Maple Leafs forward Brendan Leipsic, a third-round selection (89th overall) by the Predators in the 2012 NHL Draft, scored his first career goal while making his League debut in his front of his parents.

Former NHL forward Teemu Selanne, a friend of the Leipsic family from his time in Winnipeg, expressed his excitement via Twitter.

BRUINS FACE RED WINGS IN NATIONAL MATINEE
Two teams jockeying for positioning in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference playoff races drop the puck when the Bruins (30-19-6, 66 points) visit the Red Wings (28-18-9, 65 points) in a national matinee at Joe Louis Arena.

Boston currently has a one-point lead over Detroit for second place in the Atlantic Division, though the Red Wings own the ROW tiebreaker (DET: 27, BOS: 26). This marks the third of four meetings in 2015-16 between these Original Six rivals; Boston has won six straight in the head-to-head series dating to Oct. 15, 2014 (DET: 0-2-4).

The Bruins and Red Wings will close their four-game set during the final week of the season, on April 7 at TD Garden.

MILESTONES & MUSINGS

• Canucks captain Henrik Sedin (0-1—1) played in his 1,141st NHL game, all with Vancouver, to surpass Trevor Linden (1,140) as the franchise’s all-time leader in games played.
• Bruins forward Loui Eriksson (GWG) recorded his 200th NHL goal.
• Wild defenseman Mike Reilly, a fourth-round selection (98th overall) by the Blue Jackets in the 2011 NHL Draft, also notched his first career goal (7 GP).
• Bruins forward Max Talbot (700), Oilers forward Jordan Eberle (400) and Maple Leafs forward Matt Hunwick (400) all played in milestone games.
• Panthers forward John McFarland, a second-round selection (33rd overall) in the 2010 NHL Draft, made his League debut.
• Bruins head coach Claude Julien earned his 500th NHL win (500-306-109).

SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
New Jersey 2, PHILADELPHIA 1 (OT)
Boston 4, MINNESOTA 2
Toronto 5, VANCOUVER 2
Nashville 5, FLORIDA 0
CAROLINA 6, NY Islanders 3
COLUMBUS 4, Ottawa 2
DALLAS 4, Washington 3
Anaheim 3, CHICAGO 2 (OT)
Winnipeg 2, EDMONTON 1 (SO)
SAN JOSE 4, Arizona 1

SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Colorado @ Buffalo, 12:30 p.m.
Los Angeles @ New Jersey, 12:30 p.m.
Boston @ Detroit Red Wings, 3:30 p.m.
St. Louis @ Tampa Bay, 6:00 p.m.
Philadelphia @ NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m.