WILD ESTABLISH FRANCHISE RECORD ROAD POINT STREAK
Chris Stewart scored the deciding goal in the fifth round of the shootout as the Wild extended their road point streak to 13 games (11-0-2) to establish a franchise record, besting the previous mark of 12 games set from Feb. 18 – April 9, 2015 (12-0-0).

* Devan Dubnyk (35 saves) has won each of his last nine road appearances and improved to 26-8-3 overall (1.91 GAA, .935 SV%, 5 SO). His goals-against average and save percentage lead all goaltenders.

SABRES COME BACK TO EARN ANOTHER OVERTIME VICTORY
The Sabres tied the game three times and overcame a multi-goal deficit in the final 5:50 of regulation before Jack Eichel (2-0—2) scored in overtime to lift the club to its third consecutive overtime victory.

* Buffalo has earned three consecutive overtime victories for just the second time in franchise history (also Nov. 5, 10 and 11, 2006). Prior to this run, the Sabres were 3-9 past regulation in 2016-17, including two overtime wins.

BLUES, SENATORS POST SHUTOUTS TO SNAP STREAKS
Both the Senators (26-15-5, 57 points) and Blues (24-19-5, 53 points) earned shutouts to end their opponents’ lengthy point streaks:

* Mike Condon (31 saves) earned his fourth shutout of the season as Ottawa halted Washington’s 14-game point streak (12-0-2), improving to 4-0-1 in their last five contests. The Senators hold second spot in the Atlantic Division, where teams Nos. 2-8 are separated by only eight points.

* Carter Hutton (34 saves) picked up his second shutout of the season to help St. Louis snap a three-game slide and deliver Pittsburgh their first regulation loss at home since Nov. 21 (13-0-1). The Blues maintain the first Wild Card spot in the Western Conference, one point behind the Predators (23-17-8, 54 points) for third place in the Central Division.

LOOSE PUCKS
Lightning forward Tyler Johnson struck twice in a span of 30 seconds to help his club improve to 8-0-2 in their last 10 games vs. CHI . . . David Pastrnak (1-1—2) scored the overtime winner with his mom watching on to reach the 20-goal plateau for the first time . . . Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec scored his 20th shorthanded goal to tie Bob Gainey for second place on the franchise’s all-time list . . . John Tavares (0-2—2) recorded multiple points for the fifth time in his last seven outings (8-3—11) as the Islanders improved to 4-0-1 in their last five games . . . Kings coach Darryl Sutterearned his 618th career victory, surpassing Jacques Lemaire (617) for 12th on the all-time wins list . . . Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom saw his 10-game point streak come to an end as he skated in his 700th NHL game . . . Mikael Granlund earned an assist to extend his point streak to a career-long eight games (1-8—9) . . . Ottawa acquired forward Tommy Wingels from San Jose in exchange for forwards Buddy Robinson and Zack Stortini, and a seventh-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft . . . Coyotes forward Peter Holland was fined $3,611.11 for punching an unsuspecting opponent . . . Former Senators coach and general manager Bryan Murray became the first member inducted into the Senators Ring of Honour.

SNEAK PEEK AT WEDNESDAY’S ACTION
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Toronto @ Detroit, 7 p.m., SN, FS-D
Philadelphia @ NY Rangers, 8 p.m., NBCSN, TVAS
Vancouver @ Colorado, 9:30 p.m., SN360, SNP, ALT
Edmonton @ Anaheim, 10 p.m., PRIME, SNW
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METROPOLITAN FOES COLLIDE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT RIVALRY
An all-Metropolitan Division matchup highlights NBCSN’s Wednesday Night Rivalry when the Rangers (31-16-1, 63 points) and Flyers (23-19-6, 52 points) face off at Madison Square Garden for their third meeting of the season (NYR: 2-0-0; PHI: 0-2-0). The Rangers own an 11-1-0 record in their past 12 regular season home games against the Flyers dating to March 6, 2011 (PHI: 1-11-0), outscoring them 41-15 over that span.

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