Sam Gagner joins Wayne Gretzky in the record books for earning eight points in one game (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

The Super Bowl has come and gone, and the NHL is still in the mid-season stretch.  

This past week was all about Edmonton Oilers center Sam Gagner.  

To say he had a really good week is an understatement. Gagner wrote his name in the NHL history books on February 2 by earning eight points in one game, against the Chicago Blackhawks--something that hasn’t happened in 23 years. With his four goals and four assists, Gagner joined only 10 other players have had an eight-point game.    

As if that wasn’t enough, in the next game he played against the Detroit Red Wings he notched three points, with two goals and one assist.  

His takeaway: “It is a great lesson to never set limits,” Gagner told NHL.com.

Injuries

-After taking a slap shot to the face, New York Islanders Travis Hamonic underwent surgery to repair a broken nose. Hamonic will be out for the next two weeks. The injury occurred on Feb. 4 from a slap shot by Buffalo Sabres defenseman Christian Ehrhoff during the third period.

-Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard will be out for two games after breaking a finger on Feb. against the Vancouver Canucks. Howard broke his finger when he tried stopping a shot in the first five minutes of the third period. He went to the bench to get his finger taped up and resumed playing, helping the Red Wings win 4-3 in a shootout.

Fines/Suspensions

-Chuck Kobasew of the Colorado Avalance has been fined $2,500 for tripping Dan Hamhuis of the Vancouver Canucks during the February 4 game.

-Philadelphia Flyer Zac Rinaldo has been fined for $5,000 for two different incidents: a hit on New Jersey Devils Jacob Josefson and for tripping Devils forward Zach Parise during the February 4 game.

-The New Jersey Devils' Patrik Elias has been fined $2,500 for boarding Mike Blunden of the Montreal Canadiens during the February 2 game.

-Another Devils forward, Eric Boulton, has also been fined $3,500, for slashing Mike Rupp of the New York Rangers during the January 31 game.

-Columbus Blue Jacket Jared Boll did an illegal check to the head of Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks during the January 31 game, and has been fined $2,500.

Trades

-Erik Christensen has been traded to the Minnesota Wild from the New York Rangers, in exchange for Casey Wellman. The Wild also received a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Goal(s) of the Week

-Hands down, Sam Gagner deserves the title, however, in his case, it will be goals of the week.  Watch the history making highlights here:

Save of the Week

Vancouver Canucks goalie Cory Schneider threw himself in front of the goal, stopping a shot from Chicago Blackhawks Brendan Morrison during the Jan. 31 game.  The Canucks won the game in overtime 3-2 and Schneider earned the title of the goalie with the save of the week.

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