Jan. 31: Pacific Division wins new-look All-Star Game

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Jan. 31
2016:The NHL All-Star Game begins a new era when teams comprised of players from each of the four divisions play a 3-on-3 tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The Atlantic Division rallies to defeat the Metropolitan Division 4-3 in the first of two 20-minute semifinal games and the Pacific Division outscores the Central Division 9-6 in the second. In the championship game, Anaheim Ducks forward Corey Perry scores the only goal in a 1-0 victory for the Pacific Division.
The most valuable player award
goes to forward John Scott
, who's voted by fans as captain of the Pacific Division and scores two goals in the semifinal win against the Central Division.

MORE MOMENTS
1920:
Joe Malone
of the Quebec Bulldogs sets an NHL record by
scoring seven goals
in a 10-6 victory against the Toronto St. Patricks. No one else in NHL history has scored more than six.
1928:
Alec Connell
of the Ottawa Senators starts his League-record run of six consecutive shutouts with
a 4-0 victory
against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. It's the 42nd NHL shutout for Connell.
1987: Dave Newell becomes the fourth referee in NHL history to officiate 1,000 games. The milestone game comes in Toronto, where the Detroit Red Wings
defeat the Maple Leafs 4-2
.
2000:
Tom Barrasso
became the 11th goaltender in NHL victory with 350 victories when the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Atlanta Thrashers
2-1 in overtime
at Phillips Arena. The milestone comes exactly two years after he
makes 51 saves
in a 4-2 victory against the Detroit Red Wings, setting a Penguins record for most saves in a home game.

2004:Pat Quinn earns his 600th win as an NHL coach when the
Maple Leafs defeat the Senators 5-1
at Air Canada Centre. He's the fourth coach in NHL history to reach the milestone. Quinn finishes his career with 684 wins, 300 of them with the Maple Leafs.
2006:The Carolina Hurricanes become the first team in NHL history to win 13 games in January when they defeat the Canadiens 8-2 at Bell Centre.
Erik Cole
scores three goals and has an assist
for Carolina, which scores eight times on 26 shots. The Hurricanes are the sixth NHL team to win 13 games in any single month.

2019: Mika Zibanejad scores three goals for his second NHL hat trick, helping the New York Rangers
defeat the New Jersey Devils 4-3
at Prudential Center. The last of Zibanejad's goals is his fourth game-winner in a stretch of five games. He's the second member of the Rangers to score four winners in a five-game stretch, and the first since Hall of Famer
Rod Gilbert
, who has four in five games from Dec. 7-17, 1966.