NHL NEWS MARCH 22 – PENGUINS CLINCH 11TH CONSECUTIVE POSTSEASON BERTH

NHL NEWS MARCH 22 – Sidney Crosby opened the scoring with a highlight-reel one-handed goal and Nick Bonino tallied the go-ahead marker with 5:29 remaining in regulation to help the Penguins clinch a berth in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, their 11th consecutive postseason appearance and 32nd in franchise history.

At 46-17-9 (101 points), the Penguins eclipsed the 100-point mark for the second straight season and third time in the last four campaigns.

Crosby has scored in three consecutive games (6-1—7) and paces the NHL with 41 goals this season (66 GP).

NHL NEWS MARCH 22 AND MUSINGS

• Anthony Mantha scored a highlight-reel goal in the final minute of overtime to guide the Red Wings to victory
• The Hurricanes overcame three separate one-goal deficits to extend their point streak to eight games (5-0-3)
• Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele each collected 1-2—3 to lead the Jets to their third consecutive win
• Daniel Sedin (1-1—2) scored the 15th regular-season overtime goal of his NHL career as the Canucks snapped a six-game slide (0-4-2)
• Capitals forward T.J. Oshie (1-0—1) reached the 30-goal mark for the first time in his NHL career
• Victor Hedman (15-45—60) scored to become the third defenseman in Lightning history to reach the 60-point mark in a season
• Coyotes forward Christian Fischer (1-0—1) has scored three goals through the first four games of his NHL career (3-0—3)
• Elias Lindholm (3-6—9 in 8 GP), Jonathan Toews (3-3—6 in 5 GP) and Pavel Zacha (0-5—5 in 5 GP) each extended point streaks
• Jets defenseman Nelson Nogier made his NHL debut
• The Blue Jackets signed forwards Markus Hannikainen and Lukas Sedlak as well as defenseman Scott Harrington to two-year contract extensions
• Devils forward John Quenneville (1-1—2) scored the first goal of his NHL career (6 GP) and assisted on the overtime winner

TUESDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
Ottawa 3, BOSTON 2
Pittsburgh 3, BUFFALO 1
NEW JERSEY 3, NY Rangers 2 (OT)
WASHINGTON 4, Calgary 2
Detroit Red Wings 2, MONTREAL 1 (OT)
Arizona 5, TAMPA BAY 3
Carolina 4, FLORIDA 3
WINNIPEG 3, Philadelphia 2
MINNESOTA 3, San Jose 2
Vancouver 5, CHICAGO 4 (OT)
St. Louis 4, COLORADO 2

WEDNESDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
Toronto @ Columbus, 7 p.m.
NY Islanders @ NY Rangers, 8 p.m.
Edmonton @ Anaheim, 10 p.m.