Longtime former teammates Harry Howell and Andy Bathgate were honored together Sunday night in a pregame ceremony when Howell?s No. 3 and Bathgate?s No. 9 were retired by the Rangers at Madison Square Garden, according to an Associated Press report.

Jeremy Roenick recorded the 700th assist of his career on Saturday night as the Sharks defeated the Thrashers. The game marked Roenick's first in nearly ten weeks because of torn cartilage in his shoulder. "Right from when I stepped on the ice for my first shift, it felt great to be out there with the boys," said Roenick. "I told [coach Todd McLellan] two weeks ago I was ready. ... I've seen some guys with the same injury this year out for four months. It's good to see the old guys can come back as fast, or even quicker."

Columbus Blue Jackets Head Coach Ken Hitchcock became the 13th coach in National Hockey League history to record 500 wins with a 4-3 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre on Thursday night. Hitchcock, 58, is now tied for 12th on the all-time wins list with Hall of Famer Toe Blake.

Devils left wing Zach Parise, Flames center Matthew Lombardi and Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending Feb. 15. Parise led the league in scoring for the week with eight points, Lombardi recorded seven points, and Kovalchuk led NHL goal-scorers last week with five.

Mike Green set an NHL record for defensemen by a scoring a goal in his eighth consecutive game as the Capitals beat the Lightning 5-1 on Saturday night.

After posting three straight victories on the road, Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick on Monday was named the NHL?s ?First Star? of the week, according to a Yahoo.com report. Quick stopped 95 of 100 shots this past week, lifting the Kings within three points of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin recorded his 200th career goal midway through the third period of Thursday?s 5-4 loss to the Kings, as reported by Yahoo.com. Ovechkin becomes the fourth player to score 200 goals in four NHL seasons. Ovechkin joins Wayne Gretzky, Mike Bossy and Mario Lemieux in the exclusive club.

The National Hockey League (NHL) announced today that Anaheim Ducks right wing Bobby Ryan was named the league?s Rookie of the Month for January. It marks the first time in franchise history that a Ducks player has received the honor. Ryan, 21 (3/17/87), co-led the league in goal scoring for the month of January with 11 (tied with Mike Cammalleri of CGY). His 11 goals were the most by a rookie in one month since Washington?s Alex Ovechkin had 11 in March, 2006. The Cherry Hill, New Jersey native also set a Ducks rookie record for goals in one month (previously seven, Kariya (March 1995) and Penner (March 2007)) and tied the rookie record for points in one month (Getzlaf, March 2006, 4-12=16). Ryan?s 16 points (11-5=16) were seven more than any other rookie had in January (four players had nine points), while his 11 goals were five more than any other rookie (Kyle Okposo of NYI, six goals). On January 9 at Los Angeles, Ryan recorded a hat trick in a span of two minutes, 21 seconds, the fastest hat trick by a U.S.-born player in NHL history and the fastest by an NHL rookie since 1938 (Detroit?s Liscombe, 1:52). The 6-2, 208-pound winger also had a franchise rookie-record five-game goal streak from Jan. 17-28. Ryan had a seven-game point streak (5-3=8) from Jan.16-31, the longest by a rookie since Sam Gagner (EDM) had a nine-game streak from Feb. 4-24, 2008. He had points in 12 of the 14 games in January (11-5=16) and has points in 17 of the last 21 contests (13-11=24) overall. On the road, Ryan currently owns a 12-game point streak (9-9=18), including goals in four of the last five (4-2=6) and in six of the last eight road games (8-4=12). For the season, Ryan has 17-17=34 points with a +11 rating in 35 games. He currently leads all NHL rookies in goals (17), power play goals (8), power play points (15), shooting percentage (19.1%) and points-per-game (.97), while ranking second in points and assists. Selected by Anaheim in the first round (second overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Ryan has appeared in 58 career NHL games over the past two seasons, collecting 22-22=44 points with 20 penalty minutes (PIM). He also appeared in two Stanley Cup Playoff contests with Anaheim in 2008, going scoreless with two PIM.

Former Rangers left wing Adam Graves will have his No. 9 jersey retired during a ceremony prior to the team?s game against the Thrashers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

New Jersey Devils right wing Jamie Langenbrunner, Anaheim Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer and Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller, have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the month of January. FIRST STAR ? JAMIE LANGENBRUNNER, RW, NEW JERSEY DEVILS Langenbrunner tied for third among scorers with 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) in 14 games as the Devils went 11-3-0 for the month to improve their overall record to 32-15-3, 67 points and first in the Atlantic Division. He recorded points in 10 of 14 games including goals in six games. Langenbrunner recorded six multiple point games and notched game winning goals against Ottawa Jan. 27, Boston Jan. 29 and Pittsburgh Jan. 30. Appearing in 49 games this season, Langenbrunner has recorded 41 points (14-27-41) with a +19 plus-minus rating. SECOND STAR ? SCOTT NIEDERMAYER, D, ANAHEIM DUCKS Niedermayer led all defensemen with 17 points (one goal, 16 assists) in 14 games as the Ducks record moved to 25-22-5, 55 points and second in the Pacific Division. He recorded points in 11 of 14 games including five multiple point games that saw two-point efforts against Phoenix, Jan. 4 and Jan. 27, Los Angeles, Jan. 6, Chicago, Jan. 28 as well as a three-point game against Colorado, Jan. 31. Niedermayer has appeared in all 52 games for the Ducks this season and is tied for fifth among NHL defensemen with 36 points (6-30--36) THIRD STAR ? RYAN MILLER, G, BUFFALO SABRES Miller led all NHL goaltenders in victories, posting a 9-3-0 record with a 2.30 goals-against average, .932 save percentage and one shutout as the Sabres improved to 26-19-5 overall, 57 points and seventh in the Eastern Conference. Miller started 12 of the Sabres' 13 games in January and allowed two goals or fewer eight times, including a 28-save, 2-0 win over Phoenix to finish the month. He faced 40-plus shots on back-to-back nights turning aside 43 in a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Jan. 9 and 45 in a 3-1 loss to Detroit on Jan. 10. Overall, Miller has posted a record of 24-13-4, with a 2.53 goals-against average, .917 save percentage and four shutouts.