* Steven Stamkos stretched his goal streak to four games (5-0—5). His 26 goals this season are tied for the League lead with Tyler Seguin and Rick Nash in what promises to be a wide-open race for the Maurice Richard Trophy.

* Tyler Johnson (0-2—2) registered his sixth multi-assist performance of the season in his return from a one-game absence. He has 17-31—48 in 44 appearances, ranking fourth in the League in points and tied for fifth in assists.

* Ben Bishop stopped 30 shots, including all 14 he faced in the third period, to improve to 22-7-2; he has won six of his last seven decisions.

DATSYUK THE HERO AS WINGS WIN THRILLER IN ST. LOUIS
After the Red Wings had their 2-0 lead erased in the third period, Pavel Datsyuk scored with 2.2 seconds left in overtime to halt the Blues’ winning streak at five games.

* The Red Wings (24-11-9, 57 points) concluded their six-game road trip with a 4-2-0 record and kept pace with the Lightning (28-14-4, 60 points) in the crowded field atop the Eastern Conference standings.

* Datsyuk scored his seventh career overtime goal and first since April 5, 2013 at COL. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Datsyuk’s seven overtime goals are tied for fourth on the franchise’s all-time list with HenrikZetterberg and HerbieLewis; Sergei Fedorov leads with 12.

* Despite playing in only 33 games this season, Datsyuk ranks second on the club with 15-17—32. He has more career points against the Blues (25-50—75, 65 GP) than against any other opponent.

* The Red Wings surrendered a tying goal to Alexander Steen at 19:12 of the third period before winning in overtime. Per Elias, the Red Wings last won a game in which they allowed a tying goal in the final minute of regulation on Feb. 26, 2014 at Montreal. In that game, Brian Gionta forced extra time with 29 seconds left in regulation before Gustav Nyquist potted the winner at 4:32 of overtime.

* Petr Mrazek stopped 25 shots to improve to 7-3-1 with a 2.13 goals-against average and .921 save percentage in 11 contests. He improved to 3-0-0 in four career appearances against the Blues.

* Tomas Tatar scored his team-leading 18th goal of the season (44 GP) to move within one of his career high set in 73 games last season.

RASK, BRUINS STAY HOT IN SHUTOUT OF RANGERS
Tuukka Rask denied all 30 shots he faced, including 14 in the middle frame, to record his 25th career shutout and backstop the Bruins to their fifth straight win and ninth consecutive game with a point (6-0-3).

* With the victory, the Bruins (24-15-6, 54 points) leapfrogged the Rangers (24-13-4, 52 points) for the first Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. New York, however, has four games in hand.

* Rask posted his second shutout of the season to improve to 7-0-3 in his last 10 decisions. That matches the longest personal point streak of Rask’s career (9-0-1 from Mar. 2-30, 2014). Rask is the first Bruins goaltender to shut out the Rangers since Tim Thomas made 31 saves in a 1-0 victory on April 4, 2009.

* The Bruins improved to 6-0-2 in their last eight regular-season meetings with the Rangers dating to Apr. 1, 2012, including a 3-0-0 sweep of their season series in 2013-14.

* The Bruins have earned points in each of their last nine home games (6-0-3) and improved to 15-6-4 at TD Garden this season.

* Torey Krug (0-2—2) extended his point streak to five games (0-7—7), matching a career high. This marks the longest assist streak of Krug’s career and the longest by a Bruins defenseman since Kyle McLaren had helpers in six consecutive contests from Mar. 17 to 27, 1999.

* Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci and Loui Eriksson all found the back of the net for the Bruins. Bergeron’s goal was his team-leading fourth game-winning goal of the season while Krejci pushed his point streak to five games (1-5—6).

PAVELEC, JETS DIM STARS TO ADVANCE PLAYOFF POSITION
Ondrej Pavelec made a season-high 46 saves, including 22 stops in the second period, to backstop the Jets to their second straight victory.

* The Jets (23-14-8, 54 points) continue to occupy the first Wild Card spot in the Western Conference and moved within four points of the idle Blackhawks (28-13-2, 58 points) and Blues (27-13-4, 58 points) – who lost in overtime to Detroit – in the Central Division.

