OILERS BLANK DUCKS, EXTEND POINT STREAK TO SEVEN GAMES
Cam Talbot (26 saves) picked up his fourth shutout of the season as the Oilers blanked the Ducks and pushed their overall point streak to seven games (6-0-1).

* At 27-15-8 (62 points), the Oilers moved within a point of the Ducks (27-15-9, 63 points) for second place in the Pacific Division. Edmonton holds a game in hand.

* Talbot extended his personal point streak to six games (5-0-1) and improved to 25-12-7 overall (2.36 GAA, .921 SV%, 4 SO).

* Leon Draisaitl scored twice to extend his point streak to five games (3-3—6). Draisaitl leads the Oilers with 19 goals this season (50 GP), which matches his total from 2015-16 (72 GP).

* Connor McDavid (2-5—7) and Zack Kassian (2-3—5) also extended their point streaks to five games.

LOOSE PUCKS
Vancouver surrendered a 2-0 lead, but Sven Baertschi (2-0—2) scored the go-ahead goal with 8:14 remaining in regulation to guide the Canucks to their third win in their last four contests. Henrik Sedin collected an assist to extend his point streak to six games (2-4—6) . . . Flyers goaltender Steve Mason turned aside all 34 shots he faced to pick up his first shutout of the season. Wayne Simmonds opened the scoring to reach the 20-goal mark for the fourth consecutive season and the fifth time in his NHL career . . . Avalanche defenseman Francois Beauchemin skated in the 800th game of his NHL career . . . Maple Leafs defenseman Roman Polak scored while skating in the 600th game of his NHL career . . . Members of the MLB’s Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim dropped the ceremonial puck at Honda Center prior to the Oilers-Ducks game . . . Bruins forward Brad Marchandwill have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Thursday for a dangerous trip against Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall . . . The Senators appointed Tom Anselmi as president and CEO of the team . . . The NHL and the Kings will unveil newly renovated indoor and outdoor spaces at the Crenshaw Family YMCA for the 2017 NHL All-Star Legacy Project . . . World-renowned rapper Snoop Dogg will open the 2017 Coors Light NHL All-Star Skills Competitionthis Saturday at STAPLES Center behind the turntables as DJ Snoopadelic.

SNEAK PEEK AT THURSDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Pittsburgh @ Boston, 7 p.m., TVAS, NESN, ROOT
Washington @ New Jersey, 7 p.m., MSG, CSN-DC
Montreal @ NY Islanders, 7 p.m., MSG+, SNE, RDS
Toronto @ Philadelphia, 7 p.m., CSN-PH, SNO
Los Angeles @ Carolina, 7 p.m., FS-SE, FS-W
Calgary @ Ottawa, 7:30 p.m., RDS2, TSN5, SNW
Tampa Bay @ Florida, 7:30 p.m., FS-F, SUN
Columbus @ Nashville, 8 p.m., FS-TN, FS-O
St. Louis @ Minnesota, 8 p.m., NBCSN
Winnipeg @ Chicago, 8:30 p.m., CSN-CH, TSN3
Buffalo @ Dallas, 8:30 p.m., FS-SW, MSG-B
Vancouver @ Arizona, 9 p.m., FS-A PLUS, SNP
Edmonton @ San Jose, 10:30 p.m., CSN-CA, SNW
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BLUES-WILD MATCHUP HIGHLIGHTS 13-GAME SCHEDULE
On the final night before the NHL All-Star break (Friday, Jan. 27 – Monday, Jan. 30), 26 teams will be in action including the Wild (31-11-5, 67 points) hosting the Blues (24-19-5, 53 points) on NBCSN. Minnesota enters the contest with the best record in the Western Conference, while St. Louis head coach Ken Hitchcock looks to earn the 782nd win of his NHL career to tie Al Arbour for third on the all-time list.

Thanks to the NHL PR department for the above information.