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NHL NEWS APRIL 7 – NHL PLAYOFF SPOTS TAKING SHAPE

Alexandre Burrows, acquired via trade on Feb. 27, scored the tying goal and Craig Anderson made 28 saves through overtime to help the Senators clinch a playoff berth for the 16th time in franchise history.

The Islanders (39-29-12, 90 points) and Lightning (40-30-10, 90 points) earned victories in must-win games to stay in the race for the 16th and final berth in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Tampa Bay’s triumph came against Toronto (39-26-15, 93 points), who holds a three-point lead over both clubs for the second Eastern Conference Wild Card spot.

Pittsburgh won its fourth straight game to clinch the No. 2 seed in the Metropolitan Division and home ice in their First Round series against Columbus.

The Blues (44-29-7, 95 points), Flames (45-32-4, 94 points) and Predators (41-28-12, 94 points) earned wins to maintain their positions in the Western Conference playoff picture. St. Louis owns the ROW tiebreaker against both clubs (STL: 43, CGY: 41, NSH: 39).

The Pacific Division title will be decided within the final two days of the regular season following wins by the Ducks (45-23-13, 103 points) and Oilers (45-26-9, 99 points).

NHL NEWS APRIL 7 AND OTHER MUSINGS

  • Bryan Little (1-3—4) matched a career high for points in a game and Eric Comrie made 35 saves while making his NHL debut as the Jets extended their win streak to six games, their longest such run since relocating to Winnipeg in 2011-12
  • San Jose’s Brent Burns, who leads NHL blueliners with 29-46—75 (81 GP), matched his own single-season franchise record for points by a defenseman (27-48—75 in 2015-16). He is the first defenseman to record back-to-back 75-point seasons since Brian Leetch achieved the feat with the Rangers in 1995-96 and 1996-97
  • Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot recorded his 41st win to establish a single-season franchise record, surpassing the mark set by Grant Fuhr (40 in 1987-88)
  • Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk became the first goaltender in franchise history to reach 40 wins in a season
  • Oscar Klefbom (0-4—4) became the first Oilers defenseman to record four assists in a game since Chris Pronger (0-4—4) on Dec. 31, 2005
  • Blake Wheeler (0-1—1) extended his point streak to seven games (3-7—10)
  • Penguins rookie Jake Guentzel (1-1—2) scored for a fourth straight game
  • Bruins forward Brad Marchand has been suspended for two games for spearing Lightning defenseman Jake Dotchin
  • Denver will face Minnesota-Duluth in the championship game at the NCAA Frozen Four on Saturday
  • The Blues announced that forward Vladimir Sobotka will return to the team and has signed a three-year contract extension.

THURSDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
Ottawa 2, BOSTON 1 (SO)
Pittsburgh 7, NEW JERSEY 4
NY Islanders 3, CAROLINA 0
Winnipeg 5, COLUMBUS 4
Tampa Bay 4, TORONTO 1
St. Louis 6, FLORIDA 3
Nashville 7, DALLAS 3
Minnesota 4, COLORADO 3
ARIZONA 4, Vancouver 3
ANAHEIM 4, Chicago 0
Calgary 4, LOS ANGELES 1
Edmonton 4, SAN JOSE 2

SNEAK PEEK AT FRIDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
Tampa Bay @ Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

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