* Pavelec’s 46 saves were his second-highest total in a non-overtime game, behind a 50-stop performance on Oct. 31, 2009 at Ottawa. He improved to 20-9-7 when facing at least 40 shots overall in his career. The 22-save second period was the highest single-period save total by a Jets goaltender since the club relocated to Winnipeg.

* Evander Kane potted his fourth career shorthanded goal and 18th career game-winner; he has scored in each of his last three contests. Mathieu Perreault, who notched four goals on Tuesday against Florida, tallied an assist to stretch his point streak to five games (6-3—9).

OFFENSE, DUBNYK POWER WILD NETMINDER'S DEBUT
Making his Wild debut, Devan Dubnyk stopped all 18 shots he faced to post his 10th career shutout and backstop his new club to its first win since Jan. 2, snapping a six-game winless skid (0-5-1).

* Per Elias, Dubnyk is the first goaltender in franchise history to record a shutout victory in his team debut. Dwayne Roloson also posted a shutout in his Wild debut on Oct. 6, 2001 but earned a 0-0 tie at SJ.

* Dubnyk, who was acquired from the Coyotes on Wednesday, improved to 10-5-2 with a 2.58 goals-against average, .919 save percentage and two shutouts in 20 appearances this season.

* Jason Pominville (0-3—3) matched a career high with three assists. He paces all Wild players in assists (27) and points (36) in 43 appearances. A second-round pick (55th overall) by the Sabres in the 2001 NHL Draft, Pominville has posted 2-4—6 in four career games against his former club.

* Thomas Vanek (1-1—2), Buffalo’s top selection in the 2003 NHL Draft, scored his first goal against his former club. He now has scored against all 30 NHL teams.

* Zach Parise (1-1—2), Kyle Brodziak (1-1—2), Erik Haula (1-1—2) and Mikko Koivu (0-2—2) also recorded multiple points for the Wild. Parise ranks second on the club with 32 points and is tied for first with 15 goals in 36 appearances.

* Per Elias, Minnesota’s seven-goal margin of victory is the largest in franchise history.

LIKE A BRICK WALL
The Canucks, Sharks, Flames and Senators also received strong goaltending performances in victories:

* Ryan Miller stopped all 30 shots he faced to record his 33rd career shutout – and second in as many games vs. PHI (also April 1, 2014 w/ STL) – and help the Canucks snap a three-game skid. Miller is tied with Jaroslav Halak and Braden Holtby for third among all goaltenders with four shutouts this season. With the victory, the Canucks (24-15-3, 51 points) surpassed the idle Kings (20-14-10, 50 points) into third spot in the Pacific Division. Nick Bonino netted his fourth game-winning goal of the season (42 GP); he had two such tallies in his first 189 career appearances.

* Antti Niemi stopped 24 shots, including 12 in the first period, to backstop the Sharks to their eighth win in their last nine meetings with the Maple Leafs (dating to Dec. 3, 2005). Niemi has posted a 4-1-0 record with a 1.81 goals-against average and .931 save percentage in five career appearances against Toronto. Tyler Kennedy and Patrick Marleau scored 11 seconds apart in the first period, marking the two fastest Sharks goals since Dec. 6, 2010, when NiclasWallin and Logan Couture scored eight seconds apart in a 5-2 win over Detroit. The franchise record for fastest two goals in a game is seven seconds, set by Larry DePalma and DaveSnuggerud on Nov. 5, 1991 vs. BUF.

* After posting a shutout in his season debut on Saturday, Joni Ortio denied 27 shots to backstop the Flames to a 4-0-0 mark against the Coyotes this season. Ortio improved to 6-4-0 in 11 career NHL games. David Jones (1-1—2) netted his first game-winning goal of the season to stretch his point streak to four games (1-4—5); this also marks the first four-game assist streak of his career. Sean Monahan (1-1—2), Dennis Wideman (0-2—2), Lance Bouma (0-2—2) also posted multiple points for the Flames, who scored three unanswered goals in the third period. With the victory, the Flames (23-18-3, 49 points) moved within one point of the idle Kings (20-14-10, 50 points) for the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.

