NHL MILESTONES & MUSINGS

• Sharks forward Joe Thornton (0-2—2) reached 930 career assists, passing Larry Murphy (929) into sole possession of 16th place on the NHL’s all-time list. He also moved within three points of becoming the 33rd player in NHL history to reach the 1,300-point milestone (367-930—1,297 in 1,331 GP). Thornton has posted at least one point in 16 of his past 17 outings (5-17—22), including 2-9—11 in an active eight-game point streak.
• Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr (0-1—1) is two helpers shy of becoming the sixth player in NHL history to reach the 1,100-assist milestone (737-1,098—1,835 in 1,595 GP).
• Coyotes captain Shane Doan skated in his 1,432nd career game, tying Mike Gartner for 25th place on the NHL’s all-time list.
• Penguins defenseman Derrick Pouliot (11:58 TOI) made his season debut, his first NHL game since April 7, 2015 at OTT. Forward Ryan Garbutt (8:10 TOI) made his debut with the Ducks.
• Wild forward Jason Pominville skated in the 800th game of his NHL career.
• Linesman Pierre Racicot was honored in a pre-game ceremony at BB&T Center ahead of his 1,500th career game.
• Roberto Luongo made 38 saves – including 20 in the third period – to record his 422nd career victory, one shy of Tony Esposito (423) for seventh place all-time.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
NY ISLANDERS vs. Philadelphia, postponed
PITTSBURGH 5, Vancouver 4
SAN JOSE 4, Minnesota 3
BOSTON 3, Columbus 2 (SO)
Montreal 3, TORONTO 2 (SO)
Anaheim 4, DETROIT RED WINGS 3
FLORIDA 5, Tampa Bay 2
New Jersey 3, WINNIPEG 1
Colorado 3, DALLAS 1
ARIZONA 3, Los Angeles 2
Nashville 4, EDMONTON 1

SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Pittsburgh @ Washington, postponed
NY Rangers @ Ottawa, 3:00 p.m.
Calgary @ Carolina, 6:00 p.m.
St. Louis @ Chicago, 7:00 p.m.
Los Angeles @ San Jose, 10:00 p.m.