Capitals(3) vs. Bruins(4)

Blidh left the game with an upper-body injury after taking a hit from Washington forward Tom Wilson at 15:27 of the first period. ... Capitals defenseman Nick Jensen sustained an upper-body injury and left during the second period. Laviolette did not have an update. ... Backstrom played his eighth game; he missed the first 28 recovering from a hip injury. ... Kuznetsov scored his 40th point (13 goals, 27 assists) in his 38th game of the season, the fewest games it has taken in his nine-season NHL career. ... Pastrnak has scored 12 goals against the Capitals. He has scored more against the Philadelphia Flyers (19), Tampa Bay Lightning (16), Montreal Canadiens (14) and Toronto Maple Leafs (14). ... Pastrnak has scored 10 goals in 2022, the most of any NHL player. It was his 38th multigoal game; only Marchand has more (42) since Pastrnak entered the NHL in 2014-15. ... McAvoy's goal was the 10th time this season, first for Boston, that a team scored a go-ahead goal in the final minute of the third period. The Buffalo Sabres are the only team to have done so twice.

Stars(5) vs. Sabres(4)

Klingberg's four-point game was his second in the NHL and first since Jan. 31, 2015. ... Dahlin's three-point game was his third in the NHL and first since Oct. 5, 2019. … Tuch has scored eight points (three goals, five assists) in eight games with Buffalo. ... Sabres defenseman Will Butcher left after the first period with an upper-body injury. Coach Don Granato did not have an update after the game.

Blue Jackets(2) vs. Flyers(1)

The last team to lose 10 straight twice in one season was the Colorado Avalanche in 2010-11. ... The Flyers record is 12 straight losses from Feb. 24-March 16, 1999. They have lost 11 in a row twice (1968-69, 1970-71) and lost at least 10 in a row nine times. … Laughton has an assist in four straight games. … Jenner had two assists and has scored six points (three goals, three assists) in his past five games. ... Werenski played 29:58 and had six shots on goal; each was a game high.

Senators(4) vs. Penguins(6)

Senators goalie Matt Murray, who won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2016 and 2017, did not play because of an illness unrelated to COVID-19. Murray has not faced his former team since being traded to Ottawa on Oct. 7, 2020. He was in the press box and received a tribute video during the first period. … Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang had the secondary assist on Crosby's goal to extend his NHL career-long point streak to nine games. He has scored 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) during that stretch. … Penguins forward Jason Zucker and goalie Louis Domingue were placed on injured reserve with undisclosed injuries Thursday. Zucker scored twice in a 5-3 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, his return from missing seven games with a lower-body injury. ... Ottawa forward Nick Paul had three shots on goal in 13:57 of ice time during his 200th NHL game.

Jets(2) vs. Predators(5)

Jets forward Paul Stastny had three shots and played 16:26 after missing three games in NHL COVID-19 protocol. … Defenseman Mattias Ekholm played a Predators-high 25:21 in his return from missing three games in protocol. … Johansen has scored 27 points (13 goals, 14 assists) in 28 games against Winnipeg. … Defenseman Matt Tennyson had an assist in his Nashville debut and first NHL game of the season. He was recalled from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … Predators defenseman Dante Fabbro (upper body) was placed on injured reserve and is week to week. … Legwand played 956 games for Nashville.

Panthers(6) vs. Oilers(0)

Oilers forward Zach Hyman was placed on non-roster injured reserve. … Florida leads the NHL with 165 goals this season (including one shootout-deciding goal), which mark its most through 40 games in any season. Only four teams have scored as many goals through 40 games in a season since 1993-94, when the Panthers joined the NHL: the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1995-96 (194), the Detroit Red Wings in 1993-94 (183), the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2018-19 (168) and the Ottawa Senators in 2005-06 (167). … Bobrovsky is 8-0-1 in his past nine games.

Avalanche(4) vs. Kings(1)

The Avalanche, who were coming off a 2-0 win at the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, are 4-0-1 in the second game of a back-to-back. … Colorado is 20-0-2 when scoring first. … Kings forward Dustin Brown played his 1,270th game, passing Brett Hull for seventh among United States-born players in NHL history.

Canadiens(3) vs. Golden Knights(4) - o

The Canadiens announced after the game that goalie Jake Allen will be out eight weeks with a lower-body injury. … Toffoli has scored three points (two goals, one assist) in two games since returning from hand surgery. … Stephenson played in his 300th NHL game. … Theodore has scored four overtime goals with the Golden Knights. Only Marchessault and Max Pacioretty have more (six). … Vegas defenseman Zach Whitecloud was a late scratch due to back tightness. He was replaced by Dylan Coghlan, who had five shots, two hits and three blocks in an NHL career-high 25:08 of ice time.

Sharks(2) vs. Kraken(3)

Thursday was the fourth straight game that Seattle goalies allowed two or fewer goals. … The Kraken are 2-0-0 against San Jose this season. … Geekie was activated from injured reserve after missing four games with an upper-body injury. The forward had an assist in 8:21 of ice time.

【日更挑战】2022-01-21比赛日NOTES