Devils(1) vs. Bruins(8)

McLaughlin is the fifth Massachusetts-born player to score in his NHL debut with the Bruins after Ryan Donato, (March 19, 2018), Frank Vatrano (Nov. 7, 2015), Shawn Bates (Oct. 2, 1997) and Hago Harrington (Dec. 29, 1925). McLaughlin had three shots in 13:01 after signing a two-year, entry-level contract March 15. He replaced Craig Smith, who was ill. … Boston scored six goals in a regular-season period for the 24th time and first since Nov. 3, 1983 in a 9-5 win against the St. Louis Blues. It also scored six goals in one period once in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the third period of a 6-1 win against the Hartford Whalers in the Adams Division semifinals April 11, 1991. … Bergeron reached the 50-point mark for the 13th time in his NHL career. Only two players have as many with the Bruins, Ray Bourque (18) and Johnny Bucyk (17). … Marchand scored at least 30 goals for the fifth time in NHL. … Defenseman Josh Brown was plus-2 with a fighting major in 10:18 in his Bruins debut after being acquired in a trade with the Ottawa Senators on March 21. … Boston forward Anton Blidh had two shots and four hits in 12:24 in his first game since March 16. … Pastrnak has scored 10 points (five goals, five assists) in a four-game point streak. … Hughes has scored eight points (six goals, two assists) in a five-game point streak. … Devils forward Jesper Bratt had his seven-game point streak end (10 points; three goals, seven assists). … The Bruins won the season series 3-0-0.

Jets(3) vs. Maple Leafs(7)

Matthews scored 50 goals for the first time in the NHL. He is the 10th United States-born player, first since John LeClair in 1997-98 (Philadelphia Flyers). Matthews did so in 62 games, the fewest in 26 years. In 1995-96, Mario Lemieux did so in 50 games (Pittsburgh Penguins), Jaromir Jagr in 59 (Penguins), Alexander Mogilny in 60 (Vancouver Canucks) and Peter Bondra in 62 (Washington Capitals). ... Maple Leafs goalie Petr Mrazek is out at least six weeks after he sustained a groin injury in a 6-4 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

Blackhawks(0) vs. Panthers(4)

The Panthers are 28-6-0 at home. They set their previous record for home wins in 2017-18 when they were 27-11-3. … Florida has scored four or more goals in 26 of its 34 home games. … The Panthers have 98 points, tying for the second most in their history (1999-2000). They had 103 in 2015-16. … Florida center Joe Thornton became the sixth player in NHL history to play in 1,000 wins (regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs combined), joining Nicklas Lidstrom (1,090), Chris Chelios (1,043), Patrick Marleau (1,029), Mark Messier (1,015) and Scott Stevens (1,007). … Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane's streak of 11 road games with an assist ended. It is a Chicago record. … Kane and Panthers forward Mason Marchment each had a game-high seven shots on goal.

Blue Jackets(2) vs. Islanders(5)

The Islanders played 17 games (10-6-1) in March, the most in a calendar month in their history. They play again on Friday at the New York Rangers. … Washlstrom's goal was his 13th this season, an NHL career high. … Islanders defenseman Andy Greene did not play because of an undisclosed injury and will be a game-time decision Friday. Goalie Ilya Sorokin (upper body) is not expected to be available. … The Blue Jackets were without coach Brad Larsen and assistant Steve McCarthy after each entered NHL COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. … Columbus defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov had an assist and scored three points (two goals) in the home-and-home set. … Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski missed his second straight game because of an upper-body injury. He will also be out Saturday.

Canadiens(0) vs. Hurricanes(4)

The Canadiens were shut out for the fifth time this season. … Teravainen has scored nine points (one goal, eight assists) during six-game point and assists streaks. He has assisted on 12 of Aho's 13 power-play goals this season. … Aho has scored seven points (four goals, three assists) during a six-game point streak. … Svechnikov has scored 200 points (86 goals, 114 assists) in 270 NHL games. … Aho scored his 176th career NHL goal to tie Jeff O'Neill for third-most in franchise history. Eric Staal (322) and Jeff Skinner (204) are first and second, respectively. ... Slavin had two assists to match his career high in points (36, 2019-20). … Canadiens forward Tyler Pitlick had one shot on goal in 9:38 of ice time after missing two games with an upper-body injury. …Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook had one shot on goal and one hit in 11:06 of ice time after missing seven games with a lower-body injury.

Penguins(4) - o vs. Wild(3)

Penguins forward Jason Zucker left the game at 9:49 of the second period after a hit from Fiala sent him awkwardly into the boards. Zucker, who had the secondary assist on Rakell's first goal, was playing his first game since having core muscle surgery on Jan. 25. No update was provided postgame. … Letang's assist was his 500th in the NHL. … Wild defenseman Jon Merrill and forward Matt Boldy each left in the second period because of an upper-body injury. Merrill will not join the team on its upcoming four-game road trip. Boldy, who had two assists, is expected to travel.

Sharks(2) vs. Avalanche(4)

Sharks forward Matt Nieto returned to the lineup after missing five games with an undisclosed injury. He had one block in 15:47 of ice time. … Rantanen's power-play goal was his 16th this season, tying his NHL career high he set in 2018-19.

Kings(3) - s vs. Flames(2)

Calgary defenseman Oliver Kylington left the game with an apparent injury after hitting the boards at 5:40 of the third period following a stick check by Kings forward Rasmus Kupari. … Los Angeles, which lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, has won six straight on the second game of back-to-back games. ... Calgary is 1-11-2 when trailing after two periods this season. ... Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk had a five-game point streak end (12 points; four goals, eight assists). ... Calgary forward Sean Monahan had an assist on Gudbranson's goal to end a 15-game point drought.

Stars(3) - o vs. Ducks(2)

The Stars improved to 10-1 in overtime. The Ducks are 5-7. ... Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen played 27:23 after playing 19:56 in the 3-2 win against the Ducks on Tuesday, his first game back after missing 11 with mononucleosis. ... Dallas forward Denis Gurianov was a healthy scratch for the second time this season. Marian Studenic replaced him in the lineup and had one shot and a takeaway in 9:44. ... Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf was a late scratch because of a lower-body injury. ... Ducks forward Adam Henrique returned after missing the past two games with an upper-body injury and assisted on Drysdale's goal. ... Ducks defenseman Urho Vaakanainen assisted on Shattenkirk's goal for his first point with Anaheim in two games since he was acquired in a trade with the Boston Bruins on March 21. … Anaheim has been outscored 44-21 in the skid.

【日更挑战】2022-04-01比赛日NOTES