NHL NEWS FEB 16 – BLUES SWEEP FIVE-GAME ROAD TRIP FOR FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY

Carter Hutton (25 saves) registered his second straight shutout and Ivan Barbashev scored what stood as the game-winning goal just 2:06 after the opening face-off as the Blues completed a sweep of their five-game road trip – a first in franchise history.

The Blues (30-22-5, 65 points), who share the NHL lead in wins (6) and points (12) in February, have registered three shutouts in their last five games and occupy the No. 3 seed in the Central Division, three points ahead of the Predators (27-21-8, 62 points).

Hutton, who has three shutouts in his past four appearances, improved to 9-7-2 with four blank sheets in 24 contests this season (2.52 GAA, .907 SV%). He had four shutouts in his first 76 career appearances.

NHL NEWS AND MUSINGS

  • Jaromir Jagr collected an assist while celebrating his 45th birthday to become the second player in NHL history to reach 1,900 career points (759-1,141—1,900), joining Wayne Gretzky (894-1,963—2,857).
  • Matthew Tkachuk tallied 1-1—2 as the Flames improved to 5-2-0 in their last seven contests
  • Sharks defenseman Brent Burns (1-1—2) scored his 25th goal of 2016-17 to become the first blueliner since Al MacInnis (1989-90 and 1990-91) to reach the 25-goal mark in consecutive seasons (2015-16: 27 G). Burns shares second in the NHL with 25-36—61 this season (58 GP)
  • Sharks captain Joe Pavelski (2-2—4) reached the 20-goal mark for the eighth time in 11 NHL seasons, while Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno hit the mark for the second time (also 2014-15: 31 G)
  • The NHL announced details for The PreGame, the official tailgate party of the 2017 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series
  • Members of the Senators recently hosted several guests as part of Hockey Is For Everyone month
  • Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist was suspended for six games for high-sticking Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon
  • The Kings traded defenseman Tom Gilbert to the Capitals for future considerations
  • The Canadiens signed recently-hired head coach Claude Julien to a five-year contract
  • The Red Wings honored late owner Mike Ilitch in a pre-game ceremony at Joe Louis Arena and debuted commemorative patches in his honor.

WEDNESDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
COLUMBUS 5, Toronto 2
St. Louis 2, DETROIT 0
CALGARY 3, Philadelphia 1
Florida 6, SAN JOSE 5 (OT)

THURSDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
NY Rangers @ NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa @ New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Colorado @ Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver @ St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Dallas @ Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia @ Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Arizona @ Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

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