CONNOR SCORES IN OT AGAIN AS JETS REACH 100 POINTS

Kyle Connor scored an overtime goal for the second straight game as the Jets (45-19-10, 100 points) reached the 100-point mark for the first time in franchise history.

* Connor, who also netted the winner on March 20 (2-1 OT W vs. LAK), became the second rookie in NHL history to score a regular-season overtime goal in consecutive team games. He joined Andrew Cogliano, who did so in three straight contests in 2007-08 (w/ EDM).

* Connor ranks second among rookies with 28 goals in 2017-18, trailing Vancouver’s Brock Boeser (29). He also netted his fifth game-winning goal of the season to tie Lightning teammates Mikhail Sergachev and Yanni Gourde for the rookie lead.

* The Jets, who are second in the Central Division standings, improved to 4-0-0 on their six-game homestand and lead the NHL with 28 home wins overall (28-7-2, 58 points). Prior to 2017-18, the most home wins recorded in a season by the Jets/Thrashers was 24, a mark set by Atlanta in 2005-06 (24-13-4, 52 points).

HALL SETS CAREER HIGH FOR POINTS WITH OT GOAL

The Penguins overcame a 3-1 deficit in the third period, but Taylor Hall (1-2—3) scored 27 seconds into overtime as the Devils(38-28-8, 84 points) concluded their season-high six-game road trip with a 4-2-0 record. New Jersey occupies the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, three points ahead of the Panthers (37-28-7, 81 points).

* Hall (33-48—81) established a single-season career high for points, eclipsing the mark he set in 2013-14 (27-53—80 w/ EDM), and became the first Devils player to record at least 80 points in a campaign since 2011-12 (Ilya Kovalchuk: 37-46—83). The all-time franchise record for points in a season was set by Patrik Elias in 2000-01 (40-56—96).

* Hall has recorded 24 multi-point games in 2017-18, including 13 since Jan. 1. The franchise record for most multi-point games in a season is 26, last achieved by Zach Parise in 2008-09.

BRUINS STAGE THIRD-PERIOD RALLY TO DEFEAT STARS

Boston overcame a 2-0 deficit in the third period and David Pastrnak (1-1—2) scored the go-ahead goal with 11.1 seconds remaining in regulation to power the Bruins (46-17-10, 102 points) to a 9-2-2 record in their last 13 games. Boston, who clinched a berth in the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, sit second in the Atlantic Division.

* Pastrnak became the first Bruins player to score a go-ahead goal in the final 12 seconds of the third period since Drew Stafford(19:54) on March 11, 2017 (2-1 W vs. PHI). Only three other players in the NHL have accomplished the feat this season: Vegas’ Shea Theodore (19:57) on Dec. 19 (4-3 W vs. TBL), Washington’s Jay Beagle (19:58) on Jan. 12 (4-3 W at CAR) and Florida’s Jonathan Huberdeau (19:51) on Feb. 3 (3-2 W vs. DET).

* Brad Marchand (1-2—3) factored on all three goals and has collected 8-12—20 since March 1 (11 GP), trailing only Avalanche teammates Nathan MacKinnon (9-12—21) and Mikko Rantanen (7-14—21) for the most points in the NHL during that span.

BLUES SECURE KEY WIN IN WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF RACE

Patrik Berglund scored twice to record his first multi-goal game of the season and help the Blues (41-28-5, 87 points) improve to 6-1-0 in their last seven outings, including four straight wins.

* St. Louis moved within a point of Colorado (40-26-8, 88 points), who occupy the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference standings. The clubs conclude their five-game season series on April 7 at Pepsi Center, with the Blues holding a 3-1-0 edge (COL: 1-3-0).

PENGUINS TEAMMATES CROSBY, KESSEL HIT BENCHMARKS

Penguins teammates Sidney Crosby (1-1—2) and Phil Kessel (1-0—1) both reached offensive benchmarks on Friday:

* Crosby (25-56—81) eclipsed the 80-point mark for the ninth time in his NHL career (all w/ PIT). Only Mario Lemieux has recorded more seasons with at least 80 points in franchise history.

* Kessel (30-53—83) reached the 30-goal mark for the sixth time in his NHL career and first since 2013-14 (37 w/ TOR). Kessel (Madison, Wis.) is tied with Zach Parise (Minneapolis, Minn.) for the most 30-goal seasons among active U.S.-born players.

* Crosby became the third Penguins player to record at least 80 points in 2017-18, joining Kessel and Evgeni Malkin (41-50—91). This marks the first time at least three Pittsburgh players reached the 80-point plateau in a season since 2000-01, when four Penguins did so (Jaromir Jagr, Alex Kovalev, Martin Straka, Robert Lang).

* In fact, the Penguins became the first team to feature three players with at least 80 points in a season since the Capitals (Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin) and Sharks (Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley) in 2009-10.

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SURGING CLUBS AIM TO EXTEND STREAKS
The Blue Jackets (42-28-5, 89 points), Sharks (42-23-9, 93 points), Maple Leafs (44-23-7, 95 points), Predators (48-15-10, 106 points) and Kings (41-27-7, 89 points) all look to extend streaks on Saturday:

* Columbus aims to extend its overall win streak to 11 games when St. Louis (41-28-5, 87 points) visits Nationwide Arena. TheBlue Jackets, whose 10-game win streak is the second-longest in franchise history (16-0-0 in 2016-17), can become the first team this season to earn victories in 11 consecutive contests.

* San Jose looks to extend its overall win streak to seven games when it takes on Calgary (35-30-10, 80 points) at SAP Center. The Sharks can register a win streak of at least seven contests for the first time since 2012-13, when they posted two seven-game runs.

* Toronto aims to extend its franchise-record home win streak to 13 games when it hosts Detroit (27-36-11, 65 points) at Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs, whose 12-game run is the longest home win streak in the NHL this season, can match their franchise record for most victories in a campaign (45), achieved in 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2003-04.

* Nashville looks to extend its franchise-record road win and point streaks to 10 and 16 games, respectively, when it visits Minnesota (41-24-8, 90 points). The Predators, who have suffered only one regulation loss as visitors in the 2018 calendar year, can become the first team to post a road point streak of at least 16 games since the Bruins in 2013-14 (13-0-3).

* Los Angeles aims to extend its road point streak to nine games when it visits Edmonton (33-36-5, 71 points) at Rogers Place. The Kings’ franchise record for longest road point streak is 11 games set in 1974-75 (6-0-5).

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