Jagr, Hutton, Tkachuk named our 'Three Stars of the Night'

NEW YORK -- UNB! Network NHL/hockey blog 'The Neutral Zone' has named Jaromir Jagr, Carter Hutton, and Matthew Tkachuk as their 'Theee Stars of the Night' for the National Hockey League games taking place on February 15, 2017.

FIRST STAR - JAROMIR JAGR, F, FLORIDA PANTHERS

Jagr became the fifth player (third skater) to play in an NHL game after turning 45 (Gordie Howe, Chris Chelios, Moe Roberts, Johnny Bower). He also collected an assist in the third period to reach the 1,900-point milestone (759-1,141—1,900). Jagr  joins Wayne Gretzky (894-1,963—2,857) as the only players in NHL history to register 1,900 career points.

SECOND STAR - CARTER HUTTOM, G, ST. LOUIS BLUES

Hutton turned aside all 25 shots he faced to backstop the Blues to their fifth consecutive win. Hutton registered his third shutout in his last four appearances (also Feb. 6 at PHI and Jan. 24 at PIT).

THIRD STAR - MATTHEW TKACHUK, F, CALGARY FLAMES

Tkachuk (1-1—2) registered his eighth multi-point game of the season as the Flames improved to 5-2-0 in their last seven contests.

Flames sign Matthew Tkachuk

CALGARY, AB -- The Calgary Flames announced today that they have signed 2016 NHL first round draft pick Matthew Tkachuk to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Tkachuk, the sixth overall pick in June’s NHL Draft, just finished a Memorial Cup-winning season with the London Knights where he scored the overtime winner in the championship final. The 18-year-old left winger recorded 107 points (30G, 77A) in his first regular season with London. In the OHL’s postseason, Tkachuk added another 40 points (including a league-best 20 goals) to help the Knights win 17 consecutive games en route to the OHL and Memorial Cup titles.

The Scottsdale, AZ native also captured a bronze medal for the United States squad at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships where he co-led the Americans with 11 points in just seven games. He added the bronze to the pair of gold medals that he collected with Team USA at the 2015 World Under-18s and the 2014 World Under-17s.

Flames Release.