* The Blues came back from multiple deficits Sunday before ultimately winning their third consecutive game in overtime – their five such victories in 2023-24 trail only the Stars (7).
* Jordan Eberle matched a franchise mark with a three-point first period to lift the Kraken within two points of the final Wild Card position in the Western Conference.
* Monday’s sole contest will feature the Predators and Senators on Sportsnet, TVA Sports and NHL Network at 7 p.m. ET.
BLUES MOVE INTO A WILD CARD SPOT...
After Jordan Kyrou (1-2—3) scored to give his team the lead, Phillip Danault found the back of the net to pull the Kings even, sending the game to the extra frame where Brayden Schenn potted the decisive tally to help the Blues win their third straight game in overtime. St. Louis (26-20-2, 54 points) moved past idle Nashville (26-22-1, 53 points) into the final Wild Card spot and became the sixth different team this month to occupy Wild Card positioning in the Western Conference.
* Schenn scored his seventh overtime goal with the Blues and tied Pavol Demitra for the second most in franchise history, behind only Vladimir Tarasenko (10). St. Louis has now won three consecutive games in overtime for the third time in franchise history following separate three-game stretches from Nov. 1-5, 2019 and March 17-21, 2018.
...WHILE KRAKEN CLIMB CLOSER TO ONE OF THEIR OWN
Jordan Eberle (2-1—3) opened the scoring Sunday and then collected two more points before the first intermission to tie the franchise record for points in a period as the Kraken (21-18-10, 52 points) moved within two points of the Blues (26-20-2, 54 points) for the second Western Conference Wild Card spot.
* Eberle used the man advantage to score both his goals in the first frame and became the first Kraken player to net multiple power-play tallies in a single game. In the process, he joined Jared McCann as the only Seattle players to reach the 50-goal plateau with the club.
QUICK CLICKS
* Tyler Myers fined maximum for elbowing in Canucks game
* Red Wings ‘pretty invested’ in Lions’ run to NFC Championship Game
* Filip Chytil out rest of season for Rangers with upper-body injury
* Patrik Laine to receive care from NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program
* 2024 NHL All-Star Player mock draft
SIX GAMES REMAIN UNTIL 2024 NHL ALL-STAR WEEKEND
The Predators (26-22-1, 53 points) will clash with the Senators (18-25-2, 38 points) on Sportsnet, TVA Sports and NHL Network on Monday in the first of six games this week before the world’s best players descend to Toronto for 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend. Nashville (4-0-3) has earned a point in each of its past seven visits to Canada’s capital – tied for its second-longest active road point streak versus one franchise (also 7 GP vs. NJD) behind only a 12-game stretch against the Blackhawks.
With just three sleeps remaining until the first day of 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend, here’s a look ahead for the three-day event:
Thursday, Feb. 1: (6 p.m. ET)
NHL All-Star Thursday will feature the return of Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Player Draft, which will see All-Star captains select their team alongside celebrity counterparts: Auston Matthews and Justin Bieber, Connor McDavid and Will Arnett, Nathan MacKinnon and Tate McRae as well as Quinn and Jack Hughes and Michael Bublé. It will also include the NHL Alumni Man of the Year, honoring the 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs as well as the Canadian Tire PWHL 3-on-3 Showcase (for notes on the PWHL players competing, click here). NHL All-Star Thursday will be televised on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada. In the U.S., the Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Player Draft will be on ESPN2, and the Canadian Tire PWHL 3-on-3 Showcase will be on ESPN+.
Friday, Feb. 2: (7 p.m. ET)
The 2024 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook will take place on Friday at Scotiabank Arena and will feature an exciting revamped format that will see 12 skaters compete for points in eight events, with the NHL All-Star who accumulates the most points taking home a prize of $1 million (USD). The Glorious Sons and TALK will headline performances, while Canadian singer Chxrry22 and singer, songwriter and entertainer Dinah Jane of the award-winning multi-platinum pop group Fifth Harmony will perform the Canadian and U.S. national anthems, respectively. The event will be televised on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada and on ESPN and ESPN+ in the U.S.
Saturday, Feb. 3 (3 p.m. ET)
The 2024 Honda (U.S.) / Rogers (Canada) NHL® All-Star Game will see 44 of the League’s brightest stars – including 12 selected in the 2024 NHL All-Star Fan Vote presented by MassMutual – face off at Scotiabank Arena in a 3-on-3 tournament. Canadian multi-platinum singer-songwriter, Tate McRae, whose single, greedy, hit No. 1 ten times over multiple weeks on SiriusXM’s Hits 1, will headline the second intermission performance. The 2024 NHL All-Star Game will be televised on Sportsnet, CBC and TVA Sports in Canada as well as ABC and ESPN+ in the U.S.
* For more notes and storylines heading into the event, check out the #NHLStats Pack: 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend.
