. . . OTHERS WIN ON THE STRENGTH OF LATE GOALS
Other clubs picked up victories on the strength of late goals:

* Phil Di Giuseppe scored the winning goal at 1:30 of overtime to help the Hurricanes extend their point streak to four games (3-0-1). Elias says that Di Giuseppe, who has 5-10—15 this season (35 GP), became the first Hurricanes rookie to notch an overtime goal since Justin Faulk did so on March 6, 2012 at WSH (4-3 OT W).

* Dylan Larkin reached the 20-goal milestone and Justin Abdelkader (1-1—2) scored the tiebreaker with 4:36 remaining in regulation to help the Red Wings overcome an early 2-0 deficit. Elias notes that Larkin, 19, became the first teenager to collect 20 goals for the Red Wings since Steve Yzerman in 1984-85 (30 G).

* Connor McDavid scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:29 remaining in regulation to help the Oilers pick up their fifth win in their past seven games. McDavid, who paces all rookies with an average of 1.06 points per game (14-21—35 in 33 GP), has registered 9-14—23 in 20 contests since returning from injury.

MILESTONES & BENCHMARKS
* Jets forward Blake Wheeler played in his 600th NHL game.

STILL STREAKING
* Panthers forward Jussi Jokinen (1-1—2) extended his point streak to nine games (2-9—11), one shy of his career high established Jan. 28 – March 2, 2010 (9-4—13 in 10 GP w/ CAR).

* Senators forward Zack Smith (1-1—2) extended his point streak to a career-high seven games (5-3—8), including goals in four straight (4-1—5). He also reached the 20-goal milestone for the first time.

* Jets forward Mark Scheifele (0-1—1) extended his point streak to six games (6-3—9), matching a career high set Dec. 12-22, 2013 (3-5—8).

* Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron (0-1—1) extended his point streak to six games (5-3—8).

LOOSE PUCKS
Panthers forward Vincent Trocheck (1-3—4) matched career highs for assists and points in one game, set Oct. 10 vs. PHI (1-3—4). He also reached the 20-goal milestone for the first time . . . Senators captain Erik Karlsson (1-1—2) registered his League-leading 58th assist of the season. He also paces all defensemen with 70 points (69 GP), eight shy of his career high established in 2011-12 (19-59—78 in 81 GP) . . . Hurricanes defenseman and Boston native Noah Hanifin collected two assists in his first NHL visit to TD Garden . . . Forward Marko Dano scored his first goal with the Jets (7 GP) . . . MUST-SEE: Bruins forward David Pastrnak destroyed a water bottle with a no-look goal . . . The Department of Player Safety suspended Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse for three games for violating Rule 46.2 (Aggressor) during an altercation with Sharks defenseman Roman Polak . . . The Department of Player Safety also suspended Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog for three games for cross-checking Ducks defenseman Simon Despres.

SNEAK PEEK AT FRIDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Pittsburgh @ Columbus, 7:00 p.m., ROOT, FS-O
Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m., TVAS, CSN-PH, SUN
Anaheim @ St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., FS-W, FS-MW
Chicago @ Dallas, 8:30 p.m., NHLN-US, SNO, SNP, CSN-CH, FS-SW
Arizona @ Calgary, 9:00 p.m., FS-A, SNW
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WESTERN CONFERENCE LEADERS COLLIDE
Four of the top five teams in the Western Conference face off in a pair of games on Friday’s slate:

* The Blackhawks (41-21-6, 88 points) and Stars (40-20-8, 88 points) – who are tied in terms of points – battle for first place in the Central Division and Western Conference when they meet at American Airlines Center. This marks the fourth of five matchups in 2015-16 between these clubs; Dallas has won two of the first three (DAL: 2-1-0, CHI: 1-2-0), including a 4-2 victory in their most recent contest on Feb. 11 at United Center. The teams will close their five-game set on March 22 in Chicago.

* The Blues (39-20-9, 87 points) and Ducks (37-20-9, 83 points) – the No. 3 and 5 teams in the Western Conference, respectively – also drop the puck at Scottrade Center. This marks the third and final meeting of the season between these clubs, who have split their opening two (STL: 1-0-1, ANA: 1-1-0) – St. Louis picked up a 2-1 victory on Oct. 29 at home, while Anaheim earned a 4-3 shootout win on Jan. 8 at Honda Center.

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