Anthony Mantha who made his NHL debut on March 15, scored his first career goal (the GWG) while his grandfather, four-time Stanley Cup Champion Andre Pronovost, watched from the crowd.

Mantha and the Red Wings raced to a 4-0 lead and held off a third-period rally by the Montreal Canadiens to earn their third victory in their past four outings and keep pace with the Flyers in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race.

KADRI, MAPLE LEAFS RALLY FOR OVERTIME VICTORY
The Ducks scored four consecutive goals to overcome a 4-1 deficit, but Connor Brown (1-1—2) tied the game with 4:23 remaining in regulation and Nazem Kadri (2-2—4) scored 41 seconds into overtime to lift the Maple Leafs to their third straight victory and fifth win in their past six contests.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Friday that the team has loaned forward Josh Leivo to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Leivo, 22, has scored five goals in 12 games with the Maple Leafs this season while collecting 40 points (14 goals, 26 assists) in 45 games with the Marlies. He was selected by Toronto in the third round (86^th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

MILESTONES & MUSINGS

• Sharks forward Joe Thornton (0-2—2) posted his 955th and 956th career assists to tie Mark Recchi for 14th place in NHL history.
• Maple Leafs forward Connor Brown (1-1—2) scored his first NHL goal (4 GP).
• Ducks forward Shawn Horcoff (0-2—2) became the 26th active player to appear in 1,000 NHL games.
• Penguins teammates Eric Fehr and Patric Hornqvist both played in their 500th NHL game.
• Devils forward Blake Pietila, a fifth-round selection (129th overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft, made his League debut.
• Ducks forward Brandon Pirri (1-2—3) and Wild captain Mikko Koivu (0-3—3) collected three points apiece
• Maple Leafs forward Tyler Bozak (2-0—2) scored twice in his return from a 21-game absence
• Five other players registered two goals: Edmonton’s Taylor Hall, Anaheim’s Jamie McGinn, New Jersey’s Kyle Palmieri, Detroit’s Riley Sheahan and Minnesota’s Jared Spurgeon
• Sheahan (196 GP) and Spurgeon (367 GP) posted their first career multi-goal games, while McGinn set a career high with his 21st goal of the season.

THURSDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
Florida 4, BOSTON 1
New Jersey 3, PITTSBURGH 0
Carolina 3, COLUMBUS 2
TORONTO 6, Anaheim 5 (OT)
DETROIT RED WINGS 4, Montreal 3
NASHVILLE 3, Vancouver 2 (SO)
MINNESOTA 6, Calgary 2
WINNIPEG 4, Los Angeles 1
Philadelphia 4, COLORADO 2
ARIZONA 3, Dallas 1
Edmonton 6, SAN JOSE 3

SNEAK PEEK AT FRIDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Washington @ New Jersey, 7:00 p.m.
NY Islanders @ Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver @ St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.