NHL NEWS JAN 22 – OILERS ROUT FLAMES TO SWEEP BATTLE OF ALBERTA

Oilers lit up the Flames last night with 7-3 win. Jordan Eberle (2-2—4) matched a career high with four points as the Oilers extended their point streak to six games (5-0-1) and swept their four-game season series vs. CGY.

Connor McDavid scored the game-winning goal and leads the NHL with 16-40—56 this season (49 GP).

Laurent Brossoit, a sixth-round selection (164th overall) by the Flames in the 2011 NHL Draft, made 38 saves to register the first victory of his NHL career (7 GP).

NHL NEWS AND MUSINGS

• David Schlemko scored at 1:18 of overtime to guide the Sharks to their fourth consecutive win
• Radim Vrbata (1-3—4), Martin Hanzal (1-2—3) and Tobias Rieder (1-2—3) combined for 3-7—10 to help the Coyotes snap a four-game slide (0-4-0)
• Coyotes forward Christian Fischer scored the game-winning goal in his NHL debut
• Blue Jackets forward Markus Hannikainen also scored the first goal of his NHL career (10 GP)
• Flames forward Sean Monahan (1-0—1) extended his goal streak to a career-high five games (5-2—7)
• Maple Leafs forward James van Riemsdyk (0-1—1) extended his career-high point streak to 10 games (3-11—14)
• Mikael Granlund (0-7—7 in 6 GP), Taylor Hall (2-4—6 in 6 GP) and Erik Karlsson (0-6—6 in 5 GP) also extended point streaks
• Stars forward Tyler Seguin (0-1—1) became the first player from the 2010 NHL Draft class to reach the 400-point milestone (179-221—400)
• Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman (800), Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen (700) and Oilers forward Matt Hendricks (500) each skated in milestones games
• The Blue Jackets hosted their Military Appreciation Night at Nationwide Arena and the Maple Leafs hosted their Canadian Armed Forces Appreciation Night at Air Canada Centre
• Former Ducks forward Teemu Selanne made an appearance at the NHL Centennial Fan Arena in Anaheim.

SATURDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
WINNIPEG 5, St. Louis 3
COLUMBUS 3, Carolina 2
Ottawa 3, TORONTO 2 (SO)
Buffalo 3, MONTREAL 2 (OT)
NY ISLANDERS 4, Los Angeles 2
New Jersey 4, PHILADELPHIA 1
ARIZONA 5, Tampa Bay 3
Washington 4, DALLAS 3 (OT)
MINNESOTA 5, Anaheim 3
Edmonton 7, CALGARY 3
SAN JOSE 3, Colorado 2 (OT)

SUNDAY’S  NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
NY Rangers @ Detroit, 12:30 p.m.
Boston @ Pittsburgh, 3 p.m.
Columbus @ Ottawa, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia @ NY Islanders, 6 p.m.
Vancouver @ Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville @ Minnesota, 8 p.m.