The New Year brings new waiver wire additions, including L.A.'s Quinton Byfield who receives plenty of ice time and is eligible at all three forward spots in Yahoo! leagues.
Bobby McMann scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night.
Mika Zibanejad and Brett Berard scored in the first period, and Jonathan Quick made 32 saves as the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 Thursday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
The slumping Devils dropped their third-straight game and were shut out for the sixth time of the season, falling 3-0 at the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.
Ryan Strome scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:24 to play, and the Anaheim Ducks blew a two-goal lead in the third period before recovering for a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.
Crosby now has 1,034 assists, good for 12th in NHL history. Only three players — Ray Bourque, Wayne Gretzky and Steve Yzerman — have more assists with a single team. The 37-year-old Crosby has played 1,310 regular-season games. Lemieux played 915.