* Brandon Pirri saw his four-game goal streak come to an end, but potted the lone marker in the shootout. He is 5-for-11 (45.5%) all-time in tiebreakers, with three game-deciding goals.

* Jimmy Hayes snapped a 14-game drought with his first goal since Feb. 17 at TOR. He ranks second on the team with 18 goals this season, behind only Nick Bjugstad(24).

* The Panthers improved to 4-1-0 in their past five home games. Overall, they are 18-11-7 (43 points) this season at BB&T Center.

. . . TURRIS, SENATORS WIN BATTLE OF ONTARIO TO NARROW PLAYOFF GAP
Kyle Turris scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal in the final minute of the second period, to lift the Senators to their sixth consecutive victory and a 14-1-1 mark in their past 16 games dating to Feb. 18.

* At 36-24-11 (83 points), the Senators moved within one point of the Bruins (36-24-12, 84 points) for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa holds one game in hand and won the season series (OTT: 3-2-0, BOS: 2-1-2), but Boston owns the ROW tiebreaker (BOS: 33, OTT: 31).

* Per Elias, the Senators have recorded at least one point in 15-of-16 games for the first time since Feb. 22 – March 24, 2007 (10-1-5). They also have won 14-of-16 games for the first time since Jan. 14 – Feb. 14, 2010 (14-2-0).

* Turris recorded his 12th career multi-goal game and second in a row, following 2-1—3on Thursday vs. BOS. It marks the first time in his career that Turris has posted consecutive multi-goal performances.

* Turris also reached the 20-goal milestone for the second straight season after notching a career-high 26 goals in 2013-14. He ranks second on the Senators with 21-31—52 overall, six points shy of his career high established last season (26-32—58).

* Andrew Hammond recorded 22 saves to improve to 13-0-1 since making his first NHL start on Feb. 18. Elias says he is the fourth goaltender in League history to earn at least one point in each of his first 14 NHL starts (of a single season). The others: Montreal’s Bill Durnan (11-0-3; Oct. 30 – Dec. 4, 1943), Boston’s Ross Brooks (11-0-3; Oct. 25, 1972 – March 25, 1973) and Pittsburgh’s Patrick Lalime (13-0-1; Dec. 7, 1996 – Jan. 21, 1997).

* Mike Hoffman scored his 25th goal of the season to extend his lead among rookies. Only Alexei Yashin (30 in 1993-94) and Daniel Alfredsson (26 in 1995-96) have registered more goals for the Senators as a rookie.

* Erik Karlsson added 1-1—2; he leads all defensemen with 19-39—58 this season, while his 19 goals are tied for the most among blueliners (w/ Oliver Ekman-Larsson).

* Marc Methot (0-2—2) also posted multiple points, while Curtis Lazar supplied the club’s other goal.

PRICE (AGAIN) LIFTS CANADIENS INTO FIRST WITH PERFECT PERFORMANCE
Carey Price stopped all 29 shots he faced to record his second consecutive shutout (also Thursday vs. CAR: 31 SV) and lead the Canadiens to third straight victory.

* At 46-20-7 (99 points), the Canadiens leapfrogged the idle Ducks (46-20-7, 99 points) to move back into first place in the NHL standings, where the top eight teams are separated by seven points. Though Montreal and Anaheim have identical records, the Canadiens own the ROW tiebreaker (MTL: 40, ANA: 38).

* Price posted shutouts in consecutive team games for the second time in his career, a feat he first accomplished earlier this season (Jan. 29 at NYR: 24 SV and Jan. 31 vs. WSH: 36 SV).

* Price established a career high and also moved into a share of the League lead (w/Marc-Andre Fleury) with his ninth shutout of the season. Elias says Price is the first Canadiens goaltender to register at least nine shutouts in one season since 1976-77, when Ken Dryden had 10.

* Price also tied Bill Durnan for fourth place on the franchise’s all-time shutouts list with his 34th such performance. Only George Hainsworth (75), Jacques Plante (58) and Dryden (46) have more in Canadiens history.

