DID YOU KNOW?
William Nylander scored to become the fourth Maple Leafs rookie to reach the 10-goal mark this season, joining Auston Matthews (23), Connor Brown (11) and Mitch Marner (11). Elias notes that four rookies reached the 10-goal mark in a season for the second time in Maple Leafs history; Gord Hannigan (17), George Armstrong (14), Ron Stewart (13) and Eric Nesterenko (10) also accomplished the feat in 1952-53.

LOOSE PUCKS
Five different skaters scored as the Western Conference-leading Wild (32-11-5, 69 points) improved to 4-1-0 in their last five contests. Mikael Granlund (1-1—2) extended his career-high point streak to nine games (2-9—11) . . . Philadelphia earned their third consecutive win and snapped Toronto’s franchise-record road point streak at 11 games (9-0-2) . . . The Jets scored three times in the final 4:03 of regulation to improve to 4-0-0 in their five-game season series vs. CHI . . . Kings goaltender Peter Budaj (22 saves) registered his fifth shutout of the season to extend his career high . . . Calgary surrendered a 2-0 lead in the third period, but Johnny Gaudreau (1-1—2) scored with 30.2 seconds left in overtime as the Flames snapped a four-game slide (0-4-0) . . . Mike Smith (19 saves) registered his first shutout of the season to backstop the Coyotes to their third consecutive win . . . The Edmonton-San Jose contest marked Doug Wilson’s 1,000th career game as general manager of the Sharks . . . Bruins forward Brad Marchand was fined $10,000 for a dangerous trip against Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall . . . Executive producer of The Ellen DeGeneres ShowAndy Lassner received hockey lessons from members of the Kings as part of the segment “Average Andy”.

100 GREATEST NHL PLAYERS TO OPEN ALL-STAR WEEKEND
As part of the League’s year-long centennial festivities, the National Hockey League will celebrate the 100 Greatest NHL Players with THE NHL100 presented by GEICO, a star-studded primetime television special hosted by actor Jon Hamm and featuring special appearances by John Legend, Robin Thicke and John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting. The gathering of hockey legends will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at 6:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, Sportsnet and TVAS.

* THE NHL100 presented by GEICO will showcase the entire collection of the 100 Greatest NHL Players, with 67 members (who played predominantly from 1967-present) being unveiled at the event. These players will join the 33 legends (who played primarily from 1917-1966) who were announced at the 2017 Scotiabank NHL Centennial Classic on Jan. 1.

GRETZKY, LEMIEUX TO COACH CELEBRITY SHOOTOUT
Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux will serve as head coaches for the 2017 NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout, a friendly hockey game featuring 100 Greatest NHL Players honorees and celebrities from the worlds of movies, television and music. The charity game will take place on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 2:15 p.m. PT, prior to the 2017 Coors Light NHL All-Star Skills Competition and will be streamed live on NHL.com and the NHL App.

* Fans with tickets to the 2017 Coors Light NHL All-Star Skills Competition will be able to enter STAPLES Center to enjoy the NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout. Doors open at 2 p.m. PT.

ATKINSON ADDED TO METROPOLITAN DIVISION ROSTER
Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson has been added to the roster for the 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Game, replacing injured Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin on the Metropolitan Division roster. Atkinson, who is tied for second in the NHL with 24 goals, leads Columbus with 24-22—46 in 48 GP.