MONDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
ST. LOUIS 4, Chicago 1
NEW JERSEY 3, Boston 0
VANCOUVER 3, Colorado 2
BLUES' SCORING LEADER MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN WINTER CLASSIC WIN
Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko tallied a pair of third-period goals to break a 1-1 tie, lifting St. Louis to a 4-1 victory over Chicago in the 2017 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, their first appearance in an NHL regular-season outdoor game.
* The Blues' leading scorer in 2015-16 following a 40-goal campaign (40-34—74 in 80 GP) and to date in 2016-17 (18-23—41 in 38 GP), Tarasenko also has enjoyed success against the Blackhawks, tallying 14 goals and 20 points in the past 19 games against his Central Division rival (regular-season and playoffs).
* Tarasenko – who snapped a selfie with fans after the game – ranks fourth in the NHL scoring race, two points behind both Evgeni Malkin (16-27—43 in 38 GP) and Connor McDavid (14-29—43 in 38 GP) and one point back of Sidney Crosby (26-16—42 in 32 GP).
* Alexander Steen (1-1—2) notched his 300th career assist and 500th career point on the Blues’ opening goal before scoring into an empty net late in the third period (201-300—501).
* One day after the Maple Leafs captured the 2017 Scotiabank NHL Centennial Classic in Toronto, the Blues became just the seventh home team to win a regular-season outdoor NHL game (21 GP: 7-12-2).
WINTER CLASSIC QUICK HITS
* The sellout crowd of 46,556 at the 2017 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic raised total attendance for the League’s 21 regular-season outdoor games to 1,140,999 – an average of 54,333 per game.
* The Blues became the 23rd NHL team to participate in a regular-season outdoor game, with all but two St. Louis players (defensemen Carl Gunnarsson and Jay Bouwmeester) making their debut in such contests.
* The Blackhawks appeared in their fifth NHL regular-season outdoor game (1-4-0), the most in the League. Four Chicago players – Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Jonathan Toews – appeared in their fifth such contest, tying Brad Richards for the most among all players.
* Blackhawks defenseman Michal Kempny scored the game's first goal just 62 seconds after the opening face-off, marking the second-fastest tally to open an NHL regular-season outdoor game (Colby Armstrong: 0:21 w/ PIT in 2008 WC).
“A CENTURY OF NHL GREATNESS” FLOAT FEATURED AT ROSE PARADE
The NHL commemorated the official launch of its year-long Centennial Celebration with a float at the 128th Rose Parade presented by Honda.
* The Centennial-themed float, “A Century of NHL Greatness,” included 165,987 flowers depicting a 55-foot long hockey rink, the official logos of the 31 NHL teams and the official Centennial logo.
LOOSE PUCKS
Canucks forward Daniel Sedin notched his 600th career assist on the team’s game-winning goal, while brother Henrik Sedin (0-2—2) moved within four points of 1,000 in his career . . . Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller (24 saves) became the third U.S.-born goaltender to record 350 NHL wins . . . Devils goaltender Cory Schneider (22 saves) recorded his second shutout of the season . . . A total of 34,126 fans visited The PreGame presented by Enterprise in St. Louis . . . The 2017 NHL All-Star Fan Vote – which will determine the captains of the four divisional teams, regardless of position – closed on Monday at 11:59 p.m. ET . . . The Canadiens signed goaltender Al Montoya to a two-year contract extension . . . Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews, Rangers forward Chris Kreider and Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury were named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending Jan. 1 . . . Father-son duo and NHL legends Bobby and Brett Hull dropped the ceremonial pucks prior to the 2017 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic.
SNEAK PEEK AT TUESDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
New Jersey @ Carolina, 7 p.m., FS-SE, MSG+
Buffalo @ NY Rangers, 7 p.m., NBCSN, MSG
Toronto @ Washington, 7 p.m., TVAS, CSN-DC, TSN4
Edmonton @ Columbus, 7 p.m., FS-O, SNW
Winnipeg @ Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m., SUN, TSN3
Montreal @ Nashville, 8 p.m., FS-TN, SNE, RDS
Los Angeles @ San Jose, 10 p.m., NBCSN
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BLUE JACKETS EYE 16TH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY
The League-leading Blue Jackets (26-5-4, 56 points) aim to become just the second team in NHL history to win 16 consecutive games within a single season – behind the 1992-93 Penguins (17-0-0) – when they host the Oilers (19-12-7, 45 points) for each club’s first game in 2017. On New Year’s Eve, Columbus extended its franchise-record win (15) and point (16-0-1) streaks while also becoming just the second team in NHL history to win every game in a calendar month (min. 10 GP), finishing December with a perfect 14-0-0 mark.
WEBER RETURNS TO NASHVILLE; SUBBAN WAITS TO FACE FORMER CLUB
Former Predators captain Shea Weber returns to Nashville for the first time since being traded to the Canadiens (22-9-6, 50 points) in exchange for defenseman P.K. Subban last June. Subban is on injured reserve and will not play, but could face his former club when the Predators (16-14-6, 38 points) visit Bell Centre on March 2.
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