* Craig Anderson turned aside 25 shots, including 14 in the second period, and the Senators scored three unanswered goals to earn their first win in their last five meetings with the Canadiens (1-2-2). Anderson earned his 12th win of the season and boosted his save percentage to .929, which ranks fourth in the NHL. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1-1—2) matched a regular-season career high with two points and scored his first goal since Dec. 16, 2013 vs. STL; three of his five career goals have been game-winning tallies.

IGINLA TIES BOSSY IN AVALANCHE VICTORY
With the score tied 2-2 in the third period, Nick Holden and Jarome Iginla each found the back of the net to lift the Avalanche to their sixth win in their last nine games (6-2-1).

* Iginla scored his 573rd career goal to tie Mike Bossy for 20th on the NHL’s all-time list. He also moved within three points of 1,200 in his NHL career, which would tie DinoCiccarelli for 46th on the NHL’s all-time scoring list.

* Iginla and linemate Alex Tanguay (0-2—2) both have points in each of their last three games. Tanguay paces the club with 13-18—31 in 43 appearances while Iginla ranks second with 13-17—30 in 45 outings. The duo also were teammates for parts of five seasons with the Flames, finishing first and second in team scoring in both 2006-07 and 2010-11.

LOOSE PUCKS
Oilers forward Benoit Pouliot scored twice – including his first career shorthanded goal – to push his career-high goal streak to four games (6-0—6). This marks the longest goal streak by an Oiler since 2011-12 when both Jordan Eberle and TaylorHall posted two such streaks . . . Senators forwards Bobby Ryan (1-4—5), David Legwand (1-3—4) and Mark Stone (1-4—5) all extended point streaks to four games . . . Mikkel Boedker extended his goal streak to four games (5-1—6), marking the longest goal streak by a Coyotes player since Radim Vrbata’s four-game streak from Dec. 10-16, 2009 . . . Oilers forward Boyd Gordon (600), Canadiens forward David Desharnais (300) each played in a milestone game . . . Max Pacioretty extended his career long goal streak to six games (7-1—8), marking the longest by a Canadiens player since Denis Savard from Feb. 7-Mar. 1, 1991 (nine games) . . . Blues forward Alexander Steen pushed his goal streak to four games and point streak to eight (6-8—14). David Backes stretched his point streak to five games (7-4—11) and Blues teammate VladimirTarasenko to four games (2-4—6) . . . The Canucks improved to 8-1-0 against Metropolitan Division opponents . . . Cam Talbot started his ninth game of the season (11 GP) to become the first Rangers goaltender other than Henrik Lundqvist to start against the Bruins since Kevin Weekes on Apr. 8, 2006 . . . Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo played in his 837th career game to tie Jacques Plante for 11th all-time among NHL goaltenders . . . The NHL fined Ducks defenseman Sami Vatanen for elbowing Maple Leafs forward DavidBooth . . . The NHL announced that Islanders goaltender Jaroslav Halak and Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will serve as injury replacements at the 2015 Honda NHL All-Star Game. They will replace injured goalies Pekka Rinne of the Predators and Jimmy Howard of the Red Wings.

SNEAK PEEK AT FRIDAY'S ACTION
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Vancouver @ Carolina, 7:00 p.m., SN, FS-CR
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Washington @ Nashville, 8:00 p.m., NHLN-US, CSN-DC+, FS-TN
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ISLANDERS, PENGUINS VIE FOR TOP SPOT IN EASTERN CONFERENCE
The Islanders host the Penguins in a showdown for first place in the Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference overall. The Penguins are 8-2-1 in the past 11 games against the Islanders, including four victories in the past five games at Nassau Coliseum, but the Islanders swept a home-and-home set earlier this season. The Islanders are 10-3-1 in their last 14 games and their 29 wins this season ties a franchise record for most wins in a season's first 43 games (29-5-9 in 1978-79).

CAPITALS' TROTZ RETURNS TO NASHVILLE
The Capitals visit Nashville, marking the first time Washington head coach Barry Trotz will face the Predators after coaching 15 seasons in Nashville. During his tenure in Music City, Trotz was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award twice (2010, 2011) and his 557 wins placed him 13th in all-time coaching wins. The Capitals have won three games in a row and have not lost in regulation in their past nine (7-0-2), while the Predators, first in the NHL's overall standings, are on a six-game home winning streak, two shy of the franchise record set from Jan. 6-Feb. 8, 2007.

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