LAINE PROPELS JETS, REGAINS ROOKIE SCORING LEAD
Patrik Laine (1-1—2) posted his second multi-point game in as many nights (also 1-2—3 Tuesday at TBL) to power the Jets past the Panthers for their fourth consecutive road victory. Laine, who leads the Jets with 21-15—36 this season (41 GP), regained sole possession of the rookie lead for both goals and points. His 21 goals share second overall in the NHL (w/ Jeff Carter), behind Sidney Crosby (26).

JAGR CLIMBS ANOTHER ALL-TIME LIST
Jaromir Jagr registered his 1,136th career assist on the Panthers’ lone goal to move past PaulCoffey (1,135) into sole possession of fifth place in NHL history. Jagr (756-1,136—1,892), who last month surpassed Mark Messier (694-1,193—1,887) for second place on the NHL’s career points list, also ranks among the top five all-time in goals (756; 3rd), games played (1,668; 4th), game-winning goals (133; 1st) and overtime goals (19; t-1st).

Most Assists, NHL History
1. Wayne Gretzky 1,963
2. Ron Francis 1,249
3. Mark Messier 1,193
4. Ray Bourque 1,169
5. Jaromir Jagr 1,136

KEEPING THE STREAKS ALIVE
* Mikael Backlund (1-0—1) scored for a fifth consecutive game (6-3—9) and Matthew Tkachuk (0-1—1) extended his point streak to seven games (1-7—8) as the Flames improved to 11-4-0 in their past 15 outings. Backlund’s goal streak is the longest by a Calgary player since 2011-12, while Tkachuk’s point streak is the longest by a Flames rookie since 2012-13.

* John Gibson posted a 23-save shutout and Ondrej Kase (1-1—2) factored on both goals to help the Ducks extend their home point streak to seven games (6-0-1).

* Ryan Miller (22 saves) registered his 37th career shutout and Sven Baertschi scored for a third straight game to lead the Canucks to their fifth consecutive victory.

LOOSE PUCKS
The trio of Michael Grabner (2-1—3), Kevin Hayes (2-0—2) and J.T. Miller (0-2—2) combined for 4-3—7 to help the Rangers pick up their 10th win in their past 14 games . . . Canucks forward Bo Horvat scored to extend his point streak to five games (2-4—6) while also assuring a new dog for a young fan . . . Lindy Ruff (DAL) served his 1,450th regular-season game as an NHL head coach to move past Dick Irvin (1,449) into sole possession of fourth place on the League’s all-time list . . . Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle skated in his 700th NHL game . . . Coyotes teammates Alex Goligoski and Luke Schenn each played in their 600th career contest . . . Stars forward Tyler Seguin (4-3—7), Canadiens forward Alexander Radulov (3-3—6) and Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba (1-6—7) extended their point streaks to five games . . . Canada and the United States willplay tonight in the gold medal game at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship.

HOCKEY COMMUNITY REMEMBERS BRUINS LEGEND MILT SCHMIDT
The NHL, along with the rest of the hockey community, mourns the passing of Milt Schmidt, who this past weekend was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players.

Schmidt, 98, was the oldest living former NHL player and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame who spent more than 80 years at all levels of the sport, almost all of them with the Bruins. He spent each of his 16 NHL seasons with Boston and helped the club win the Stanley Cup in 1939 and 1941, and also won two championships as the team’s general manager (1970 and 1972).

Click here to learn more about Schmidt’s career and impact on the game. Click here for reflections from his former on-ice rival and longtime friend Ted Lindsay, who also was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players on Sunday.

SNEAK PEEK AT THURSDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Edmonton @ Boston, 7 p.m., SN, TVAS, NESN
Columbus @ Washington, 7 p.m., CSN-DC, FS-O
Nashville @ Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m., SUN, FS-TN
Carolina @ St. Louis, 8 p.m., FS-MW, FS-CR
Buffalo @ Chicago, 8:30 p.m., NBCSN, CSN-CH
Detroit @ Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m., SN, FS-W, FS-D
Minnesota @ San Jose, 10:30 p.m., CSN-CA, FS-N, FS-WI
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BLUE JACKETS VISIT CAPITALS LOOKING TO MATCH NHL-RECORD WIN STREAK
The Blue Jackets (27-5-4, 58 points) visit the Capitals (23-9-5, 51 points) with their sights set on equaling the longest single-season winning streak in NHL history. Columbus has strung together 16 consecutive victories since Nov. 29 and aims to match the 1992-93 Penguins – who won 17 straight contests from March 9 – April 10, 1993 – for the longest such run in League history.

A closer look at the Blue Jackets’ run that has propelled them into first place in the NHL:

* Columbus has outscored opponents 62-27 during its 16-game run (+35) to boost its League-leading goal differential to +52 on the season, +14 higher than the next-closest team (NYR: +38). The Blue Jackets have allowed only 74 goals against in 2016-17, the fewest in the NHL.

* Columbus also paces the League in overall power play percentage (28.3%), firing at a 15-for-53 clip (28.3%) during their winning streak.

* The Blue Jackets have been led in scoring by Cam Atkinson (10-8—18), Brandon Saad (8-8—16) and Sam Gagner (7-9—16) over the 16 consecutive victories.

* Goaltenders Sergei Bobrovsky (14-0-0, 1.64 GAA, .941 SV%) and Curtis McElhinney (2-0-0, 1.85 GAA, .950 SV%) have combined for the 16 wins. Bobrovsky’s personal 14-game winning streak is tied with five others – including Tom Barrasso who went 14-0-0 with the 1992-93 Penguins – for the second-longest such run in League history. Boston’s Gilles Gilbert set the NHL record with 17 straight personal wins in 1975-76.

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