NHL NEWS FEB 3 – SLAP SHOT TURNS 40

NHL NEWS AND MUSINGS

• Paul Stastny (2-1—3) reached the 200-goal milestone to help Mike Yeo earn a 5-1 win in his first game as head coach of the Blues
• Pekka Rinne made 31 saves to register his second shutout of the season (42nd career) as the Predators improved to 5-1-1 in their last seven games
• Matt Read scored the go-ahead marker to end a 26-game goalless drought and guide the Flyers to their fourth win in their last five contests
• Sharks forward Joe Thornton (380-994—1,374) collected an assist to tie Mike Modano (561-813—1,374) for 23rd on the NHL’s all-time points list
• Senators forward Chris Kelly scored while skating in the 800th game of his NHL career
• Oilers forward Milan Lucic skated in the 700th game of his NHL career
• Bryan Little (7-4—11 in 7 GP), Jamie Benn (4-3—7 in 5 GP) and Zack Smith (3-4—7 in 5 GP) each extended point streaks
• The Canucks hosted their Canadian Forces Appreciation Night at Rogers Arena
• NHL Network will look back at the making of the counter-culture hit movie Slap Shot and explore its status today as a cult classic in NHL Network Originals: Slap Shot at 40 on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Slap Shot at 8:30 p.m. ET. Feature photo by Tim Jarrold – In Play! magazine

Photos from Cops Care for Kids fundraiser in Leamington, Ontario. Notice #24 playing for the Oldtimers. – In Play! magazine

MARLEAU REACHES 500-GOAL MILESTONE IN SHARKS VICTORY

Patrick Marleau scored the 500th goal of his NHL career to help the Pacific Division-leading Sharks (33-17-2, 68 points) pick up their eighth win in their last nine games.

Marleau became the first player in franchise history to score 500 career goals with the Sharks. He also became the fifth active player in the NHL to reach the milestone, joining Jaromir Jagr (758), Jarome Iginla (617), Alex Ovechkin (550) and Marian Hossa (518).

The 37-year-old veteran has scored seven times on his active five-game point streak (7-1—8), which included a four-goal third period on Jan. 23 at COL.

THURSDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
PHILADELPHIA 3, Montreal 1
NY Rangers 2, BUFFALO 1 (OT)
Ottawa 5, TAMPA BAY 2
NASHVILLE 2, Edmonton 0
Winnipeg 4, DALLAS 3
Chicago 4, ARIZONA 3
ST. LOUIS 5, Toronto 1
San Jose 4, VANCOUVER 1

FRIDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
Columbus @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
NY Islanders @ Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim @ Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary @ New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton @ Carolina, 7:30 p.m.