Chicago Blackhawks netminder Scott Darling will be on the shelf for three weeks with an upper-body injury, coach Joel Quenneville announced Friday.

Darling has appeared in 26 games with the Blackhawks this season, posting a 16-5-2 record with a .931 save percentage.

The Blackhawks recalled minor-league goalie Jeff Glass to play backup to Corey Crawford on Friday versus the New York Islanders.

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The Anaheim Ducks tallied twice in 16 seconds versus the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday, with Rickard Rakell putting the puck past Curtis McElhinney shortly after Jakob Silfverberg did the same, giving the Ducks a 3-2 lead.

Rakell's goal marked his second of the contest after he opened the scoring in the first period.

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The Detroit Red Wings put a halt on the Calgary Flames' victory speeches Friday night, tying things up with less than a second left on the clock after trailing 2-1 through the second and third periods.

Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar earned the crucial tally, netting his team-leading 15th of the season in timely fashion.

The Flames wound up clinching the game in overtime with a slap-shot goal from Mikael Backlund, but at least Tatar did his part to try to bring his team back from the brink.

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With five straight playoff appearances in the past half-decade and one of the game's top scorers on their roster, it's tough to imagine the St. Louis Blues missing the postseason in 2017. But heading into the campaign's home stretch, the club finds itself on the outside looking in, with its marquee star posting nothing but goose eggs.

Vladimir Tarasenko, the Blues' unequivocal leading man, is due his fair share of the blame for a string of losses. While he's had a strong year overall, amassing 56 points through 63 games, the Russian star hasn't been doing much for his club lately.

Tarasenko posted his fourth straight pointless affair Friday night as St. Louis was shut out by the Winnipeg Jets, dropping its fifth straight game.

And that dry spell is notably out of character for the Russian star. His current four-game stretch ranks as the first time all season he's gone more than two games without a point.

It's certainly not ideal timing for the Blues, as the club sits just outside the Western Conference wild-card picture with 67 points to their name. The Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings remain above them with 72 and 68 points, respectively.

Winnipeg, fresh off stomping the Blues, now sits at 64 points - just a handful below St. Louis.

The Blues still have a fair shot at a postseason berth, as the four clubs below the Jets don't seem likely to put together miraculous late-season runs. But with the Flames on a tear and the Kings adding an interesting deadline piece in Jarome Iginla, St. Louis is on thin ice.

There's no question the team's in dire need of a win to right the ship, but it's unlikely that comes without their most dangerous weapon, Tarasenko, finding his form as soon as possible.

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Take away three of the top four defensemen for any NHL club and see how long they stay afloat. The results will likely be pretty grim.

But that hasn't been the case for the Pittsburgh Penguins, as general manager Jim Rutherford has steadied the ship with some astute wheeling and dealing once again.

The club saw another example of their manager's deadline-day savvy during their 5-2 drubbing of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night, as Rutherford's fingerprints were all over the win.

New additions Ron Hainsey and Mark Streit both shone for Pittsburgh, the game serving as the first in Penguins colors for the latter defender.

Streit tallied the game-winning goal and added an assist, registering his first multi-point game since early December and his first goal in 21 appearances. Hainsey, meanwhile, led the team in ice time, skating for 25:07.

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And the Penguins' back end did quite a job. Tampa Bay came into the tilt having scored four or more goals in five of its last 10 games - the Lightning had nine tallies in their past two contests alone.

With Hainsey and Streit carrying the bulk of the defensive load - both seeing more ice than former first-pairing option Brian Dumoulin - Pittsburgh kept the Lightning to just two goals. Of course, having Matt Murray behind them surely helped, as did having star forwards Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Phil Kessel doing plenty of damage in front of them.

There's no doubt the talent of the Penguins' core has helped their new additions transition easily, but even so, it's tough to argue with Rutherford's results over the past few seasons.

Trade acquisitions Trevor Daley and Justin Schultz have both looked phenomenal since coming to the Steel City, as has the oft-maligned Kessel.

The latter two did work during Pittsburgh's win over the Lightning as well, with Schultz posting a goal and an assist and Kessel registering two helpers.

If Hainsey and Streit continue to chip in as they did on Friday night, it's fair to assume the Penguins can hold their place and gain some steam heading into the playoffs once again.

That's a frightening proposition for the rest of the Eastern Conference, considering talented blue-liners Kris Letang, Olli Maatta, and Daley could all be back for the postseason, adding even more skill to the Penguins' potent lineup.

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It's no secret that joining the Pittsburgh Penguins can add a couple points to a player's season total, since the club boasts more than a few elite talents to work with.

Mark Streit experienced that phenomenon firsthand Friday night when the veteran defenseman tallied a goal in his first game wearing Penguins colours, courtesy of some dazzling play from Pittsburgh stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.

Streit joined the Penguins just days ago via a deadline-day trade. The goal was his first in 21 games, and his sixth of the season.

Safe to say he's enjoying the move to the Steel City.

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Blake Wheeler used a one-timer to notch his 18th goal of the season.

The Winnipeg Jets captain opened the scoring Friday versus the St. Louis Blues, firing a point shot by netminder Carter Hutton.

The tally marked Wheeler's first goal in his last six outings.

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If the season ended today, the Columbus Blue Jackets would earn their highest division finish in franchise history.

The club ranks second in the Metropolitan, though just two points above the Pittsburgh Penguins with 20 games to go. Even if Sidney Crosby and Co. overtake them, the Jackets appear likely to finish no lower than third, which would match their previous best, set back in 2005-06.

Needless to say, it's been a good year for the former basement-dweller, as Columbus has emerged as one of the league's best on both ends of the rink. Their 3.19 goals per game rank fifth-most among all NHL clubs, while their 2.34 goals against rank third-lowest.

But one key characteristic separates the Jackets: age.

While the rest of the league's top contenders - the Penguins, Washington Capitals, Minnesota Wild, and Chicago Blackhawks - rank among the league's 10 oldest teams in terms of average age, Columbus sits on the other end of the spectrum.

With an average age of 26.6, they're in fact the seventh-youngest team in the NHL, roughly level with the rookie-led Toronto Maple Leafs.

That discrepancy is significant, as it speaks to what Columbus' 2016-17 success really means. Nothing is guaranteed, but this doesn't appear to be a flash of brilliance on an otherwise mediocre timeline.

The Blue Jackets have enough pieces to make waves come playoff time, and with their youth playing a key role, that success is looking sustainable.

A look at who's carrying the mail in Columbus makes this clear. Of the club's top 10 goal-scorers, six are under the age of 25, just approaching their prime:

The Jackets haven't seen the best of the majority of that top-10 group, while the team's top scorer, Cam Atkinson, is just hitting his stride.

The league's other top clubs are working on much shorter timelines.

Pittsburgh has just two players under age 25 among its top 10 goal-scorers, while Washington, Chicago, and Minnesota each have three. Those teams will likely dominate for the next few seasons, but, with most of their top weapons getting on in age, their inevitable decline isn't far.

Whether Columbus is ready to truly contend with those powerhouses remains to be seen, but it's clear the Jackets are miles beyond their fellow young gun squads.

As compared to the rest of the 10 youngest teams, they've achieved the most overall success by far. The Edmonton Oilers are the only other team among that group to rank even in the top half of their conference heading into the season's home stretch.

Toronto has its crew of elite rookies in Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander. Edmonton has the game's next No. 1 star in Connor McDavid. But if we're talking depth and the ability to put it all together for team-wide results, the future looks to belong to the jackets.

It's an unexpected turn of events, to say the least.

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