Panthers set club record for home wins
SUNRISE, Fla. – Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 37 shots for his third shutout of the season, leading the Florida Panthers to a 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
Aleksander Barkov scored twice, Gustav Forsling had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Lomberg scored his fourth goal in three games as the Panthers won their 28th home game, a club record for a season.
Jonathan Huberdeau recorded his 71st assist, an NHL record for assists by a left winger. Huberdeau has 94 points, tied with Pavel Bure. He is closing in on the club record of 96 set by Barkov in the 2018-19 season.
The Panthers could clinch a playoff spot as early as Saturday.
Maple Leafs 7, Jets 3: Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 50th goal of the season and host Toronto beat Winnipeg.
Matthews scored Toronto’s sixth goal of the game into an empty net with 2:06 left in regulation. He moved past Leon Draisaitl (49 goals) of idle Edmonton for the league goal lead and became the first Maple Leafs player to reach the milestone since Dave Andreychuk scored 53 in 1993-94.
Bruins 8, Devils 1: Former Boston College captain Marc McLaughlin scored in his NHL debut Thursday night, capping a five-goal second-period outburst that propelled the Bruins over the visiting Devils.
Brad Marchand had two goals for Boston and had a third waved off – even as fans littered the ice with caps to celebrate the would-be hat trick. Patrice Bergeron had a goal and two assists, and David Pastrnak had three assists to help the Bruins to their most goals since Thanksgiving, 2019.
Hurricanes 4, Canadiens 0: Frederik Andersen made 32 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and host Carolina dominated Montreal.
Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen
each had a goal and an assist as the Hurricanes stretched their points streak to six games with their third win in the last four outings. Svechnikov’s second goal went into an empty net.
Islanders 5, Blue Jackets 2: Kyle Palmieri scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to lift host New York over Columbus.
Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist, and Sebastian Aho, Oliver Wahlstrom and Ryan Pulock also scored as New York improved to 7-1 in their last eight home games dating to a 6-0 win against the Blue Jackets on March 10.
Penguins 4, Wild 3 (OT): Evgeni Malkin scored 3:57 into overtime and Rickard Rakell had two goals as Pittsburgh halted host Minnesota’s sevengame winning streak.
Jake Guentzel added his 32nd goal of the season for Pittsburgh. Rakell has three goals in six games since being acquired from the Anaheim Ducks for three players and a second-round draft choice. Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith made 28 saves.