CRAWFORD LIFTS BLACKHAWKS WITH SIXTH SHUTOUT OF 2015-16
Corey Crawford stopped all 26 shots he faced, including 11 in the third period, to earn his League-leading sixth shutout of the season and backstop the Blackhawks to their third straight win.

* At 23-13-4 (50 points), the Blackhawks leapfrogged the idle Blues (23-14-4, 50 points) for second place in the Central Division, where teams Nos. 2-5 are separated by five points:

* Crawford, who totaled seven shutouts over the past four seasons (203 GP), improved to 20-10-2 in 32 appearances in 2015-16 (2.24 GAA, .925 SV%, 6 SO). His 20 wins rank third in the NHL, behind Braden Holtby (24) and Jonathan Quick (22).

* Crawford posted his sixth shutout in the club’s 40th game of the season. Via Elias, he became the fastest Blackhawks goaltender to record six shutouts – in terms of team games played – since 1969-70, when rookie Tony Esposito collected 10 in Chicago’s opening 40 games and finished the season with a franchise-record 15 shutouts.

* The Blackhawks improved to 10-2-2 in 14 all-time home games vs. OTT, including seven consecutive victories.

DUCKS OUST JETS IN FIRST MEETING SINCE PLAYOFFS
John Gibson made 19 saves to lead the Ducks past the Jets in their first meeting since the opening round of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs, a four-game sweep by Anaheim.

* The Ducks (16-15-7, 39 points), who have collected points in six consecutive games (4-0-2), leapfrogged three idle teams – the Canucks (15-15-9, 39 points), Sharks (18-17-2, 38 points) and Flames (18-18-2, 38 points) – to move into third place in the Pacific Division.

* Gibson picked up his fourth consecutive win, but saw his shutout streak end at 184:30 – the third-longest such streak in Ducks history as well as the longest by any rookie in club history.

* Gibson, who also earned his first NHL point with an assist on Corey Perry’s goal, improved to 8-4-2 in 15 games this season (1.63 GAA, .932 SV%, 3 SO). He leads the NHL in goals-against average and ranks fourth in save percentage.

OKPOSO, CLUTTERBUCK LEAD ISLANDERS PAST STARS
Kyle Okposo (2-1—3) and Cal Clutterbuck (2-0—2) both scored twice to power the Islanders to their third win in their past four games.

* Okposo registered his sixth multi-point game of the season (38 GP), including four three-point performances. He leads the Islanders in assists (21) and points (31) in 2015-16.

* Clutterbuck posted his third career multi-goal game and first since Feb. 11, 2011 at STL (2-0—2 w/ MIN).

* The Islanders improve to 12-4-1 against Western Conference opponents this season, including a 6-2-1 record versus the Central Division.

DID YOU KNOW?
Home teams swept Sunday’s four-game slate to improve to 317-200-65 (.601 points percentage) in 2015-16.

MILESTONES & BENCHMARKS
* Panthers captain Willie Mitchell (900) and Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford(300) both played in milestone games.

* Defenseman Kevin Bieksa (1-1—2) scored his first goal in a Ducks uniform (38 GP).

LOOSE PUCKS
The Stars suffered consecutive losses – of any kind – for the first time this season (41 GP) . . . Panthers goaltender Al Montoya made a season-high 39 saves to earn his fourth consecutive victory and improve to 6-1-1 in nine appearances this season (1.69 GAA, .938 SV%) . . . Stars forward Patrick Sharp scored to extend his point streak to nine games (6-6—12), equaling a career high established Nov. 29 – Dec. 18, 2011 (7-6—13 w/ CHI) . . . Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy posted two assists to extend his point streak to a career-high five games (1-5—6) . . . Stars forward Valeri Nichushkin (2-0—2) registered his second career multi-goal game and first since Jan. 23, 2014 vs. TOR (2-1—3) . . . Blackhawks forward Andrew Desjardins (1-1—2) set a career high with goals in three consecutive games (4-1—5). He had 1-0—1 in his first 32 outings of the season . . . The Blackhawks acquired forward Richard Panik from the Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Jeremy Morin . . . ICYMI: The Blackhawks honored forward Patrick Kane for his record-setting 26-game point streak (Oct. 17 – Dec. 13: 16-24—40). Kane, who collected one assist on Sunday, continues to pace the NHL in assists (34) and points (57) this season (40 GP).

SNEAK PEEK AT MONDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Detroit @ New Jersey, 7:00 p.m., TVAS, FS-D, MSG+
Ottawa @ St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., TSN5, RDS, FS-MW
Los Angeles @ Colorado, 9:00 p.m., NBCSN
Carolina @ Edmonton, 9:00 p.m., FS-CR, SNW
Arizona @ Vancouver, 10:00 p.m., FS-A, SNP
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KINGS AIM FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN ON NBCSN
The Kings (25-11-2, 52 points), who have won five straight games, look to extend that run when they visit the Avalanche (18-18-3, 39 points) at Pepsi Center. Los Angeles already has posted a pair of six-game winning streaks this season: Oct. 16-31 (7-0-0) and Nov. 28 – Dec. 11 (6-0-0). Jonathan Quick, who ranks second in the NHL with 22 victories in 2015-16, has been the goaltender of record for all five games during the team’s current run, compiling a 1.40 goals-against average, .956 save percentage and one shutout in that span.

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