* Price reached another milestone with his League-leading and career-high 40th victory of the season. His 40 wins are two shy of the single-season franchise record, shared by Dryden (1975-76) and Plante (1955-56 and 1961-62).

* Price also paces the NHL with a 1.86 goals-against average and .938 save percentage in 59 appearances this season (40-15-4). That includes a 23-7-3 record at Bell Centre, where he has a 1.80 goals-against average, .939 save percentage and five shutouts.

* Tomas Plekanec collected 1-1—2, including his fifth game-winning goal of the season, for his third multi-point performance in his past four outings (2-4—6). Brendan Gallagher added an empty-net tally.

* The Canadiens snapped a four-game losing streak against the Sharks with their first head-to-head victory since Dec. 4, 2010 (0-3-1). They also scored their first goal against San Jose since Dec. 1, 2011, ending a 215:00 drought. Each of the last four meetings between the teams has featured a shutout.

TOP METROPOLITAN CLUBS ALL PICK UP WINS
The Rangers, Islanders and Penguins all won on Saturday to keep pace in the race for Metropolitan Division supremacy:

* Ryan Murphy scored the tying goal with 5:33 remaining in regulation, but Mats Zuccarello potted the lone marker in the shootout to lift the Rangers to their 16th victory in their past 17 meetings with the Hurricanes dating to Feb. 22, 2011. They also picked up points for the 18th time in their last 20 outings overall (15-2-3).

* The Rangers improved to 23-10-2 (48 points) this season as visitors; they lead in the NHL in road wins and points. With six road games remaining, they are two wins shy of matching the franchise record for road victories in one season, set in 2013-14 (25-14-2).

* Zuccarello (0-1—1) registered his sixth career game-deciding goal and stretched his assist/point streak against the Hurricanes to nine games (0-11—11). Jesper Fast andJ.T. Miller scored in regulation; Fast snapped a 22-game drought with his first goal since Jan. 3 vs. BUF.

* Cam Talbot made 28 saves and stopped all three shootout attempts he faced to improve to 6-1-1 with a 1.11 goals-against average, .963 save percentage and one shutout in his last eight outings.

* Jaroslav Halak stopped all 26 shots he faced to record his 35th career shutout (fifth this season) and help the Islanders snap a four-game skid. The team also picked up its sixth consecutive victory over the Devils, including a sweep of their four-game season series.

* Halak extended his career high and franchise record with his 35th win of the season (2.41 GAA, .913 SV%, 5 SO). Only Chico Resch has posted more shutouts for the Islanders in one season (7 in 1975-76).

* Travis Hamonic and Ryan Strome both collected 1-1—2. Strome notched his third career game-winning goal; he shares second on the team (w/ Kyle Okposo) with 15-30—45 this season.

* The Islanders improved to 20-5-1 this season against Metropolitan Division opponents, including a 13-3-1 mark in their last 17 intradivision contests.

* The Coyotes took a 1-0 lead 94 seconds after the opening face-off, but the Penguins scored three unanswered goals – including the tiebreaker by Daniel Winnik midway through the second period – to halt a four-game skid.

* Sidney Crosby posted 1-1—2 to move into sole possession of first place in the NHL’s scoring race, where the top five players are separated by two points:

* Crosby (24-50—74) also reached the 50-assist milestone for the sixth time in his career (and second straight season). He has 4-9—13 in nine career games vs. ARI, including 3-5—8 in five visits to Gila River Arena.

* Winnik scored his first goal in a Penguins uniform (11 GP) and first game-winning marker since April 7, 2014 at VAN (w/ ANA). Brandon Sutter recorded his 16th goal of the season, one shy of his career high set in 2011-12 (w/ CAR), while Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves to pick up his 32nd win of the campaign.

WESTERN WILD CARD LEADERS KEEP PACE WITH VICTORIES
The Wild and Jets both recorded victories on Saturday to maintain their grip in the Western Conference Wild Card race:

* The Wild opened up a 4-0 lead early in the second period and held on to defeat the rival Blues in a potential First Round playoff preview. At 40-25-7 (87 points), the Wild reached the 40-win mark for the sixth time in franchise history (and second straight season).

