BRUINS RECLAIM PLAYOFF SPOT, BLOCK RED WINGS PLAYOFF BERTH

Torey Krug registered 1-2—3, including what stood as the winning goal, to lift the Bruins back into a playoff spot and prevent the Red Wings from clinching their 25th consecutive postseason berth.

Krug posted his fourth career three-point game and second of 2015-16 (also Oct. 12 vs. TBL: 0-3—3). He has established career highs in assists (40) and points (44) this season.

Loui Eriksson (1-1—2) reached the 30-goal milestone for the second time in his career (2008-09: 36 w/ DAL), a feat also achieved in 2015-16 by teammates Brad Marchand (37) and Patrice Bergeron (32).

The Bruins became the second team with three 30-goal scorers this season (also DAL). They last had three 30-goal scorers in the same campaign in 2002-03, when Glen Murray (44), Joe Thornton (36) and Mike Knuble (30) all reached the milestone.

MILESTONES & BENCHMARKS

• Sharks forward Joe Thornton (377-963—1,340) collected his 1,339th and 1,340th career points to move past Denis Savard (473-865—1,338) and Dave Andreychuk (640-698—1,338) for sole possession of 28th place in NHL history.
• Stars forward Jason Dickinson scored his first career goal while making his NHL debut. Canadiens defenseman Darren Dietz (12 GP), Senators forward Buddy Robinson (2 GP) and Canucks defenseman Nikita Tryamkin (12 GP) also recorded their first career goals.

THURSDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
BOSTON 5, Detroit 2
Tampa Bay 4, NEW JERSEY 2
NY Islanders 4, NY RANGERS 1
Toronto 4, PHILADELPHIA 3 (OT)
Pittsburgh 4, WASHINGTON 3 (OT)
Montreal 4, CAROLINA 2
OTTAWA 3, Florida 1
NASHVILLE 3, Arizona 2 (OT)
St. Louis 2, CHICAGO 1 (OT)
DALLAS 4, Colorado 2
CALGARY 7, Vancouver 3
LOS ANGELES 2, Anaheim 1
Winnipeg 5, SAN JOSE 4
SNEAK PEEK AT FRIDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Columbus @ Buffalo, 7:00 p.m.