NHL NEWS MARCH 11 – BLUE JACKETS MATCH FRANCHISE RECORD FOR WINS IN A SEASON

NHL NEWS MARCH 11 – Boone Jenner scored the go-ahead goal with 5:07 remaining in regulation to guide the Blue Jackets to their 43rd win of 2016-17 (43-17-6, 92 points), matching their single-season franchise record established in 2013-14 (43-32-7, 93 points).

The Blue Jackets maintained their hold on second place in the Metropolitan Division and climbed within three points of the League-leading Capitals (44-15-7, 95 points).

Sergei Bobrovsky (29 saves) saw his personal shutout streak end at 182:19, the second-longest run by a goaltender in franchise history (Steve Mason: 199:19 from Dec. 23, 2008 – Jan. 2, 2009). Bobrovsky registered his fourth consecutive victory to improve to 36-13-4 in 2016-17 (2.07 GAA, .930 SV%, 6 SO), extending his career high and franchise record for wins in a season.

Zach Werenski collected an assist to establish a franchise record for points in a season by a rookie (9-31—40), besting the previous mark set by Rick Nash in 2002-03 (17-22—39).

NHL NEWS MARCH 10 AND MUSINGS 

• Tomas Tatar (2-1—3) and Gustav Nyquist (0-3—3) each collected three points to help the Red Wings snap Chicago’s franchise-record road win streak at eight games
• Blackhawks teammates Duncan Keith (900) and Andrew Desjardins (400) each skated in milestone games
• Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau and Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin were fined $2,000 as supplementary discipline under NHL Rule 64 (Diving/Embellishment)
• The Blues honored fans Collin Fenton and Jared Grzywacz in a pre-game ceremony for rescuing an 88-year-old woman from a burning home on Sunday night
• A statue of NHL legend Gordie Howe was unveiled outside the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto as part of opening ceremonies unveiling a new NHL Centennial Exhibit.

FRIDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
COLUMBUS 4, Buffalo 3
DETROIT 4, Chicago 2
Minnesota 7, FLORIDA 4
ST. LOUIS 4, Anaheim 3
Pittsburgh 3, EDMONTON 2 (SO)

SATURDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
Philadelphia @ Boston, 1 p.m.
Nashville @ San Jose, 4 p.m.
Ottawa @ Colorado, 7 p.m.
Calgary @ Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Columbus @ Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Florida @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Toronto @ Carolina, 7 p.m.
New Jersey @ Arizona, 8 p.m.
NY Islanders @ St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh @ Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Washington @ Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.