* Justin Fontaine (1-2—3) matched a career high with three points (also Jan. 9, 2014 at PHX: 3-0—3). Three other Wild players produced multiple points: Jonas Brodin (1-1—2), Charlie Coyle (0-2—2) and Ryan Suter (0-2—2).

* Zach Parise added his team-leading 28th goal and 56th point, including 3-7—10 in his past nine contests. Mikko Koivu, Chris Stewart and Thomas Vanek also scored; Vanek extended his point streak to seven games (5-3—8).

* Making his 31st consecutive start (and 30th w/ MIN), Devan Dubnyk stopped 26 shots to improve to 22-6-1 in a Wild uniform (1.76 GAA, .935 SV%, 5 SO). He is the first goaltender to start 31 consecutive games since Jonas Hiller started 32 straight for the Ducks in 2011-12.

* The Wild improved to 3-0-1 in their past four meetings with the Blues, including a 2-0-1 record this season. The teams face off for a fourth and final time on the last day of the regular season, April 11 at STL.

* Ondrej Pavelec stopped all 28 shots he faced to record his 13th career shutout (second this season) and guide the Jets to their fourth consecutive victory. Winnipeg also earned its first win over Washington since Jan. 22, 2013, snapping a seven-game skid (0-6-1).

* Pavelec also extended his personal winning streak to four games, his longest such run since Jan. 13-21, 2013 (4-0-0). He registered his third career shutout vs. WSH, the other two both came during the 2010-11 season (Nov. 19 at ATL: 29 SV and Jan. 26 at ATL: 36 SV).

* Mark Scheifele (1-1—2) and Drew Stafford (0-2—2) both collected multiple points. Scheifele scored his 16th goal of the season, matching his total from his rookie campaign in 2013-14. Stafford has 6-7—13 in 16 outings since joining the Jets, including 3-4—7 during a five-game point streak.

* Mark Stuart snapped a 59-game drought with his first goal since Oct. 9 at ARI, which stood as his fifth career game-winning marker and first since Dec. 3, 2011 vs. NJD.Adam Lowry added his first career shorthanded goal in the third period.

VRBATA, CANUCKS PULL AHEAD WITH KEY WIN OVER KINGS
Down 1-0 late in the second period, the Canucks scored four unanswered goals – including the tiebreaker by Radim Vrbata early in the final period – to pick up their fifth victory in their past seven outings.

* At 41-26-4 (86 points), the Canucks moved two points ahead of the Flames (39-27-6, 84 points) – who lost in overtime – for second place in the Pacific Division, where team Nos. 2-5 are separated by eight points:

* Vrbata (1-1—2) paces the club with 27 goals, which also shares 13th in the NHL. His 51 points rank third on the Canucks behind brothers Daniel (16-46—62) and Henrik Sedin (15-46—61).

* Vrbata also posted his team-leading sixth game-winning goal of the season, his second-most in one campaign behind 2011-12 (12 w/ PHX).

* Nick Bonino scored the tying goal late in the second period. He has 5-3—8 in his past 11 regular-season games vs. LAK dating to Feb. 2, 2013, when he registered 3-1—4 in a 7-4 Ducks victory.

* Bo Horvat added his first career shorthanded goal into an empty net. Eddie Lackmade 25 saves to improve to 6-2-1 in his last nine decisions.

* The Canucks snapped a four-game skid with their first win at STAPLES Center since March 23, 2013. They face the Kings one more time this season, on April 6 at VAN (LAK: 3-1-0, VAN: 1-3-0).

RINNE, PREDATORS HALT SKID TO MOVE UP IN CENTRAL
Pekka Rinne stopped all 24 shots he faced to record his 36th career shutout (fourth this season) and help the Predators snap a five-game losing streak at Bridgestone Arena (0-4-1).

* At 44-21-8 (96 points), the Predators tied the Blues (45-21-6, 96 points) – in terms of points – for first place in the Central Division. St. Louis holds one game in hand, but Nashville owns the ROW tiebreaker (NSH: 38, STL: 36). The Predators also won the season series (NSH: 3-1-1, STL: 2-3-0).

