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The Pittsburgh Penguins are almost as hot as Sidney Crosby.
The club earned a 4-3 overtime win - its eighth straight - over the Washington Capitals thanks to a ridiculous breakaway goal by the club's captain.
As fate would have it, the goal also pushed Crosby's current point streak to eight games. Coincidence? Not a chance.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning might be injury-riddled, but they'll at least have one edge early in the postseason.
The Lightning clinched second place in the Atlantic Division with a victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night, ensuring home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
They'll play the opening series without Steven Stamkos, while Victor Hedman and Ryan Callahan are still sidelined with their respective injuries.
Tampa Bay improved to 46-30-5 with 97 points, four behind the first-place Florida Panthers and four ahead of the Detroit Red Wings.
The Lightning travel to Montreal for their regular-season finale Saturday against the Canadiens.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins have secured home-ice advantage in the first round of the postseason.
The club clinched second place in the Metropolitan Division thanks to a New York Rangers loss to the New York Islanders meaning they will host the third-place team in the division.
The club opened the playoffs last season on the road against the Rangers, a series they would drop 4-1.
If the playoffs were to begin today, the Penguins would face the Islanders in a first-round matchup.
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Jonathan Drouin is doing his best to reconcile with his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates.
The 21-year-old slid a puck through the legs of New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid early in the third period of Thursday's game to give his club a 3-1 lead.
The goal comes hours after the Lightning summoned him from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
The goal is his first with the club since Dec. 2 and his first with the team since news broke in January that he requested a trade from the Lightning.
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Try telling Erik Karlsson he has nothing left to play for.
The Ottawa Senators defenseman picked up an assist on Mika Zibanejad's first-period goal against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night, and it was a historic helper.
Karlsson's assist gave him 81 points this season, moving him past Nicklas Lidstrom for the most in an NHL campaign by a Swedish defenseman.
The Senators blue-liner matched the legendary former Detroit Red Wings rearguard with his 80th point Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
His 65 assists and 81 points are both career highs.
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