The Washington Capitals are the first team to hit the 100-point mark this season, thanks to a 2-1 overtime win in Boston on Saturday.
The two points were earned one night after Washington lost on home ice to the New York Rangers, continuing a trend of great resilience shown by Barry Trotz's squad this season.
.@washcaps moved to 12-0-1 in games after reg. loss this season. They also became 1st team to hit century mark in 2015-16 (48-13-4, 100 PTS)
The Capitals now sit 15 points clear of idle Chicago and Dallas atop the NHL standings, and are all but sure to win the Presidents' Trophy as the league's top regular-season club.
Since the award was instituted prior to the 1985-86 season, only eight winners have gone on to hoist the Stanley Cup.
Washington's ability to shake off losses, then, bodes well for that long-awaited run deep into the playoffs.
BOSTON - Matt Niskanen scored in overtime and backup Philipp Grubauer stopped 33 shots to lead the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
Niskanen's goal on a slapper from the blue line beat Tuukka Rask...
The top-liner shook Carolina Hurricanes center Victor Rask and went the length of the ice to score the winner in overtime Saturday night, giving the Lightning a franchise-record ninth straight win.
TORONTO - Zack Smith scored the winner as the Ottawa Senators kept their slim playoff hopes alive in Dion Phaneuf's return to Toronto, defeating the Maple Leafs 3-2 on Saturday.
Smith re-directed a Mark Stone feed past Jonathan Bernier with 2...
The Winnipeg Jets center registered a hat trick for the first time in his NHL career Saturday night, scoring once in the second period and twice in the third in a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
The 22-year-old opened the scoring when he stole the puck from P.K. Subban in the Canadiens' defensive zone.
Scheifele redirected a Drew Stafford shot to give the Jets a 3-2 lead with 6:59 remaining, then added an empty-netter to seal the victory with 29 seconds left.
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele's first-career hat trick elevated the Winnipeg Jets over the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Saturday night in a see-saw matchup.
Scheifele's empty-netter late in the third completing the trio after giving the Jets 1-0 and 3-...
For at least one night, Radko Gudas played like an elite-level NHL defenseman.
Heading into Saturday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Philadelphia Flyers blue-liner had zero goals, six assists, 98 shots, 98 penalty minutes, and a minus-two rating through 57 games.
Check Gudas' stat line from the tilt with the Blue Jackets:
Time on Ice
Goals
Assists
Shots
Hits
PIM
+/-
19:56
2
2
7
5
4
4
As another point of reference, Gudas' single-season career high in points is 22, set in 2013-14 with Tampa Bay; in one game, he dropped 18 percent of that total.
Yes, one of his goals came from center ice, but we might not see the stat sheet filled by such an unlikely player again this season.
Alex Killorn, though, will be remembered in Lightning trivia. He scored in overtime, his 13th of the season, to give Tampa Bay its record.
The Lightning have used their remarkable run to leap into first place in the Atlantic Division. The Florida Panthers have two fewer points, but even if they win Saturday, the Lightning will hold first place based on wins. Tampa's got 39 (36 in regulation) while Florida has 36 (30 in regulation).
Yeah, we know: It's a good time to be a hockey fan in Florida.
PHILADELPHIA - Radko Gudas scored one of his two goals from 91 feet and added two assists, and Steve Mason made 19 saves in his return to the net in the Philadelphia Flyers' 6-0 rout of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
Michael Raf...
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Brian O'Neill scored in overtime on the power play to lift the Albany Devils over the St. John's IceCaps 5-4 on Saturday in American Hockey League action.
Mike Sislo, Matt Lorito, Rod Pelley and Blake Pietila helped stake A...