* The Predators improved to 27-7-2 (56 points) this season at Bridgestone Arena, including a 12-3-0 record versus Eastern Conference opponents. Overall, they rank second in the NHL in both home wins and points. Their 27 such victories are one shy of the franchise record established in 2006-07 (28-8-5).

* Rinne picked up his 38th win of the season, second in the NHL behind Carey Price(40). Rinne also ranks second to Price in goals-against average (2.09), while his .927 save percentage places fourth in the League.

* Taylor Beck, Mike Fisher and Craig Smith all scored. Beck registered his third career game-winning goal, while Smith posted his 23rd overall tally of the season – one shy of his career high set in 2013-14.

* Matt Cullen and Ryan Ellis both collected two assists for the Predators, who recorded their fourth consecutive victory over the Sabres dating to March 11, 2014.

AROUND THE RINKS
More highlights from Saturday’s 13-game slate:

* Kari Lehtonen denied all 33 shots he faced, including a third-period penalty shot byBrandon Saad, to record his 32nd career shutout (fifth this season) and lead the Stars to their fifth win in their past six games. Lehtonen improved to 6-1-0 in his past seven decisions and 31-14-10 overall. Patrick Eaves (1-1—2), Jason Spezza (1-1—2) andAlex Goligoski (0-2—2) all notched multiple points, while Tyler Seguin scored his team-leading 33rd goal of the season – which also is tied for seventh in the NHL. The Stars improved to 2-1-2 in their past five meetings with the Blackhawks following a 2-7-2 stretch from Oct. 8, 2011 – March 25, 2014.

* Facing his former club, Rene Bourque scored twice – including the winning goal with less than one minute remaining in overtime – to power the Blue Jackets to their sixth consecutive road victory, matching a franchise record set Jan. 19 – Feb. 18, 2011. The Blue Jackets also completed a sweep of visits to the Oilers, Canucks and Flames for the first time in club history. Bourque notched his third career overtime goal and first since Feb. 4, 2014 vs. CGY (w/ MTL); he compiled 88-76—164 in four seasons with the Flames from 2008-12 (249 GP). Sergei Bobrovsky made 38 saves, including 16 in the third period/overtime, to improve to 6-1-0 in his past seven starts (2.36 GAA, .929 SV%).

* Ryan Nugent-Hopkins posted 2-1—3, including the winning goal at 2:46 of overtime, to help the Oilers extend their point streak to four games (2-0-2) and pick up their first win over the Flyers since Feb. 23, 2012 (0-2-1). Nugent-Hopkins has 6-8—14 in his past seven outings, including 3-7—10 during a five-game point streak. Jordan Eberleadded 1-1—2 to reach the 20-goal milestone for the third time in his career (second straight season) and stretch his assist/point streak to seven contests (5-9—14). Matt Hendricks and Teddy Purcell also scored, while Ben Scrivens made 27 saves for his 14th win of the season.

DID YOU KNOW?
Via Elias, the five shutouts on Saturday were the most in one day since March 30, 2013, when there also were five clean sheets (in 11 games): by the Penguins (2-0 vs. NYI), Avalanche (1-0 vs. NSH), Canadiens (3-0 vs. NYR), Maple Leafs (4-0 at OTT) and Oilers (4-0 vs. VAN).

Only one goaltender posted a shutout on both days: Carey Price of the Canadiens. He made 29 saves on Saturday vs. SJS and 34 saves on March 30, 2013 vs. NYR.

