NHL MILESTONES & MUSINGS – Tues. Jan. 19, 2016

Here’s what’s going on around the NHL.

• Avalanche forward Jarome Iginla (1-0—1) scored his 602nd career goal to move past Jari Kurri (601) and into sole possession of 18th place in league history. Iginla also recorded his 96th career game-winning goal; Elias says that is tied with Mats Sundin for ninth place in League history.
• Sharks forward Joe Thornton (0-1—1) registered his 927th career assist to move past Stan Mikita (926) and into sole possession of 17th place in league history. Thornton, who has 2-6—8 during a six-game point streak, has posted at least one point in 14 of his past 15 outings (5-14—19).
• Sabres forward David Legwand played in his 1,100th NHL game.
• Jets forward JC Lipon, a third-round selection (91st overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft, made his League debut.
• NHL Central Scouting will release its mid-season rankings for the 2016 NHL Draft today at 11:00 a.m. ET. The rankings feature the top 210 skaters and 30 goaltenders in North America as well as the top 134 skaters and 15 goaltenders from Europe.
• Taylor Hall (2-1—3) and Teddy Purcell (1-2—3) both registered three points to snap the Oilers’ road losing streak at seven games (0-4-3) and halt the Panthers’ franchise-record home-winning streak at seven
• Sabres forward David Legwand played in his 1,100th NHL game.

 

MONDAY’S RESULTS

Home Team in Caps
Edmonton 4, FLORIDA 2
ST. LOUIS 5, Pittsburgh 2
Colorado 2, WINNIPEG 1
Buffalo 2, ARIZONA 1
Ottawa 4, SAN JOSE 3 (SO)

 

SNEAK PEEK AT TUESDAY’S ACTION

All Times Eastern
Calgary @ New Jersey, 7:00 p.m.
Vancouver @ NY Rangers, 7:00 p.m.
Toronto @ Philadelphia, 7:00 p.m.
Washington @ Columbus, 7:00 p.m.
Boston @ Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton @ Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago @ Nashville, 8:00 p.m.
Dallas @ Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.