NHL notes

■ Jets: Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg’s top center, remains out with an upper-body injury and is expected to miss tonight’s game at Nashville. Coach Paul Maurice said he’s going to be cautious with Scheifele with the playoffs a month away. Scheifele also sat out Monday’s game at Washington. The team has not said if this is the same injury that kept him out 16 games earlier this season. Maurice also said backup goaltender Steve Mason is out two to three weeks after having a knee scoped, and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been sent back to Winnipeg with his upper-body injury.

■ Race to 50 goals: Patrik Laine knows where he stands. The Winnipeg Jets winger might not keep track of each time Alex Ovechkin or Evgeni Malkin scores, but he knows how many goals they have. “I just sometimes look at the scoreboard and the score sheets,” Laine said. “I always pretty much know where’s everyone at.” Laine is tied with Ovechkin at 40 goals atop the NHL and is looking to reach 50 for the first time in his career at age 19 and win his first Rocket Richard Trophy. Ovechkin, at 32 years old, is 10 away from his eighth 50-goal season and could win his seventh goal-scoring title.