LOOSE PUCKS
Flyers forward Jakub Voracek (0-3—3) registered his seventh career three-assist game and third of the season (also Nov. 8 vs. COL: 0-3—3 and Dec. 20 at TOR: 0-4—4). He ranks second in the NHL with 52 helpers and 73 points . . . Teammate Claude Giroux (2-0—2) posted his third multi-goal performance of the season to reach the 20-goal milestone for the fourth time in his career (and second straight season) . . . Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko (1-1—2) scored his team-leading 35th goal and 70th point. He is the first Blues player to record 70 points in one season since 2008-09 (Brad Boyes: 33-39—72) . . . Flames forward Jiri Hudler (1-1—2) posted his second consecutive multi-point game, following 0-2—2 on Thursday vs. PHI. He leads the club with 26-38—64 . . . Teammate Sean Monahan scored his 29th goal of the season, tied for ninth in the NHL . . . Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron reached the 20-goal milestone for the sixth time in his career (and second straight season) . . . Coyotes forward Tobias Rieder scored his third shorthanded goal of the season, one off the League lead shared by Rick Nash, Brandon Sutter and Tyler Toffoli . . . Blues captain David Backes (3-4—7) and Oilers forward Benoit Pouliot (3-3—6) both extended their point streaks to five games . . . Kings forward Anze Kopitar posted one assist to reach 600 NHL points (216-384—600) and tie Butch Goring for sixth on the franchise’s all-time assists list. Kopitar is the seventh player in Kings history to hit the 600-point milestone . . . Blues forward Paul Stastny registered his 500th NHL point (174-326—500) . . . Canadiens forward Alex Galchenyuk notched his 100th NHL point (41-59—100) . . . Maple Leafs forward Sam Carrick recorded his first NHL assist/point (12 GP) . . . Blackhawks defenseman Kimmo Timonen (1,100), Maple Leafs defenseman Eric Brewer (1,000), Oilers captain Andrew Ference (900), Panthers forward Shawn Thornton (600) and Penguins forward Steve Downie (400) all played in milestone games . . . Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson made his NHL debut . . . ICYMI: NASA astronaut Tim Kopra presented Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne with the jersey he wore while in space.

SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY’S ACTION
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BLUES VISIT RED WINGS IN NATIONAL MATINEE
The Blues (45-21-6, 96 points) and Red Wings (38-21-11, 87 points) both look to bounce back from a pair of divisional losses when they face off in a national matinee in the U.S. and Canada (NBC, SN360). St. Louis, the top club in the Central Division, suffered a 2-1 shootout loss to Winnipeg on Thursday and a 6-3 setback against Minnesota on Saturday. Detroit, the third-place team in the Atlantic Division, fell 3-1 at Florida on Thursday and 3-1 to Tampa Bay on Friday. This marks the second and final meeting of the season between these former Central Division rivals; the Red Wings have won two straight in the head-to-head series, but the Blues have come away with victories in each of their last three visits to Joe Louis Arena.

DUCKS FACE RANGERS IN BATTLE FOR FIRST PLACE
First place in the NHL standings is on the line when the Ducks (46-20-7, 99 points) visit the Rangers (45-18-7, 97 points) at Madison Square Garden. With 99 points, Anaheim currently shares first overall with Montreal (46-20-7), though the Canadiens occupy the top spot via the ROW tiebreaker (MTL: 40, ANA: 38). New York, however, holds three games in hand on both clubs and also leads in ROW (NYR: 41). This marks the second and final meeting of the season between these teams; they have split their last 12 matchups dating to Oct. 28, 2003 (ANA: 6-4-2, NYR: 6-5-1).

ATLANTIC DIVISION RIVALS COLLIDE IN TAMPA BAY
The Bruins (36-24-12, 84 points) and Lightning (44-21-7, 95 points) try to advance their playoff positioning when they drop the puck at Amalie Arena. Boston currently holds a one-point edge over Ottawa (36-24-11, 83 points) for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, while Tampa Bay sits four points back of Montreal (46-20-7, 99 points) for first place in the Atlantic Division. This marks the third of four meetings this season between these divisional rivals and the second in the past 10 days; the Bruins picked up a 3-2 shootout victory on March 12 and have won 10 straight in the head-to-head series dating to March 27, 2012.

HOMETOWN HOCKEY TOUR STOPS IN PRINCE GEORGE
Pacific Division rivals Arizona and Vancouver face off for the fourth time this season asRogers Hometown Hockey visits Prince George, B.C. Every Rogers Sunday Night Hockey this season game will be broadcast from a different community rink in various towns across Canada. Included in each telecast will be local NHL player profiles, grassroots stories and local entertainment features. Among the highlights this week is a profile of Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, who at 19 moved from Slovakia to Prince George to hone his skills with the Cougars of the Western Hockey League.

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