Facts and Figures: Karlsson helps Sharks end Lightning's point streak

Erik Karlsson played a big part in helping the San Jose Sharks end the Tampa Bay Lightning's winning streak at seven games and point streak at 16 (15-0-1) with two assists in a 5-2 victory at SAP Center on Saturday. The Sharks are the first team to defeat the Lightning in regulation since the Anaheim Ducks won 3-1 at Amalie Arena on Nov. 27.

Karlsson has found his game nearly four months after he was acquired in a trade from the Ottawa Senators on Sept. 13. The two-time Norris Trophy-winning defenseman has at least one point in his past 12 games (one goal, 18 assists), tying the Sharks record set by Rob Gaudreau from Dec. 3-29, 1992 (19 points; 14 goals, five assists) and Jonathan Cheechoo from Dec. 26, 2005-Jan. 24, 2006 (19 points; 10 goals, nine assists).

The 28-year-old is the 21st defenseman in NHL history to earn at least one point in at least 12 consecutive games and the third since 1998-99. Mathieu Schneider had 15 points (two goals, 13 assists) in 12 straight for the Detroit Red Wings from Nov. 27-Dec. 22, 2006, and Shayne Gostisbehere had a 15-game run (18 points; five goals, 13 assists) with the Philadelphia Flyers from Jan. 19-Feb. 20, 2016.

Matthews reaches 20 goals again

Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-0 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Scotiabank Arena, reaching 20 goals for the third time in as many NHL seasons. Matthews (39 points; 20 goals, 19 assists) is the first Maple Leafs player to require 27 or fewer games to reach 20 goals since Wendel Clark (20 games) and Dave Andreychuk (27) in 1993-94. The 21-year-old center is one of 25 players with 20 goals this season. That's the most through 644 games since 1996-97, when 30 players did it.

Islanders keep rolling

The New York Islanders extended their winning streak to six games with four consecutive goals to rally from down two in a 4-3 victory against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. New York (23-13-4, 50 points) holds the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference ahead of the Buffalo Sabres (22-14-6, 50 points) and Montreal Canadiens (22-15-5, 49 points).

Robin Lehner made 29 saves and is 7-0-0 with a 1.22 goals-against average, a .959 save percentage and one shutout since Dec. 18. He's the fourth goalie in Islanders history with a personal winning streak of at least seven games and first since Jaroslav Halak from Dec. 13, 2014-Jan. 2, 2015 (7-0-0).

Quick, Kopitar each hits milestone

Jonathan Quick made 16 saves for the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-0 victory against the Edmonton Oilers at Staples Center to become the fifth United States-born goalie with 300 NHL wins, joining Ryan Miller (374), John Vanbiesbrouck (374), Tom Barrasso (369) and Mike Richter (301).
Kopitar's goal at 10:15 of the third period made him the fifth player in Kings history with 300 goals in the NHL, joining Luc Robitaille (557), Marcel Dionne (550), Dave Taylor (431) and Bernie Nicholls (327).