draft, again returns to Boston when the Stars visit the Bruins at TD Garden. Seguin played his first three NHL seasons in Boston, totaling 56-65—121 in 203 games and capturing the Stanley Cup in 2010-11 (his rookie campaign). Since being acquired by the Stars in a July 2013 trade, he has posted 66-77—143 in 133 contests and shares the League lead with 29-30—59 this season. This marks Seguin’s second trip back to Boston; he scored in the shootout and logged 22:01 of ice-time in a 3-2 victory on Nov. 5, 2013.

“It’s different this time,” Seguin told the Dallas Morning News of his return to Boston. “You can feel that.”

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